Growth-Focused Senior IT Architect — Cloud, AI/ML

Socket.dev; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior IT Architect to strengthen the Growth organization by improving performance across capture teams and individuals. The role involves leading deal assessments, mentoring managers and architects, and delivering solutions that increase win probability for Civilian, Space, Intelligence, and Defense domains.

The candidate should demonstrate multi-domain experience, leadership, and a track record in complex contract awards over $100M, with strong capability in AI/ML, cloud,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, mathematics or other science plus twenty (20) years or more of related experience.
• Experience leading or contributing to winning complex, high-value government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead/ participate in deal assessments and provide recommendations to maximize win probability.
• Mentor Capture Managers, Business Development, and Solution Architects.
• Engage to improve deal quality and differentiate SAIC’s proposals for customers.
• Apply industry best practices (Agile, ITIL, DevSecOps, MLOps) across pursuits.

Skills

Capture management

Business Development

Solution architecture

Program execution

Leadership

Proposal development

AI/ML awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / IT / engineering

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Senior IT Architect to strengthen the Growth organization by improving performance across capture teams and individuals. The role involves leading deal assessments, mentoring managers and architects, and delivering solutions that increase win probability for Civilian, Space, Intelligence, and Defense domains.

The candidate should demonstrate multi-domain experience, leadership, and a track record in complex contract awards over $100M, with strong capability in AI/ML, cloud,