IT Specialist (ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE)

See below for important information regarding this job. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Battle Creek, MI: $125,776- $163,514 Columbus, OH: $131,245- $170,624 Dayton, OH: $130,461 - $169,604 Fort Belvoir, VA: $143,913- $187,093 New Cumberland, PA: $143,913- $187,093 Ogden, UT: $125,776- $163,514 Philadelphia, PA: $138,595- $180,178 Richmond, VA: $131,385- $170,806Support the design and implementation of scalable enterprise cloud architectures with a specific focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring strict alignment with DoW mission objectives, IT modernization strategies, and industry best practices.Evaluate and orchestrate secure hybrid cloud environments, facilitating seamless integration between on­premises legacy systems and GCP. Drive innovation in enterprise data architecture to enhance mission interoperability and system integration.Provide architectural and technical oversight for data engineering initiatives-including ETL processes, advanced analytics, and database operations within GCP-in collaboration with cross-functional technical and analytical teams.Develop and maintain comprehensive strategic roadmaps for resilient infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking domains, ensuring secure interoperability across DoW legacy applications and modern GCP ecosystems.Partner with government stakeholders to validate cloud adoption strategies and GCP technical solutions. Conduct technical trade studies, review system designs, and oversee the implementation of approved cloud­based architecture artifacts.Author and maintain detailed architectural documentation and visualizations using the (DoDAF) and other architectural frameworks as required (UAF, TOGAF, etc.), translating operationalrequirements into actionable engineering initiatives.Align all GCP cloud architectures and deployments with federal security mandates, including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DoD Impact Level (IL) specifications. Support the Authority to Operate (ATO) process for new systems with relevant architecture products.Support the implementation of cloud governance and FinOps frameworks to monitor, optimize, and forecast GCP resource utilization, ensuring cost-efficiency and alignment with allocated budgets and financial models.Research and evaluate emerging GCP services and cloud technologies. Propose and implement pilots, sandboxes, and proof-of-concepts to solve complex mission challenges and prevent technological stagnation.Advise on multi-cloud complexity and risk mitigation, ensuring that GCP implementations avoid restrictive vendor lock-in where possible and maintain compatibility with broader DoW multi-cloud strategies.Establish and enforce enterprise software development policies, DevSecOps standard operating procedures (SOPs), and architectural best-practices across all cloud engineering teams.