Network Solutions Architect

Scientific Research Corporation; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 416,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation is seeking a senior IT systems architect to support USMC and DoD environments. The role emphasizes SAFe, high‑cadence system‑of‑systems design, and ensuring secure, interoperable IT capabilities across MCEN.

Applicants should have 10+ years of relevant experience, IAT Level III, and deep knowledge of RMF, zero trust, and C2 warfighting functions. Travel up to 15% may be required; U.S. citizenship and Top Secret/SCI eligibility are mandatory.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT systems architecture, engineering, and integration, with significant time in DoD/USMC enterprise environments.
• Cybersecurity Workforce IAT Level III or higher compliance.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) expertise and ability to design high-cadence, secure System-of-Systems architectures.

Responsibilities

• Documenting, maintaining, and validating the solution intent.
• Ensuring traceability between mission capabilities, technical enablers, and MCEN compliance requirements.
• Collaborating with cross-portfolio integration.
• Providing broad technical oversight for solution architectures.
• Ensuring seamless integration and interoperability of IT capabilities across disparate Marine Corps Cyberspace Environment portfolios in support of MCEN.
• Identifying, designing, and guiding the implementation of technical enablers required to support future mission capabilities.
• Collaborating with product management, release train engineers (RTEs), enterprise architects, and engineering teams to align technical solutions with MCEN strategic goals.
• Backlogging structure & roadmaps.
• Assisting in developing and updating PI and multi-PI roadmaps.
• Ensuring backlog items meet the necessary definition and quality to be ready for review during PI planning and solution train ceremonies.
• Providing day-to-day coordination, data preparation, and architecture support.
• Helping translate architectural intent into backlog structures.
• Supporting dependency mapping, capability decomposition, and runway visibility.

Skills

SAFe expertise

MCEN knowledge

System-of-Systems architecture

Job description

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $249,800.00/Yr. - USD $416,350.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

• Documenting, maintaining, and validating the solution intent
• Ensuring traceability between mission capabilities, technical enablers, and MCEN compliance requirements
• Collaborating with cross-portfolio integration
• Providing broad technical oversight for solution architectures
• Ensuring seamless integration and interoperability of IT capabilities across disparate Marine Corps Cyberspace Environment portfolios in support of MCEN
• Identifying, designing, and guiding the implementation of technical enablers (infrastructure, security, and platforms) required to support future mission capabilities
• Collaborating with product management, release train engineers (RTEs), enterprise architects, and engineering teams to align technical solutions with MCEN strategic goals
• Backlogging structure & roadmaps
• Assisting in developing and updating PI and multi-PI roadmaps
• Ensuring backlog items meet the necessary definition and quality to be ready for review during PI planning and solution train ceremonies
• Providing day-to-day coordination, data preparation, and architecture support
• Helping translate architectural intent into backlog structures
• Supporting dependency mapping, capability decomposition, and runway visibility

FILLING THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING

Requirements

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) expertise, with deep knowledge of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), and the ability to design high-cadence, secure "System-of-Systems" architecture
• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT systems architecture, engineering, and integration, with significant time spent directly supporting USMC, Naval, or DoD/ DoW enterprise environments
• Cybersecurity Workforce (CWF) IAT Level III or higher compliance

Desired Skills

• Thorough knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), and DoD security policies
• Understanding of MAGTF warfighting functions (Fires, Intel, Logistics) and how they leverage the network for Command and Control (C2)
• Drafting clear System Design Specifications, Technical Standards Profiles, and engineering tasks derived directly from operational mission needs
• SAFe® certification

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET LEVEL WITH TOP SECRET / SCI ELIGIBILITY

Travel Requirements

• Up to 15%

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more.

For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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