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Our technologists and consultants are passionate about solving complex challenges that impact millions of lives. We take a Mindful Modernization® approach in delivering our services, including application modernization, grants management, case management systems, government data analytics, and advisory services. This approach, the REI Way, ensures mission impact by aligning our clients' strategic objectives with measurable outcomes through people, processes, and technology. We offer the same commitment to our employees by providing professional development, meaningful projects, and flexibility to spend time with family and friends. We believe employees are at their best when fulfilled in both their professional careers and their personal lives. Learn more at www.REIsystems.com. Employees voted REI Systems a Washington Post Top Workplace in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025!\nResponsibilities\nPosition Overview:\nLooking for your next challenge? Enjoy solving complex business problems with today’s latest technologies? REI Systems (REI) is looking for innovative Entreprise Solutions Architect to craft compelling and compliant cloud-based solutions for REI's clients. Working with REI’s FDA Account Management and REI’s Leadership, successful candidates will support REI's growth strategy, application modernization endeavors, while ensuring solution excellence for our customers. The position enables REI to provide best-in-class thought-leadership and support to our Accounts. It also contributes toward REI's long-term strategy to organically acquire and retain customers and talent while expanding and deepening our portfolio of offerings.\nREI Systems is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to provide enterprise-level architecture leadership across complex Federal technology environments. 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embed Zero Trust, identity, access management, security controls, privacy, and compliance into enterprise architecture.\nPartner with data architects to define enterprise data platforms, interoperability approaches, governance patterns, analytics architectures, and AI-ready data strategies.\nIncorporate Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, intelligent automation, and other emerging technologies into enterprise architecture roadmaps where appropriate.\nEstablish architectural patterns for secure adoption of AI capabilities across applications, workflows, data, and enterprise services.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability to customer mission and enterprise environments.\nDefine cloud and platform strategies spanning AWS, Azure, SaaS, PaaS, container platforms, and hybrid environments.\nGuide application teams in adopting modern engineering approaches including microservices, APIs, containers, DevSecOps, automation, and infrastructure as code.\nFacilitate architecture workshops with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and government stakeholders.\nDevelop architecture artifacts, diagrams, decision records, technology roadmaps, capability models, and executive presentations.\nIdentify architectural risks, technical debt, dependencies, and opportunities for enterprise reuse.\nWork closely with Chief Architects, Solution Architects, AI Architects, Security Architects, Data Architects, engineers, and program leadership.\nSupport technical solutioning, capture, proposals, oral presentations, and strategic customer engagements.\nMentor architects and senior engineers and promote consistent architecture practices across programs.\nQualifications\n12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, software architecture, cloud architecture, or large-scale systems engineering.\nDemonstrated experience developing enterprise architectures and technology modernization roadmaps.\nStrong understanding of 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