Chief Systems Architect

Parsons•Boulder, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. We are seeking a talented Chief Systems Architect to join our growing team! This opportunity is customer-facing requiring strong communication skills and a willingness to work cross functionally with Government SETAs, FFRDCs, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Capability Integration Development (CID) team members. There is a minimum onsite support requirement of M-F during core business hours of 9-3pm MT.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance
Master’s degree in Engineering or other relevant field, with additional years of experience counting towards degree requirements
Sec+ or other relevant IAT Level II certification
15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, or large-scale IT architecture within DoD, Intelligence Community, or other national security environments.
5+ years of experience integrating software and hardware solutions into operational classified environments
Experience with System Development Life Cycle in a DoD environment encompassing both hardware and software systems.
Experience with requirements creation and derivation
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing hybrid on-prem/cloud architectures (e.g., AWS GovCloud, IL5/IL6 environments), containerized environments, CI/CD pipelines, and AI/ML-enabled data platforms.
Experience modernizing legacy frameworks and transitioning to enterprise platforms (e.g., FORGE-like architectures).
Experience architecting solutions within Secret and TS/SCI enclaves, including compliance with RMF, DISA STIGs, and cross-domain solutions.

Nice To Haves

Cloud Architect Certification
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification

Responsibilities

Provide strategic input and guidance into the consolidated hardware/software technical baseline for BGIF, OPIR TAP Lab, and Cloud enclaves, ensuring architectural coherence across facility infrastructure, network enclaves, DevSecOps pipelines, cyber security, and hybrid-cloud requirements.
Identify architecture-level risks, gaps, and technical debt; convene and lead working groups to conduct trade studies, evaluate alternatives, and recommend enterprise solutions.
Define and disseminate ConOps and Requirements, and Project Kickoffs to product teams so that follow on design and implementation effort can be planned and executed.
Update, maintain, and lead OPIR TAP Lab enclave architecture documentation and Final Operating Concept development efforts.
Provide support to Mission and Systems Engineering Initative Planning and execution as requested by the product owner.
Server as the primary POC for architecture related Contract Data Requirement List deliverables.
Interfaced with government and government technical POCs on architecture related initiatives.
Develop and recommend 3+ year architecture roadmaps supporting RDT&E execution, AI/ML enablement, data exploitation, FORGE framework integration, and hybrid cloud adoption.
Ensure architecture supports scalability, resilience (≥99.96% facility uptime requirements), cross-domain solutions, and secure enclave interconnections.
Communicate architectural vision to the program via regular collaboration and documentation.
Experience with MBSE toolsets and utilization within architecture and systems engineering disciplines.
Provide architectural oversight for configuration management, integration reviews, and technical baseline changes across all enclaves and tenant integrations.
Coordinate with cybersecurity leadership to ensure architectural compliance with RMF, NIST 800-53 controls, STIGs, FedRAMP (as applicable), and DoD/USSF policies.
Support Government leadership in architectural briefings, technical strategy documentation, and enterprise investment planning.