Agile Acceleration Team Solutions Architect Chief

Description

SAIC is seeking qualified applicants to support a cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI platform. Roles include managing customer relationships, service portfolio and catalog management, software engineering & development, data/AI engineering, IT systems operations, and use case intake and analytics for DoW enterprise-scale mission objectives expected in Spring/Summer 2026.

Positions are contingent pending contract award.

A majority of the opportunities are in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WDCMA). Some work may be performed remotely, subject to Government approval.

Job Responsibilities:  

• During Transition In:
  • Inherit existing architecture artifacts and tech documentation.
  • Conduct architecture discovery sessions with government and CDAO stakeholders.
  • Assess current modular maturity across NIPR/SIPS/JWICs environments.
  • Identify technical debt, vendor-lock risks, and non-standard components.
  • Review existing APIs, tech standards, risks and constraints.
  • Map current DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Assess current cloud architecture.
  • Develop a strategic engineering plan for addressing identified gaps and anticipated challenges from the above.
• Design and develop solutions for:
  • Complex application integration problems.
  • System administration issues.
  • Network concerns.
• Perform systems management and integration functions.
• Interface directly with all user types and WDP development teams in all phases of the product lifecycle to:
  • Eliminate roadblocks.
  • Maintain requirements discipline.
  • Continuously enhance WDP system performance and capabilities.  
• Maintain critical industry and academia relationships to source and accredit best-of breed AI/ML tools, accelerating accreditation.  
• Architect use case solutions in support of Customer Success Operations. 

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree with 18 years of relevant experience; or Master’s with 16 years of relevant experience, or PhD or JD with 8 years of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts, data pipelines & APIs.
• Ability to leverage domain expertise for a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements.
• Advanced problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated track record of identifying roadblocks, analyzing root causes, and driving effective resolutions.
• Customer-centric mindset, ensuring solutions support positive user experiences while meeting stakeholder expectations and mission outcomes.
• Ability to engage directly with diverse user groups and coordinate closely with development teams throughout all phases of the product lifecycle.
• Experience applying DoW Security Management and Security Engineering policy guidance and directives.
• Experience with DoW RMF, vulnerability assessments, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) reporting, and IA problem resolution.
• Experience with evaluating cybersecurity engineering tradeoffs in cloud-native and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience designing and implementing security controls in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-53.