Enterprise Architect Security Clearance

Position: Enterprise Architect with Security Clearance
Enterprise Architect

Location:

70% Remote / 30% Onsite (Reston, VA or JB Anacostia–Bolling, Washington, DC)

Clearance Required:

Active TS/SCI (CI Polygraph preferred)

Contract:

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) | 5-year contract through 2030 About Neuma Consulting
At Neuma Consulting LLC, we believe that inspired lives produce inspired solutions. As a minority-owned, mission-driven government consulting firm based in Northern Virginia, we partner with defense and intelligence agencies to revolutionize how intelligence is produced, visualized, disseminated, and consumed. We are intentional about building an environment where talented people can do their best work—professionally and personally—while delivering high-impact solutions to some of the nation’s most critical missions.

Our Values
Our values guide how we work, how we lead, and how we serve our teammates and customers:

• Relational Integrity – We operate with honesty, trust, and respect in every interaction.

• Collective Ingenuity – We believe the best solutions emerge from collaboration and diverse perspectives.

• Intentional Stewardship – We thoughtfully manage our time, talent, and resources to deliver lasting value.

• Creative Rest – We recognize that balance and rest are essential to sustained creativity and performance.

• Transforming Generosity – We go beyond expectations for our teammates, our customers, and our community.

• Fun! – We take pride in our work and believe enjoying the journey matters. The Opportunity
Neuma Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to support a recently awarded 5-year contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through 2030. In this role, you will provide architectural leadership across more than seven cross-functional development teams, guiding the design and delivery of enterprise-grade, custom software systems supporting mission-critical intelligence operations. Our programs are diverse and evolving, spanning custom desktop applications, iOS mobile apps, web platforms, and AI infrastructure initiatives.

This role is ideal for an architect who enjoys working across technical domains, shaping strategy, and enabling teams to deliver secure, scalable systems at enterprise scale. The Challenge
As the Enterprise Architect, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and execution. Most systems are developed in unclassified environments and deployed to classified networks, requiring careful architectural planning, strong governance, and close collaboration across teams. You will be responsible for clearly formulating, documenting, and communicating technical architectures that balance mission needs, security constraints, and long-term scalability. Success in this role requires the ability to influence both executive and technical stakeholders, streamline software delivery across multiple programs, and help teams navigate complexity without slowing innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead architectural design and technical direction across 7+ cross-functional development teams

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance frameworks

• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and deliver custom enterprise software systems

• Provide hands-on architectural guidance across programs, from concept through production deployment

• Serve as a key technical advisor to program leadership and executive stakeholders

• Help streamline software delivery by promoting reusable patterns, shared services, and best practices

• Collaborate with the AI Architect to shape foundational AI infrastructure and enable advanced AI capabilities across programs Technology Environment
You will work across a modern, mission-focused technology stack, including:

• Cloud &

Infrastructure: AWS, Amazon S3, MinIO

• AI Platforms:
Amazon Sage Maker, Amazon Bedrock

• Data & Search:
Postgre

SQL, Mongo

DB, Elasticsearch

• Application Development:
– Front-end:
Angular
– APIs:
Node.js (NestJS, Express

JS)

• Enterprise & Integration:
Hybrid unclassified-to-classified deployment environments What You Bring

• 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and enterprise…