Senior System Architect
CACI International•St. Louis, MO
•$98,500 - $206,800•Onsite
About The Position
Serve as a senior technical authority for an Agile program delivering GEOINT capabilities to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Own architecture across a multi-team Agile Release Train, from strategy through implementation. Partner with Government chief engineers and mission owners to drive long-range technical roadmaps. Lead the architectural decisions that determine how mission-critical systems scale, integrate, and evolve. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Requirements
- TS/SCI Security Clearance with ability to obtain polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (equivalent experience accepted).
- 8+ years of systems or software engineering experience, with significant architecture leadership.
- Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems.
- Experience leading architecture across multiple development teams in an Agile or SAFe environment.
- Strong command of integration patterns, APIs, and data architecture.
- Excellent communication skills with senior Government and technical stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with GEOINT systems or geospatial data architectures.
- SAFe for Architects (ARCH) certification.
- Prior experience supporting NGA or the Intelligence Community.
Responsibilities
- Lead system architecture definition and governance across multiple Agile delivery teams.
- Develop and maintain the program technical roadmap, architectural runway, and enabler backlog.
- Chair design reviews and architecture boards; adjudicate cross-team technical decisions.
- Direct analyses of alternatives and technology insertion assessments based on cost, risk, and mission impact.
- Align program architecture with Government enterprise standards, security requirements, and interoperability mandates.
- Partner with Product Management and the RTE during PI Planning to sequence architectural work.
- Mentor architects and technical leads; raise engineering standards across the program.
Benefits
- flexible time off
- robust learning resources
- healthcare
- wellness
- financial
- retirement
- family support
- continuing education
- time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
