26-1140: Solutions Architect 3 - Herndon, VA

Navitas Business Consulting • Herndon, VA

1d • $100,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Navitas is seeking a Solutions Architect to support enterprise architecture and solution design initiatives across operational and systems domains. The role assists with architecture development, DoDAF artifact creation, requirements traceability, and technical analysis to ensure solutions align with mission objectives, enterprise standards, and modernization goals. It also supports AI/ML solution architectures, agentic AI implementations, and evaluation of emerging technologies to enable scalable, secure, and governed AI adoption.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• 8+ years in solution architecture, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience developing architecture artifacts, requirements traceability documentation, and technical design deliverables.
• Familiarity with DoDAF, systems engineering methodologies, and architecture governance processes.
• Experience supporting cloud-based, enterprise, or AI-enabled technology solutions.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

Responsibilities

• Support solution architecture development across business, operational, systems, and technology domains, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture objectives.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, system documentation, requirements traceability matrices, and DoDAF views supporting program and stakeholder needs.
• Assist with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), technology assessments, and technical evaluations to support architecture and investment decisions.
• Create architecture documentation for AI/ML solutions, including model deployment architectures, ML pipeline operational views, and integration patterns.
• Develop DoDAF-compliant views and diagrams illustrating agentic AI system interactions, data flows, and operational dependencies.
• Evaluate AI/ML platforms, agentic orchestration frameworks, and model governance tools to support technology selection and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet performance, security, governance, and compliance requirements.

What This Job Offers

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