Enterprise Architect Exec Director

SAIC•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Solutions Architect Director to join the Solutions and Technology Group, supporting the Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group. The role aligns business and technical strategies across the AFSI Business Group to develop transformative solutions for national security missions. The senior technical leader coordinates emerging technologies, capabilities, and best practices across the CTO organization and partners with Business Group Leadership, Growth Leads, and the AFSI CTO to advance business and technical strategy. The position serves as a technical focal point for sector leadership, advising decision-makers, championing new ideas, and guiding solution excellence through capture, proposal, and delivery. It provides strategic technology leadership, leads solution architecture and proposal integration, supports customer engagements and business growth, and coaches junior solution architects and proposal staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 20 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 15 years of related experience.
Demonstrated experience researching, prototyping, and delivering cutting-edge technology to the federal government.
Experience driving change in federal regulations, policy environments, and acquisition processes.
Working knowledge of cloud, cyber, IT/OT, software development, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, and enterprise architectures.
Experience preparing and delivering executive-level briefings to government stakeholders.
Strong ability to integrate diverse technologies into complex enterprise environments.
Active TS/SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or PhD in IT, OT, engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience working with elected federal officials and their staff.
Background in organizational strategy, technology forecasting, R&D execution, internal stakeholder management, and business development pipeline support.
Experience contributing to or leading large federal contract opportunities.
Demonstrated success transitioning R&D technologies into fielded operational capabilities.

Responsibilities

Assess technical gaps relative to Business Group and SAIC strategy and identify high-return make, buy, or acquire options.
Track, evaluate, and report on future technology trends and assess emerging technologies across next-generation computing, networking, power, AI/ML, autonomy, cyber, enterprise IT, and advanced architectures.
Partner with the AFSI CTO to manage investment portfolios and drive profitable technical growth initiatives.
Provide technical insight to Government Affairs for messaging, lobbying strategy, and strategic engagements.
Support senior customer engagements, shaping solutions and influencing acquisitions aligned with mission outcomes.
Contribute to Business Group policy approval planning in areas including data management, zero trust, multilevel security, and modernization.
Lead solution strategy and architecture from early qualification through proposal submission, guiding technical vision and readiness.
Engage current and prospective customers to assess needs, vet solution concepts, and shape acquisition strategies.
Identify and recommend technical approaches that meet anticipated or actual acquisition requirements.
Lead development of solution artifacts, including architectures, process flows, CONOPS, staffing plans, and technical narratives.
Collaborate with corporate technical service areas and lines of business to develop differentiated technical and business strategies.
Support teaming strategies and partner evaluations and contribute to acquisition or strategic partnership due diligence.
Develop proposal cost strategies, LOEs/BOEs/BOMs, and supporting rationale for proposals and solution baselines.
Produce unsolicited technical recommendations, whitepapers, RFIs/SSNs, and collateral to position AFSI for future opportunities.
Ensure solution and proposal teams are ready and aligned to deliver compelling, compliant response packages.
Guide development of technical volumes and oral presentations; author introductions, key sections, and supporting graphics.
Coach junior solution architects and proposal support staff.
Ensure technical solution alignment and integration across proposal sections and volumes.
Review proposals and provide feedback to improve technical quality, competitiveness, and compliance.
Engage with program teams to introduce innovation, resolve technical challenges, and develop forward-looking technical roadmaps.