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Exciting career opportunity for a Senior Enterprise Architect to join one of the region’s fastest growing companies. M.C. Dean, Inc. is a design-build electrical engineering, construction and technology company with more than 2400 employees with offices in Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; Baton Rouge, LA; Clearwater/Tampa, Florida and in Stuttgart, Germany.

M.C. Dean, Inc. offers an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid-time off; tuition reimbursement; 401k Retirement Plan and Military Reserve pay offset.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

For more information about our company, you can visit www.mcdean.com.

M.C. Dean, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

The mission of the C4I Group, as part of M.C. Dean, Inc., is to provide capability assurance for special operational environments through Strategic Consulting, Operations Automation, and Capability Implementation services. Our unique service offering positions the C4I Group as the definitive source for the understanding, development, and delivery of next-generation C4ICommand, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence. We are committed to improving our service offering through individual expertise, constant intellectual growth, and innovative integration with thought leaders in the C4I community and beyond.

The Enterprise Architect (EA) plays a critical role in the C4I Group’s objective to provide capability assurance at the client level. The position operates in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment in support of customer initiatives.

The Enterprise Architect leads a technical team to support the production of a set of interrelated products and services that ultimately set the client’s strategic agenda and define the project objectives, problem statement, and solution architectures (operations, facility, systems, information management/decision support).

The EA works in a matrixed organization with direct reporting to the Technical & Organizational Development Manager. The Enterprise Architect functions as a technical team lead on a single, large project or multiple, smaller projects.

SPECIFIC TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide expertise and mentoring on the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and Core Architecture Data Model (CADM)

Provide a thorough understanding of interrelationships and impacts of systems and applications based upon the enterprise wide technical environment

Develop visual EA models that support client leadership understanding and goverenance of technology principles and roadmaps

Recommend technological application programs to accomplish long-range client objectives

Support C4I Project Leads in establishing client relationships, assessing issues, and proposing project solutions

Provide a leadership role in the development of Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) compliant architectures, system design, data model, and security architecture

Work with other Technical Leads to determine correct technical solutions for specific client initiatives, including projecting the level of effort, technical mix of skills, and schedule for completion

Work with a project team to identify requirements for projects based on an understanding of the client’s mission and operational needs; these requirements will include baseline hardware, system, facility, and personnel requirements

Requirements:

10+ years of related experience

Bachelor's degree in a related field is required. Master's degree is desirable

Working knowledge of the FEAF and DoDAF

Professional etiquette and ability to interact with technicians, professionals, and executives in both industry and government

Exceptional oral, presentation, and written communication skills

Superior organizational and prioritization skills

Punctuality, consistency, and ability to meet deliverable deadlines

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail, quality, and professionalism

Self-starter and problem solver with strong ability to work independently in areas of core competence with minimal guidance

Ability to work well in team environments of varying composition, personalities, roles, and responsibilities

Proficiency in MS Office Suite and ability to master similar productivity tools

Creative ability to think and communicate thoughts both in terms of structured narrative and visual imagery (graphics)

Active awareness of industry trends and technologies in relevant areas of subject-matter interests (Homeland Security, Congressional Agenda, etc.)

Willingness to share information, train and be trained, mentor and be mentored with executives, peers, and subordinates

Washington, DC, US.

Full-Time/Regular