Lead Systems Architect: MBSE & DoD Architecture Leader

SAIC; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Systems Architect to lead architecture development, governance, and systems engineering across a complex mission-systems ecosystem. You will guide architectural baselines, MBSE practices, and interface models, coordinating with diverse teams to ensure traceability and effective decision-making.

The role requires DoD/Intelligence Community experience, TS/SCI clearance, and a track record of leading architecture reviews and governance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of related DoD/IC systems experience.
• TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Experience with MBSE tools and architecture products.
• Proven ability to lead architecture reviews and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture development and maintain system architecture and technical baseline.
• Develop and maintain architecture products (OVs, SVs, context diagrams, sequence diagrams, use cases, interfaces).
• Perform architecture impact assessments for new capabilities, integrations, and system changes.
• Develop future-state architecture concepts, roadmaps, and technical recommendations.
• Support decomposition of capabilities into system behaviors and interfaces.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, interfaces, capabilities, and implementations.
• Coordinate with SE, Data Integration, External Integration, Test, Cloud, Cyber, and DevSecOps teams on architecture products.
• Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and support CCB activities.
• Conduct trade studies, architecture assessments, and evaluations for program decisions.
• Capture system behaviors and decisions to reduce tribal knowledge.
• Provide technical leadership to Systems Engineering and Test teams.
• Support MBSE/digital engineering adoption where valuable.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

Architecture governance

Trade studies

DoD/IC experience

IC experience

Team leadership

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree +14+ years

Master's degree +12+ years

PhD +9+ years

Tools

Cameo

Teamwork Cloud

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Architect to lead architecture development, governance, and systems engineering across a complex mission-systems ecosystem. You will guide architectural baselines, MBSE practices, and interface models, coordinating with diverse teams to ensure traceability and effective decision-making.

The role requires DoD/Intelligence Community experience, TS/SCI clearance, and a track record of leading architecture reviews and governance activities.