Senior Solutions Architect SME — Mission-Critical IC Systems

Leidos; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an exceptional Solutions Architect SME to join the Chinook Program supporting an Intelligence Community customer. This senior architect will lead end-to-end solution architecture across application, cloud, data, integration, security and infrastructure domains, translating mission needs into practical, scalable designs.

The role requires 12+ years in senior architectural roles, US citizenship with Top Secret/SCI clearance, and the ability to influence multiple teams,

Qualifications

• US citizenship required for contract.
• 12+ years in senior architect roles; Master's with 10-13 years acceptable.
• Experience designing complex mission-critical applications.
• Strong cloud, data, APIs, security, and systems integration knowledge.
• Ability to translate requirements into executable solutions.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Ability to communicate architecture decisions to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve end-to-end solution architecture across application, cloud, data, integration, security, and infrastructure domains.
• Translate mission requirements into secure, scalable, resilient technical solutions.
• Develop architecture strategies, roadmaps, and design patterns; lead trade studies.
• Provide direction to engineering teams; review designs; resolve cross-team issues.
• Lead cloud and DevSecOps architecture, including IaC, CI/CD, observability, and DR.
• Incorporate security and mission assurance from the start of development.
• Support Agile/SAFe execution and architecture runway development.
• Govern integration strategies, APIs, and interoperability with external systems.
• Communicate decisions and risks to leadership; mentor engineers and drive modernization.

Skills

Solutions Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Security

DevSecOps

Stakeholder Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Architecture Runway

Education

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering/CS

Master's considered

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos is seeking an exceptional Solutions Architect SME to join the Chinook Program supporting an Intelligence Community customer. This senior architect will lead end-to-end solution architecture across application, cloud, data, integration, security and infrastructure domains, translating mission needs into practical, scalable designs.

The role requires 12+ years in senior architectural roles, US citizenship with Top Secret/SCI clearance, and the ability to influence multiple teams,