Transformation Architect Security Clearance

Position: Transformation Architect with Security Clearance
Transformation Architect Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress.

Our commitment s are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success.

Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents. Amentum is seeking a Transformation Architect for a contract located in either the Washington, DC or Huntsville, AL area. This is a hybrid role which requires you to be located in one of these areas. You are a lead architects (e.g., Network Architect, Enterprise Architect, Service Now/ITSM Architect) who envisions and designs "future state" solutions such as advanced cloud architectures, Zero Trust network frameworks, and other emerging technologies to enhance IT environments.

You will lead digital modernization initiatives across a complex, geographically dispersed IT enterprise, designing and guiding the transformation of legacy infrastructure and services into secure, scalable, and mission-aligned modern IT solutions. You'll collaborate with program leadership, engineering teams, cybersecurity and service delivery experts, and end users to architect innovative solutions that meet evolving operational demands while balancing technical debt, security, cost, and performance.

Your deep understanding of enterprise IT ecosystems, cloud technologies, and digital transformation in large, federated environments, along with your strong understanding of federal IT regulations, mission-critical system integration, and agile methodologies, will make you an ideal candidate for this role. We are pipelining candidates for a future contract award. Amentum is a leading provider of enduring support for the essential missions of the U.S. government, its allied partners and international organizations.

With over 60 years of experience, Amentum supports the execution of complex and critical missions by providing global logistics and stability operations, technical services and national security solutions to customers around the world. Amentum has a workforce of approximately 50,000 people in over 80 countries on all seven continents and is headquartered in Chantily, VA

Key Responsibilities:

* Enterprise Modernization Strategy:
Develop and maintain a comprehensive architecture strategy that aligns with client goals for modernization, cloud transition, and digital service delivery.
* Legacy System Transition:
Evaluate current systems and develop transition plans to modern architectures with minimal disruption to mission-critical operations.
* Cloud and Hybrid Integration:
Architect secure, scalable solutions that integrate native and cloud-based services to support diverse user and mission requirements.
* Solution Design and Governance:
Define architectural standards and ensure compliance with Government guidelines for systems interoperability, security, and performance.
* Cross-Task

Collaboration:

Serve as a technical integrator across task areas including cybersecurity, engineering, operations, and service management to ensure cohesive enterprise IT service delivery.
* Innovation Leadership:
Identify emerging technologies and recommend pilot initiatives that align with mission needs and federal IT modernization goals.
* Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with program managers, engineers, and service teams to align transformation initiatives with user needs, and translate technical concepts into actionable business recommendations.
* Performance Optimization:
Lead architectural reviews to improve reliability, availability, and scalability of systems supporting over 40,000 users worldwide.

Minimum Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field
* At least 10 years of experience in Enterprise IT architecture
* At least 5 years leading transformation or modernization efforts in large-scale, complex environments
* Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing hybrid architectures (on-premise and cloud) within federal, DoD, or similarly regulated environments
* Proven track record in transitioning legacy systems to modern platforms with minimal disruption to operations
* Strong experience with zero-trust architectures, software-defined networking (SDN), and cybersecurity frameworks in a mission-critical environment
* Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., DoDAF, TOGAF, Zachman)
* Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and tools such as Service Now, virtualization platforms, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and Dev Sec Ops  pipelines
* Strong experience planning and implementing agile methodologies…