IT Enterprise Architecture Modeler

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Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays

Markon is seeking an experienced IT Enterprise Architecture Modeler to support a mission customer. This position will play a critical role in developing and maintaining a Model-Based IT Enterprise Architecture that informs senior leadership decision-making. This role requires close collaboration with enterprise architects and stakeholders to translate complex IT architectures into authoritative models using industry best practices.

Develop, maintain, and evolve a model-based IT enterprise architecture aligned with the client's architectural vision.
• Collaborate with IT Enterprise Architects to define required model views and identify necessary data inputs.
• Work with mission partners and stakeholders unfamiliar with modeling to translate existing IT architectures into structured models.
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams, including content providers and consumers, developers, engineers, and business analysts.
• Apply enterprise architecture frameworks to ensure architectural consistency, traceability, and usability.
• Support leadership decision-making through clear, accurate model-based products and visualizations.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in enterprise architecture modeling practices.

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 12-15 years of relevant experience,
  OR Master's degree plus 10-13 years of experience.
  Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), with demonstrated experience translating architectural concepts into SysML or UML.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as UAF, TOGAF, Zachman, and DoDAF.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing executive-level briefings and technical documentation.
• Ability to analyze IT architecture challenges from multiple technical and organizational perspectives.
• Demonstrated commitment to staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supporting or working within the Intelligence Community (IC).
• SysML Model Builder Intermediate or Advanced certification.
• Experience assessing compliance with IT Enterprise Architectures.
• Hands-on experience with MBSE tools such as MagicDraw, Cameo, Rational Rhapsody, or Genesys.