Senior Systems Architect (Top Secret cleared)
Location: Washington, DC
Time Type: Full time
Job Description
Role Overview
Key Responsibilities
Lead system and solution architecture efforts across one or more product lines or mission systems.
Establish and maintain architecture standards, reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails.
Provide technical governance through architecture reviews, design approvals, and technical decision records.
Architect and guide integrations across internal and external systems (APIs, event streaming, data exchange).
Ensure interoperability, data flows, and interface control documentation (ICDs) align with program needs.
Define integration patterns for legacy modernization and cloud adoption.
Define cloud landing zone/target architectures in AWS, including network, identity, security, compute, and data services.
Support cloud migration/modernization strategies and trade-off analyses (cost, performance, risk).
Ensure architecture aligns with security requirements and compliance frameworks as applicable to the program.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to address threats, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigations in designs.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience in systems architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles
Active Top Secret / SCI clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in related field
Prior experience supporting DCSA or similar national security programs
Demonstrated experience designing and overseeing high-scale, high-availability systems
Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture patterns
Experience enabling or integrating with CI/CD tools and DevSecOps practices
Experience with infrastructure as code and automation (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Expertise using architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, DoDAF, Zachman, or equivalent) and producing architecture artifacts (logical/physical views, roadmaps, standards)
Professional Skills
Strategic architectural thinking combined with hands-on technical depth
Ability to balance mission requirements, security, and performance
Leadership presence and comfort owning technical decisions
Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
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The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
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