SENIOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT MANAGMENT\n

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.\n

POSITION OVERVIEW\n

A seasoned Senior Enterprise Architect providing expert support to NATO's Requirements and Architecture Management Office through the analysis, modeling, and integration of capability architectures at the enterprise level. This role focuses on identifying architectural gaps, overlaps, and dependencies across capabilities and programs, while producing NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) perspectives that inform capability design, requirement definition, and portfolio management. The architect supports the full lifecycle of requirement development-from elicitation to traceability-across operational, system, and interoperability layers, ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks and strategic goals. Experienced in guiding P3M planning, maintaining architecture repositories with version control, and mentoring requirement managers on best practices. The role also contributes to the development of concepts of operation, DOTMLPFI synchronization, and actionable recommendations for capability development. Through collaboration with NATO entities, national organizations, Centres of Excellence, and academia, this position plays a key role in advancing architectural maturity and supporting organizational learning across the capability lifecycle.\n

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:\n\nPerform analysis of existing capability architectures and their modelling at enterprise level, including identification of gaps, overlaps, and dependencies among capabilities and related programmes. \nPerform modelling, architecture and design activities of new capabilities to ensure completeness, consistency and clarity of requirements related work. \nProduce relevant NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) perspectives in support to capability design and requirement definition as well as to enterprise and portfolio management. \nSupport the elicitation, capture, development, analysis, evaluation and traceability of capability requirements and identification of dependencies from other capabilities and\/or regulatory requirements. \nSupport the elicitation, capture, development, analysis, evaluation and traceability of higher and lower-level requirements (such as capability targets, operational requirements, system specifications, interoperability requirements, etc.). \nSupport P3M planning activities to ensure that the dependencies between architecture and the other elements of the plans are understood and taken into consideration. \nMaintain the architectural artefacts in their repositories ensuring version and configuration control. \nProvide technical guidance and mentoring in the area of architecture to requirements managers. \nSupport the development, analysis and review of concepts of operation, courses of action and alternatives. \nCoordinate DOTMLPFI development and implementation synchronization; support the development of recommended courses of action to resolve issues relating capability development. \nOrganise and participate to workshops, seminars, conferences and meetings in support of the activities above. \nCollaborate with National and international military and civilian organizations, including Centres of Excellence and academia, in support of the activities above. \nIdentify Lessons and contribute to their Learning within the organization. \nSupport to other requirements management activities across the capability lifecycle.\nSupport to change and configuration management of requirements across the lifecycle. \nSupport the coordination of architecture related products with Management and Governance. \nSupport the Branch Head CR and travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 30 days per year. \nPerform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labour category.\n\n
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Required Qualifications:\n\nAt least five (5) years in the last ten (10) of demonstrable experience with hand on development of business, application, and technology architectures, using professional modelling tools (e.g. Sparx, ARIS, BizzDesign), in accordance with TOGAF or comparable architectural frameworks (e.g. Zachman, DoDAF, UAF). \nOne or more certifications in recognised Enterprise Architecture methodologies and frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, DoDAF, UAF or similar along with proficiency in ArchiMate notation. \nDemonstrable ability to present complex architectures in an easy understandable and accessible way to non-technical audiences, from end users to senior decision makers and approval boards.\n\n
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DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short\/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace. \n

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with HR@deftec.com if you require reasonable accommodations. \n

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.\n

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DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type\u202fbased on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding\u202fand medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding),\u202fgender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed,\u202fdisability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and\/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law. \n

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Other Duties\n

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.