Senior Systems Architect – Mission Systems (TS/SCI)

VT Group (VTG); Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Chantilly, VA is seeking Systems Engineers- Architecture at junior, mid, and senior levels. The roles involve developing system architectures, maintaining architecture views, and supporting governance and reviews.

Positions require TS/SCI with Poly, a technical Bachelor's degree, and progressively broader systems engineering and architecture experience for DoD/IC programs. Contingent upon program award.

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of systems engineering or technical architecture support experience.
• Exposure to architecture frameworks or modeling concepts (SysML, DoDAF).
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and documentation of system and segment architectures
• Support creation and maintenance of architecture views (operational, system, and technical)
• Assist with requirements allocation and traceability across architectural elements
• Support interface identification and documentation across system boundaries
• Participate in technical reviews and architecture working groups
• Maintain architecture artifacts, diagrams, and baseline documentation
• Develop and analyze end-to-end system architectures supporting mission objectives
• Define and manage interfaces, dependencies, and integration points across systems
• Allocate requirements to architectural elements and ensure traceability
• Support trade studies and architecture alternatives analysis
• Contribute to lifecycle and readiness reviews from an architectural perspective
• Support technical governance forums and architecture review boards
• Lead development of mission, system, and enterprise architectures
• Define architectural principles, standards, and constraints across programs
• Oversee allocation of requirements and interfaces across complex system-of-systems environments
• Lead architecture trade studies and technical risk assessments
• Support senior-level technical reviews, readiness assessments, and decision forums
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in architecture development
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to government program and enterprise leadership

Skills

Systems engineering basics

SysML/DoDAF modeling

Architecture interfaces

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Job description

VT Group (VTG) in Chantilly, VA is seeking Systems Engineers- Architecture at junior, mid, and senior levels. The roles involve developing system architectures, maintaining architecture views, and supporting governance and reviews.

Positions require TS/SCI with Poly, a technical Bachelor's degree, and progressively broader systems engineering and architecture experience for DoD/IC programs. Contingent upon program award.