Mission-Critical Defense Solutions Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect to define architectures connecting missions, teams, and technology across the defense enterprise. You will translate mission challenges into secure, executable designs and drive from concept to delivery.

You will shape roadmaps, mentor engineers, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver resilient, interoperable systems with emphasis on security and compliance from the start.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience delivering solution architectures and roadmaps across multiple domains.
• Experience with stakeholder and executive engagements.
• Experience with program and delivery oversight, coordinating schedules, managing risk, and validating outcomes.
• Knowledge of infrastructure and networking integration, data flows, segmentation, and inter-system connectivity.
• Top Secret clearance.
• HS diploma or GED.
• IAT Level II Certification such as CompTIA Security+.

Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee enterprise and mission-system solutions across infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity.
• Lead stakeholder workshops, technical interchange meetings, and executive briefings that translate complex requirements into clear direction.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, decision records, and integration plans that anchor delivery and compliance.
• Guide modernization efforts including Zero Trust adoption, cross-domain integration, and IL5 or IL6 deployments.
• Shape technical solutions for new pursuits, including writing proposal architectures, cost trade-offs, and implementation strategies.
• Coordinate delivery execution across engineers, developers, and subcontractors to ensure the architecture intent is realized.
• Embed security and compliance from the start using STIG, RMF, and NIST 800-53/171 frameworks.

Skills

Solution architecture

Roadmaps

Design documents

Systems engineering

Network engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Executive briefings

Education

Bachelor's degree

IAT Level II Certification (CompTIA Security+)

Tools

Zero Trust

RMF

STIG

NIST 800-53/171

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect to define architectures connecting missions, teams, and technology across the defense enterprise. You will translate mission challenges into secure, executable designs and drive from concept to delivery.

You will shape roadmaps, mentor engineers, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver resilient, interoperable systems with emphasis on security and compliance from the start.