CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Enterprise Architect
$126K–$171K
Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 13, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Remote
Hybrid
Detroit, MI
About the job
Supports a large government enterprise’s IT mission by assessing its technology landscape, advising leaders on strategic planning and investments, and developing holistic enterprise architecture views.
What you'll do
- Collect information for strategic business mission planning and IT investment in collaboration with organizational leaders.
- Use enterprise architecture frameworks to provide system owners, planners, designers, developers, and subcontractors with a holistic view of the enterprise, accounting for budget constraints.
- Recommend technical engineering practices and improvements based on prior systems integration engagements.
What they ask for
- Knowledge and experience with organizational processes and procedures involving PMI, ITIL, CISSP, SDLC, Agile, ISSO, Six Sigma, and CMMI.
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks, including Zachman and TOGAF.
- Demonstrated engineering knowledge across areas including Windows applications, SQL Server, VMware, storage, cloud services, information security, wireless technologies, and networking.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and negotiation skills; ability to work independently with minor guidance.
Nice to have
- VMware server and VDI experience; knowledge of PKI.
- PMP, ITIL, or CISSP; experience with Cisco UCS, legacy Windows servers, Broadworks, Polycomm, or mobile operating systems.
Pay
USD 126,186.67–171,253.34 base salary per year
Tools
Zachman, TOGAF, Windows, SQL Server, VMware, EMC, SAN, Cloud
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