Remote Senior Solutions Architect for DoD Solutions

SMX; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 176,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to drive design, execution, and delivery of government and commercial solutions. You will lead architecture decisions, coach teams, and align software development with business goals. Strong communication and deep cloud/DevSecOps expertise are essential.

Experience with SysML, DoDAF/UAF, and hybrid architectures is highly valued. This role may involve remote work aligned with client needs and SMX priorities.

Qualifications

• Clearance to Top Secret is required.
• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience in a related field.
• 10+ years in corporate/government solutions environments with lifecycle and systems engineering.
• Experience as a Solution Architect with full life-cycle implementations.
• Proven ability to lead technical delivery and architecture decisions.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or SAFe methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps and cloud operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and specification development for next-gen solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates and client service delivery.
• Coordinate requirements, timelines, and work plans covering design to delivery.
• Develop go-to-market strategies for software applications.
• Provide regular project status updates to clients.
• Assess and select between commercially available and custom solutions.
• Contribute to proposals as author and reviewer.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Agile/Waterfall/SAFe

Cloud operations (AWS/Azure/GCP)

DevSecOps

Data analysis & storytelling

Verbal & written communication

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SysML

UAF

DoDAF

Job description

SMX is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to drive design, execution, and delivery of government and commercial solutions. You will lead architecture decisions, coach teams, and align software development with business goals. Strong communication and deep cloud/DevSecOps expertise are essential.

Experience with SysML, DoDAF/UAF, and hybrid architectures is highly valued. This role may involve remote work aligned with client needs and SMX priorities.