Director of Enterprise Architecture & AI Products

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. Theres 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 DoDs approach to digital engineering this is the place for you.

Complexity Simplified. Mission Amplified.

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.

• US Citizen
• Bachelors 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

• 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 whats 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 atfor assistance.