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Enterprise Architect Technical Lead

Steampunk


Job Location:

McLean, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 140000 - 190000
Posted: 1 October 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

Steampunk is seeking an Enterprise Architect - Technical Lead to direct technical delivery across data AI governance and identity-modernization workstreams for a large federal advisory program providing enterprise-level architectural guidance within defined procurement-neutrality boundaries.

Contributions
  • Direct how data AI governance and ICAM workstream technical roles divide and execute their work
  • Recommend architectural patterns reference architectures and governance standards at the enterprise level
  • Ensure all technical recommendations and data outputs use open standard formats and APIs including data exports with sufficient structural integrity for independent government reconstruction avoiding proprietary technologies that create vendor lock-in
  • Evaluate AI technologies and platforms for open-source/proprietary status licensing implications and technical risk to inform governance and compliance recommendations
  • Review and quality-assure technical deliverables produced across the data AI governance and ICAM workstreams before client delivery
  • Explicitly avoid designing or mandating specific system architectures or selecting specific commercial products/platforms at a level of detail that would constrain future competitive procurements
  • Serve as the senior technical voice in client engagements on architecture-level recommendations

Qualifications

Required:

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
  • Bachelors degree preferably in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field
  • 12 years of enterprise architecture experience including federal technology environments
  • Demonstrated experience providing architectural guidance in an advisory capacity without directing specific vendor or product selection
  • Strong knowledge of open data standards API design and avoiding proprietary vendor lock-in
  • Experience translating enterprise architecture patterns into governance standards for a broad technical team
  • Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary technical teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including experience presenting architecture-level recommendations to senior government stakeholders
  • Local to Baltimore MD metro area and willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week

Preferred:

  • Experience operating under organizational-conflict-of-interest (OCI) constraints on a federal advisory contract
  • Familiarity with FISMA and federal system authorization processes
  • TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture credential

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary including but not limited to geographic location contractual requirements education knowledge skills competencies and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140000 to $190000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunks total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

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Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland Federal Civilian Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story visit .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by participates in the E-Verify program.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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