Senior Mission Planning Enterprise Architect

The Intrepid Group; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) in Massachusetts seeks a Chief Architect to lead the design and evolution of the Mission Planning Enterprise architecture, ensuring software, data, and infrastructure form a cohesive, scalable system aligned with DoD and Air Force standards.

You will drive mission threads, use cases, interface specifications, and conformance activities, coordinating with government and vendor teams to ensure consistent implementation across programs and vendors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of architecture experience on complex, distributed, software-intensive systems, with at least 5 years in DoD C2, mission planning, or related domains.
• Experience designing or managing architectures that include frameworks, common components, and platform-unique components, including internal and external interfaces
• Strong knowledge of DoD architecture frameworks and technical standards, including net-centric and interoperability considerations
• Experience with component configuration management and architectural baselines, including tracking versions of frameworks, components, tools, and utilities across multiple environments
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• An active Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of the overall mission planning enterprise architecture, ensuring that software, data, and infrastructure form a cohesive, scalable, and interoperable system.
• Align architecture with DoD and Air Force technical standards, the mission planning enterprise engineering vision, and the government's reference architectures.
• Drive mission threads, use cases, interface specifications, and architecture conformance monitoring, and lead the comparison of vendor and platform-specific designs against government requirements.

Skills

Architecture leadership

DoD experience

Interoperability

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in systems architecture

Tools

.NET

Windows environments

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) in Massachusetts seeks a Chief Architect to lead the design and evolution of the Mission Planning Enterprise architecture, ensuring software, data, and infrastructure form a cohesive, scalable system aligned with DoD and Air Force standards.

You will drive mission threads, use cases, interface specifications, and conformance activities, coordinating with government and vendor teams to ensure consistent implementation across programs and vendors.