Solutions Architect

Trace Systems • Tampa, FL

22d • Onsite

About The Position

Trace Systems is seeking a Solutions Architect to support growth and technical solution development for its C2ISR program, serving the U.S. government and mission partners. The role supports separately funded C2ISR requirements across Combatant Commands, Military Services, and Defense Agencies, spanning ISR, communications, systems integration, modernization, and mission-support environments. It is a growth-oriented technical leadership position focused on translating operational challenges into executable technical solutions and business opportunities. The Solutions Architect works directly with customers and alongside program leadership, business development, capture, engineering, and operations teams to identify emerging requirements and develop solutions for airborne, ground, maritime, tactical, and enterprise environments.

The Solutions Architect serves as a customer-facing C2ISR technical expert across systems, networks, and cybersecurity. The position guides mission-driven architecture, interoperability, and resilience for sensor-data backhaul across air, maritime, and ground domains; governs reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps; and aligns designs with cybersecurity and continuity requirements. The role develops strategy and resilience plans, architecture views, technical reports, and optimization recommendations, while mentoring engineering teams and incorporating field and FSR feedback to support mission readiness across CONUS and OCONUS sites.

The position also helps execute the program's technical growth strategy, advancing opportunities from customer discovery and technical exchanges through solution development, ROMs, proposals, technical evaluation, and funded execution. It coordinates across engineering, avionics, payload, RF, network, cybersecurity, program, and operations teams to ensure proposed solutions are achievable and operationally relevant. The role is based in Tampa, Florida.

Requirements

• Active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued Top Secret/SCI eligible clearance.
• U.S. citizenship, due to the nature of the work and contract requirements.
• Meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements for the assigned work role, DoD 8140 Work Role 441 – Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate), through education, military training, certifications, or a combination thereof.
• Qualifying DoD 8140 credentials may include a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or completion of relevant military communications or network training.
• Qualifying DoD 8140 certifications may include Security+, CEH, Cloud+, GCIH, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, or other DoD 8140-approved certifications; higher proficiency-level or equivalent approved certifications applicable to the assigned role may also be accepted.
• 15 or more years of experience supporting DoD, Special Operations, Intelligence Community, ISR, communications, networking, systems integration, or related mission environments, including customer-facing technical solution development or solution architecture.
• Demonstrated technical understanding of ISR systems and sensor-to-user mission architectures, including movement of sensor or mission data from collection platforms through communications and network infrastructure to users or processing environments.
• Experience in several of the following: airborne ISR or mission systems; C2/C4ISR systems; RF communications; SATCOM; LOS/BLOS communications; tactical radios; sensor integration; FMV or mission-data transport; IP networking; ground gateways; or mission-processing environments.
• Ability to discover and understand customer mission requirements and translate them into integrated, scalable, and executable technical solutions and architectures.
• Experience engaging government customers, leading technical discussions, and communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing solution concepts, architectures, technical briefings, white papers, ROM inputs, proposals, or similar technical solution-development materials, and maturing customer requirements into funded opportunities.
• Ability to work across engineering, operations, program management, and business development organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting USSOCOM, Military Services, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community organizations, or other DoD ISR/C2 mission customers; SOF experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with airborne ISR, PED, mission networking, or integration of ISR sensors, communications, and mission systems.
• Experience with one or more ISR collection, processing, exploitation, or dissemination disciplines, including FMV, SIGINT/COMINT, GEOINT, or related capabilities.
• Working knowledge of RF communications, spectrum, propagation, antenna systems, SATCOM, tactical data transport, LOS/BLOS networks, and resilient communications.
• Familiarity with unmanned aircraft systems, autonomous systems, or remotely operated ISR platforms.
• Familiarity with red/black architectures, COMSEC, CSfC, cross-domain solutions, classified network environments, RMF/ATO, STIGs, and zero-trust architecture.
• Knowledge of edge computing, tactical cloud, data orchestration, AI/ML-enabled ISR, distributed processing, or related emerging mission technologies.
• Experience developing technical roadmaps, CONOPS, trade studies, ICDs, integration strategies, or other systems-engineering artifacts.
• Established professional relationships within relevant SOF, ISR, C2, mission systems, acquisition, or DoD communications communities are highly desirable.
• Meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements for the assigned work role, DoD 8140 Work Role 441 – Network Operations Specialist (Advanced), through education, military training, certifications, or a combination thereof.
• Qualifying advanced DoD 8140 credentials may include a Master's or PhD degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or completion of relevant military communications or network training.
• Qualifying advanced DoD 8140 certifications may include SecurityX/CASP+, CCNA, CCNP Security, CCSP, GCED, GCIA, GCLD, GDSA, GFACT, or other DoD 8140-approved certifications; higher proficiency-level or equivalent approved certifications applicable to the assigned role may also be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a C2ISR technical expert across systems, networks, and cybersecurity, guiding mission-driven architecture, interoperability, and resilient sensor-data backhaul across air, maritime, and ground domains.
• Define and govern reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps, and align designs with zero-trust, RMF/ATO, STIG, and COOP objectives.
• Drive technology insertion for emerging platforms, including unmanned systems.
• Develop strategy and resilience plans, architecture diagrams and views, technical reports, and performance-optimization recommendations.
• Mentor engineering teams and incorporate field and FSR feedback to support continuous improvement and mission readiness across CONUS and OCONUS sites.
• Represent Trace Systems with customers and engage mission, operational, engineering, acquisition, and program stakeholders to understand current and emerging requirements.
• Lead technical trades, modeling, and interface control, including ICDs and data flows; chair design reviews, TEMs, and TRBs; and coordinate with PMO, cyber, and NOC/operations.
• Translate customer mission and operational requirements into practical, scalable, secure, and supportable technical solutions.
• Develop reusable reference architectures, solution patterns, and technical approaches for multiple C2ISR customers, platforms, mission environments, and projects.
• Lead technical exchange meetings, solution reviews, and architecture reviews with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Assist in developing and executing the technical growth strategy for Trace Systems' C2ISR program by identifying priority customers, mission areas, capability gaps, and solution opportunities that could generate funded projects.
• Mature technical opportunities from customer discovery and technical exchanges through solution development, ROMs, proposals, technical evaluation, and transition into funded execution.
• Develop and present solution concepts, architectures, technical briefings, white papers, RFIs, ROMs, proposals, and technical recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership across ISR systems, sensor integration, RF communications, SATCOM, LOS/BLOS transport, tactical networking, mission-data backhaul, edge computing, and ground infrastructure.
• Develop secure architectures incorporating applicable cybersecurity, COMSEC, red/black separation, CSfC, cross-domain, zero-trust, RMF, and information-assurance requirements.
• Assess emerging technologies and platforms, including unmanned systems, sensors, communications technologies, distributed processing, and edge capabilities, for applicability to customer missions.
• Coordinate across engineering, avionics, payload, RF, network, cybersecurity, program, and operations teams to ensure proposed solutions are technically achievable and operationally relevant.
• Maintain awareness of customer priorities, technology trends, competitive capabilities, and emerging mission requirements that may create new C2ISR program opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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