Director of Enterprise Architecture & AI Products

Job DetailsLevel: ManagementJob Location: Tysons Office - Tysons, VA 22182Position Type: Full TimeTravel Percentage: NegligibleWhy Sabel Systems Sabel Systems designs and delivers digital engineering ecosystems for DoD programs, enabling teams to connect data, systems, and personnel within secure, scalable environments. Our solutions empower programs to make faster decisions, close sustainment gaps, and meet the digital acquisition requirements. Rather than simply proposing transformation, we implement and operate it at scale. Our method is clear: we orchestrate existing tools into a governing system of record, ensuring government ownership of infrastructure and traceable decisions. There’s no vendor lock, no proprietary baselines, and no need for ATO rebuilds during transitions. Sabel Systems is redefining modern defense acquisition. If you seek to solve complex challenges at scale and want your work to directly accelerate military capability while reshaping the DoD’s approach to digital engineering, this is the place for you. Complexity Simplified. Mission Amplified.   What You’ll Do AI Product Development & Maturation Own strategy, design, and development of AI-driven products and capabilities. Mature AI offerings through structured iteration, performance improvement, and clear lifecycle management. Implement governance around model development, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and responsible AI. Ensure AI solutions add meaningful mission value and scale appropriately across product lines. Enterprise Architecture & Mission Alignment Define the enterprise architecture strategy and establish reference architectures, standards, and patterns. Ensure technical direction provides interoperability, scalability, security, and consistent product experience. Translate mission objectives, operational requirements, and customer challenges into architectural principles and product capabilities. Continuously evaluate how product architecture enables end-user effectiveness and mission-level outcomes. Roadmap & Growth Alignment Map new customer opportunities to product capabilities and architectural investment needs. Ensure product evolution reflects demand signals, market trajectory, and growth strategy. Guide platform modernization through evaluation of emerging technologies, frameworks, and patterns; prioritize investments based on strategic value, mission impact, and reuse potential. Partner with growth, capture, and product teams to ensure technology investments anticipate future customer solution patterns. Digital Engineering Integration Integrate digital engineering principles such as MBSE, digital thread, and digital twins into product architectures. Define how engineering models and authoritative data environments interact with product functionality and AI features. Promote lifecycle traceability, automation, and engineering rigor across product development.  Governance, Alignment & Talent Lead architecture reviews, decision boards, and governance processes; enforce quality, consistency, security, compliance, and interoperability across all products. Build the connective framework between Product Architecture (roadmap, technology direction) and Solutions Architecture (opportunity shaping, customer-facing design); equip Solutions Architects with reusable patterns and architectural guardrails. Ensure pursuit architectures conform to enterprise standards and inform future product investments. Provide architectural leadership during customer engagements, demos, and proposals; translate complex architectural concepts into clear narratives for executives, technical teams, and customers. Develop frameworks and systems to grow architects and engineers and strengthen architectural discipline across the team.   QualificationsWhat You Bring Required US Citizen Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field (equivalent experience considered) 10+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture, including 3+ years leading AI/ML product or platform initiatives Proven experience delivering AI-enabled products and maturing technical capabilities over time Expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed systems Ability to lead across product, engineering, growth, and customer-facing teams Excellent communication skills and ability to translate deeply technical concepts for diverse audiences Preferred Experience with MBSE, digital thread, digital twin, PLM, or engineering lifecycle transformation Enterprise architecture certification (TOGAF, DoDAF, SAFe Architect) Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments Familiarity with modern AI/ML frameworks, pipelines, and deployment patterns   Our Core Values Bias for Action: Decisive. Purposeful. Agile. We move with the speed of relevance to drive impact and progress. Integrity: Respect. Ethics. Transparency. We do what’s right and earn lasting trust. Delivery Excellence: Customer-obsessed. Mission-focused. Quality-driven. We deliver innovative outcomes that exceed expectations. Our EVP Promise Join Sabel Systems, where your contributions drive impact, your growth is continuously supported, and your well-being is at the center of how we work. Together we can build the future with purpose. Rewarding Impact. Building Futures Together. Compensation Compensation will be determined in partnership with the Hiring Manager and may vary based on factors such as contract and labor category alignment, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications or licenses, and geographic location. Sabel Systems is committed to offering all employees a competitive benefits and compensation package that is comprehensive enough to meet their goals and needs. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and one of Sabel Systems largest financial investments is our benefits program. As a valued member of the organization, employees are provided with a host of benefits to include healthcare; financial assistance in the event of illness, injury, disability, loss of work, or death; health savings accounts; retirement plans; paid time off; paid holidays; education and training program reimbursement, to name a few. Equal Employment Opportunity Sabel Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business need. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind across all employment practices within our organization. Sabel Systems participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. Reasonable Accommodation Sabel Systems is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and ensuring an accessible application process for all candidates. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process are encouraged to contact us at recruiting@sabelsystems.com for assistance.