Enterprise Solution Architect
Marathon TS, Bethesda, MD, United States
Marathon TS is looking for an Enterprise Solutions Architect to support our client at NIH.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architectural evaluation of new enterprise software platforms proposed for NIH-wide adoption.
- Define enterprise integration patterns across NIH systems including cloud platforms, identity services, data platforms, and collaboration tools.
- Develop solution architectures that align with NIH enterprise architecture standards and security requirements.
- Collaborate with product vendors to evaluate technical architecture, deployment models, security posture, and operational requirements.
Integration & Technical Governance
- Define and enforce enterprise integration patterns and architecture standards across implementations.
- Coordinate architecture alignment across CIT service areas including Cloud Services, Enterprise Platform Services, Identity and Access Management, and Operations Management Services.
- Develop architecture documentation including solution diagrams, integration models, and platform reference architectures.
- Participate in technical governance processes and architecture review boards to ensure enterprise alignment.
Adoption & Operational Transition
- Provide architectural input into platform selection decisions, ensuring alignment with NIH technical standards, security requirements, and operational models.
- Support transition planning for new enterprise platforms into operational support organizations after the initial rollout period.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
- Google Cloud Professional Architect (or equivalent Google Cloud certification).
- 10+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise software solutions.
- Experience developing enterprise architecture for cloud-based platforms and SaaS environments.
- Experience evaluating and integrating enterprise software products across large organizations.
- Experience with enterprise integration patterns including APIs, identity federation, and data exchange architectures.
- Experience working with major cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture and compliance frameworks.
- Experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to guide platform adoption decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting federal government IT environments.
- Familiarity with NIH enterprise systems and research computing environments.
- Experience integrating enterprise SaaS platforms such as Atlassian products, Slack, MATLAB, SAS, or similar scientific software platforms.
- Experience supporting enterprise architecture governance and review boards.
- Experience working in Agile product or platform development environments.
- Familiarity with identity and access management platforms and enterprise collaboration systems.