Principal Solutions Architect

Exigo Corp • Colorado Springs, CO

just now • $160,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Solutions Architect serves as the technical authority and strategic leader for NGAME™ architecture development, enterprise modeling, and modernization initiatives. This role sets architectural vision, guides methodology across programs, and ensures NGAME™ remains an authoritative, scalable, and mission‑aligned representation of the operational ground enterprise. The architect engages directly with senior Government stakeholders, drives high‑impact analytical efforts, and oversees integrated modeling approaches that support major acquisition, resilience, and modernization decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• 12+ years of experience in systems engineering, enterprise architecture, digital engineering, or modeling large, complex system‑of‑systems environments
• Proven leadership in designing, managing, and validating enterprise‑level architecture frameworks
• Expert‑level proficiency with MBSE methodologies and tools (SysML, UML, digital twins, graph‑based modeling, enterprise frameworks, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑disciplinary technical teams and influence senior decision‑makers
• Extensive experience preparing executive‑level technical documentation and briefings
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (as required)

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting senior DoD, USSF, intelligence‑community, or major ground‑enterprise modernization programs
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Deep expertise in mission assurance, resilience modeling, cybersecurity dependencies, and enterprise‑architecture trade studies
• Experience defining modeling standards, data structures, governance processes, or digital‑engineering strategy
• Familiarity with integrating diverse tools, data sources, and analytics into unified modeling ecosystems
• Proficiency with advanced modeling or analytic tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, graph databases, MBSE toolchains)
• Active security clearance

Responsibilities

• Serve as a chief architect for NGAME™, establishing modeling vision, standards, methodologies, and long‑term architectural strategy
• Lead enterprise‑level analyses, trade studies, resilience assessments, infrastructure evaluations, and mission‑thread modeling activities
• Integrate cybersecurity, operations, acquisition, infrastructure, and mission‑assurance perspectives into unified architecture constructs
• Shape high‑impact decision‑support products, executive‑level briefings, and analytical outputs for senior Government leadership
• Direct and mentor senior, mid‑level, and junior architects; cultivate modeling discipline, documentation quality, and analytic rigor across the team
• Oversee complex data integration, validation, and configuration‑management processes across the NGAME™ environment
• Engage with Government stakeholders to refine requirements, establish priorities, and align architecture efforts with modernization goals
• Guide demonstrations, capability assessments, and strategic evaluations to showcase NGAME™’s contributions to enterprise decision‑making
• Ensure all architecture products remain authoritative, traceable, and adaptable to evolving program and mission needs

Benefits

• 401k 10% Employer contribution (No match required)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Employer‑paid medical premiums (0% employee cost) - UnitedHealthcare PPO (Choice Plus) base plan
• Dental & Vision (Principal) - Fully covered—100% of premiums paid—includes preventive, basic, and major dental services (plus orthodontia for children) and vision exams, lenses, frames, and contacts.
• Company‑funded spending account (choose one): Flexible Spending Account (FSA): $500 annually or Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA): $2,000 annually
• $6,000 annual opt‑out cash benefit.
• Company‑paid Life Insurance, Disability, and AD&D coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal