Chief Architect - Space Operating Group

ASRC Federal•Reston, VA

14h•$176,244 - $280,000

About The Position

ASRC Federal is seeking a Chief Architect for its Space Operating Group. The Operating Group Chief Architect is the technical leader for a major line organization, responsible for accelerating business growth and contract expansion through strategic technology insertion. The role connects operational execution, customer technology trends, and enterprise-level innovation. The position has dual reporting responsibility: working day to day with the Operating Group President to operationalize operating-group strategy and solutions, and as part of ASRC Federal’s enterprise capability and technology team under the CTO to maintain enterprise alignment. The role deploys technology and capabilities in support of revenue goals, advocates for group-level requirements, and influences enterprise-wide investment strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 12 years of relevant experience in a senior technical role.
Experience in hands-on technology development, strategic technology insertion, and operational execution in a demanding federal government environment.
Five years of work experience engaging with commercial partners, such as hyperscalers and commercial technology providers.
Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and personalities across organizational levels.
Demonstrated success leading technical strategies for major proposals and on-contract growth initiatives.
Experience researching, identifying, and advocating for group-specific technical needs and influencing enterprise-wide investment strategies.
Ability to assess market trends and influence company decision-making.
Strong partnership and collaboration skills, particularly with business development and solution architecture teams.
Comfort working as a player-coach and personally delivering results in a time-critical, fast-paced environment.
Proficiency overseeing technology lifecycles from pilot stages through full deployment.
Must hold a current or past Public Trust clearance and qualify to upgrade to a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

Drive integration of emerging capabilities and technologies into current programs and new product offerings.
Define technology market direction and develop roadmaps for operating-group solutions and thought leadership.
Collaborate across operating groups to identify and deliver past and current performance, best practices, specialty technology, and group-specific capabilities.
Work with proposal and CTO teams to maintain current technology capabilities for proposals and growth operations.
Lead solutions strategy for major proposals and on-contract growth initiatives, identifying technology-led opportunities to expand existing client footprints.
Identify, develop, and deploy a team of operating-group-specific solution architects.
Work with the operating group to develop and maintain billable solution capability subject-matter experts for growth operations.
Translate group-specific technical gaps into formal requirements for the ASRC Federal CTO and advocate for enterprise investment, funding, and infrastructure needed for scalable growth.
Participate in Investment Review Board processes and decisions, championing high-value capability investments that can drive growth.
Identify and prioritize enterprise technical roadmaps, assist with resource allocation, and support project governance.
Represent ASRC Federal technical capabilities to customers and partner with business development and operating-group leadership to identify capabilities and offerings that support customer mission needs.
Oversee deployment of enterprise technology strategy at the group level and keep group and local roadmaps aligned.
Advocate for proactive, sustained customer technical engagement to understand mission needs, operational realities, and modernization priorities.