Systems Planning & Analysis

Solutions Architect

Systems Planning & Analysis

full-time

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Location: 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Provide architectural leadership for innovative digital products developed in NATO or National defense institutions, ensuring solutions support mission requirements
  • Oversee the design and integration of modern software and hardware architectures, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term sustainability
  • Provide architectural mentorship to development teams, ensuring consistent application of design principles and practices across projects
  • Collaborate with developers, engineers, and stakeholders to identify optimal technology approaches that enable Agile and DevSecOps practices
  • Develop and maintain architectural documentation, including risk assessments, trade-off analyses, and implementation strategies
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and guide their adoption where appropriate to improve agility, resilience, and mission relevance
  • Balance technical debt, immediate mission requirements, and long-term sustainability in architectural decision-making
  • Advise on identity and access management (IAM) design patterns to support secure and federated user access across systems
  • Promote adoption of architectural modeling standards (UML, ArchiMate, BPMN) and tools (Enterprise Architect, Archi, ARIS, XMLSpy, etc.)
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to enable informed decision-making

Requirements

  • Citizenship of one of the NATO member countries
  • Active NATO or National Secret (or higher) clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 4+ years of experience in software and/or hardware architecture, including design patterns and paradigm shifts
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and providing mentorship in applying architectural principles
  • Experience evaluating and integrating emerging technologies into operational systems
  • Experience in modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution patterns
  • Experience working in Agile DevSecOps teams with CI/CD practices and relevant certifications
  • Experience developing documentation on technology solutions, including risk assessment, trade-offs, and implementation strategies
  • Familiarity with architectural modeling standards (UML, ArchiMate, BPMN) and tools (Enterprise Architect, Archi, ARIS, XMLSpy, etc.)
  • Proven ability to communicate complex technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Fluent in English (oral and written)