Senior Mission Solutions Architect: AI Platforms & Security

MITRE; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is a nonprofit engineering, applied research and technology organization serving U.S. government agencies. We deliver high-impact solutions across national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services.

This role sits in Mission Computing, focusing on architecture, platform integration and secure computing for mission needs. You will translate customer requirements into concrete architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to reusable

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can contribute now.
• Experience applying solution architecture, systems architecture, requirements analysis, platform integration, secure computing, and data workflows.
• Experience engaging customers or mission stakeholders to translate needs into solution concepts, architecture products, implementation guidance, or roadmaps.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information, build consensus, and lead defined tasks or small technical efforts.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required; Top Secret/SCI may be required within one year.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance; must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Engage mission customers and internal stakeholders to understand objectives and translate needs into technical requirements and solution concepts.
• Develop and document solution architectures that map mission needs to platforms, access patterns, and secure compute environments.
• Produce actionable implementation guidance, backlog entries, architecture artifacts, and delivery roadmaps for platform teams.
• Independently evaluate solution alternatives and identify risks, gaps, and practical paths forward.
• Support and improve front-door, demand-discovery, onboarding, consulting, and feedback processes; share insights to improve services.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner to mission teams and communicate complex concepts to peers and leadership.
• Collaborate with platform teams and communities to lead defined tasks and provide knowledge transfer.

Skills

Solution architecture

Requirements analysis

Platform integration

Cloud / Hybrid platforms

Customer engagement

Secure computing

Communication with leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

MITRE is a nonprofit engineering, applied research and technology organization serving U.S. government agencies. We deliver high-impact solutions across national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services.

This role sits in Mission Computing, focusing on architecture, platform integration and secure computing for mission needs. You will translate customer requirements into concrete architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to reusable