Mission Solutions Architect Lead — Secure Platforms

MITRE; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 146,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in the United States is seeking a senior Mission Computing Architect to lead complex customer engagements and translate needs into executable architectures. You will collaborate with platform teams, mission users, and security stakeholders to deliver scalable architectures and secure compute environments.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary leadership, roadmaps, and guiding secure, mission-focused solutions across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s; or 3 years with a PhD; or equivalent
• “Experience in solution architecture, systems architecture, requirements analysis, platform integration, cloud or hybrid platforms, and mission computing”
• “Experience leading complex technical projects or teams and translating needs into architecture products or roadmaps”
• “Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and leadership stakeholders”
• “Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required”],
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• CoT_job_summary_short: "COMPANY NAME: MITRE\nKEY POINTS: Solution architecture, systems architecture, mission computing, Top Secret/SCI"
• job_summary_short: "<p>MITRE seeks a senior architect to lead complex mission computing engagements, translating needs into executable architectures and delivery paths. You will guide cross‑discipline teams, mature front‑door practices, and collaborate with Enterprise Technology, information security, and mission stakeholders across multiple sites.</p><p>Qualifications include 8+ years in related fields, strong architecture skills, and the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance. Hybrid onsite work is expected in several U.S. locations including Colorado Springs.</p>
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Responsibilities

• Lead complex customer and mission engagements to discover needs, frame problems, define objectives, and translate ambiguous requirements into architecture strategies, executable solution concepts, and phased delivery paths.
• Develop and lead solution-architecture discussions that map mission needs to platforms, access patterns, secure compute environments, data flows, tooling, policies, system‑design options, and dependencies.
• Direct technical trade studies and synthesize multiple sources of information to resolve complex problems, identify innovative applications, and recommend decisions with long‑term mission or service impact.
• Lead functional teams or complex projects with moderate resource requirements, risks, or complexity; establish technical objectives, coordinate multidisciplinary contributors, and guide execution without formal supervisory authority.
• Mature Mission Computing front‑door and demand‑discovery practices by identifying recurring patterns, portfolio‑level gaps, priorities, resource needs, and opportunities to improve services, reusable architectures, and capability roadmaps.
• Establish and share best practices, reusable architecture patterns, customer guidance, service‑catalog content, decision frameworks, and technical quality criteria; mentor staff and provide technical leadership and knowledge transfer within the job family.
• Serve as a trusted partner to mission teams and leadership; communicate complex concepts clearly, influence stakeholders around tradeoffs and recommended paths, and collaborate across platform teams, laboratories, Enterprise Technology, Information Security Services, engineering communities, and leadership.

Skills

Solution architecture

Systems architecture

Requirements analysis

Cloud platforms

Data workflows

Job description

MITRE in the United States is seeking a senior Mission Computing Architect to lead complex customer engagements and translate needs into executable architectures. You will collaborate with platform teams, mission users, and security stakeholders to deliver scalable architectures and secure compute environments.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary leadership, roadmaps, and guiding secure, mission-focused solutions across multiple sites.