Senior Mission Solutions Architect: Secure, Mission-Centric

MITRE; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Mission Computing division seeks seasoned solution architects to translate mission needs into practical architectures across secure compute and data workflows. You will collaborate with platform teams, researchers, and leadership to deliver proven capabilities for national security and public-interest initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years of related experience (or 3+ with a Master’s) and a Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility within a year; a U.S. citizen is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or three years with a Master's; or PhD with relevant experience.
• Experience applying solution architecture and systems architecture.
• Experience translating customer needs into executable design and roadmaps for mission computing.
• Ability to communicate complex information and lead small technical efforts as needed.
• Eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance within one year; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Engage mission customers to understand objectives, constraints, workflows, data, security context, and success criteria; translate ambiguous needs into clear technical requirements.
• Develop and document solution architectures mapping mission needs to platforms, access patterns, secure compute environments, and data flows.
• Produce actionable implementation guidance, backlog entries, and delivery roadmaps for platform and service teams.
• Independently evaluate solution alternatives and technical tradeoffs; identify risks and dependencies.
• Collaborate with platform teams, laboratories, Enterprise Technology, and leadership; lead defined technical tasks as needed.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Solution architecture

Customer engagement

Cloud/hybrid platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

MITRE’s Mission Computing division seeks seasoned solution architects to translate mission needs into practical architectures across secure compute and data workflows. You will collaborate with platform teams, researchers, and leadership to deliver proven capabilities for national security and public-interest initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years of related experience (or 3+ with a Master’s) and a Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility within a year; a U.S. citizen is required.