Solution Architect

Leidos • Chantilly, VA

8d • $131,300 - $237,350

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Solution Architect for its Mission Solutions team within the Intelligence Sector. The role is a key technical contributor in the CTO organization and focuses on architecting mission-aligned solutions that combine cybersecurity, network and systems engineering, communications, AI, and emerging technologies. The position is suited to a technically curious problem-solver who can learn unfamiliar domains, work with subject matter experts, evaluate alternatives, and turn ambiguous challenges into well-reasoned technical approaches.

The architect supports solution development, complex technical problem-solving, capture and proposal activities, emerging-technology evaluation, and communication of technical concepts to engineers, program teams, and leadership. Focus areas include cybersecurity and resilient architectures, enterprise IT and cloud modernization, AI and machine learning, communications and spectrum-dependent systems, network and security operations, systems and enterprise engineering, and enterprise solutions architecture. The position reports to the CTO for the Mission Solutions Business Area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related discipline and 12+ years of relevant technical experience, or a master’s degree and 10+ years of experience.
• Technical experience in one or more disciplines such as cybersecurity, network engineering, cloud infrastructure, software engineering, communications systems, intelligence and data collection technologies, or mission operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret requirements and contribute to well-reasoned technical approaches.
• Experience working within or supporting the Intelligence Community, with an understanding of its missions, operational environments, and technical challenges.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to engineers, analysts, and program teams through briefings, documentation, or design discussions.
• Ability to research unfamiliar technical areas, learn concepts quickly, synthesize information from multiple sources, and apply it to technical problems.
• Familiarity with systems engineering practices, enterprise architecture concepts, or mission communications environments.
• Experience contributing to technical documentation such as design artifacts, concept papers, architecture discussions, whitepapers, or proposal sections.
• Ability to collaborate across technical disciplines and learn new domains to support solution development.
• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a solution architect or technical lead solving problems involving multiple systems, technologies, mission needs, or technical disciplines.
• Technical expertise in one or more mission-critical domains, such as AI/ML, cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), enterprise and mission networks, cyber defense operations, digital modernization, data collection architectures, or distributed communications systems, with the ability to apply it to shape future technology.
• Experience designing, evaluating, or integrating capabilities across systems or disciplines, including secure network architectures, cyber defense, cloud environments, data collection platforms, or emerging technologies.
• Awareness of technology ecosystems, vendors, and platforms relevant to mission systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and bringing diverse expertise together to develop integrated solutions and drive technical direction.
• Ability to conduct technical research into new technologies and gather evidence to help shape solutions.
• Ability to work effectively when the problem, requirements, or technical solution are not initially well defined.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of mission-aligned technical approaches integrating established and emerging technologies to address customer challenges.
• Analyze mission needs and requirements, break down complex problems, and contribute to well-reasoned solution approaches.
• Support capture and business development by contributing to technical narratives, whitepapers, concept papers, and proposal sections under the guidance of experienced solution architects.
• Research and evaluate emerging capabilities, including AI-driven analytics, cyber resilience frameworks, cybersecurity operations, communications architectures, automation tools, and modeling and simulation technologies.
• Participate in technical discussions and briefings, helping communicate solution approaches to engineers, program teams, and leadership.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across technical domains to develop cohesive, multi-domain solutions.

What This Job Offers

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