Space Portfolio Solution Architect - Lead & Innovate

Clear Destination Inc.; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Space Portfolio Solution Architect (PSA) to lead and deliver scalable space solutions across a federal portfolio. This senior role drives technical strategy, architecture, and collaboration with program leadership, capture teams, and customers to meet mission objectives.

The Space PSA will design end-to-end architectures, align with enterprise standards, and develop roadmaps, modernization plans, and solution frameworks for AFRL, USSF, NASA, NOAA, and other DoD/IC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years leading federal Space opportunity solutions and proposals.
• Experience with DoD/IC Space organizations (USSF, AFRL, NASA, NOAA).
• Strong systems engineering, Digital Engineering, and acquisition process knowledge.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of solutions across a portfolio of federal programs and projects within the Space OG or Division.
• Ensure consistency, standardization, and reuse of architectures, frameworks, and technical approaches across the portfolio.
• Align portfolio solutions with enterprise strategies, customer mission requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Develop portfolio-level technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, and solution frameworks.
• Assess and recommend emerging technologies, architectures, and capabilities to improve mission effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Apply Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering principles to proposed solutions.
• Engage with federal customers, program managers, and stakeholders to understand mission priorities, challenges, and future requirements.
• Support business development, capture, and proposal efforts by shaping technical strategies and solution approaches.
• Collaborate with portfolio leadership to identify growth opportunities, technology investments, and innovation initiatives.
• Participate in strategic planning activities to ensure portfolio alignment with customer and organizational goals.
• Provide technical guidance during solution reviews, technical exchanges, and customer briefings.
• Architect end-to-end solutions that integrate systems, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, data, and application services.
• Ensure solutions comply with federal security, compliance, and enterprise architecture requirements.
• Conduct technology trade studies, risk assessments, and architecture reviews to support informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain solution artifacts including architecture diagrams, implementation plans, technical roadmaps, and integration strategies.
• Promote interoperability, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability across portfolio solutions.
• Lead technical solution development for space related opportunities and proposals within the portfolio.
• Collaborate with capture managers, pricing teams, SMEs, and proposal staff to develop compliant and compelling technical responses.
• Contribute to technical volumes, executive summaries, staffing approaches, and solution narratives.
• Define technical discriminators, win themes, and value propositions aligned to customer evaluation criteria.
• Support proposal reviews, solution validation, and technical risk mitigation activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to solution architects, engineers, and project teams across the portfolio.
• Foster collaboration across programs, business units, operations teams, and enterprise architecture organizations.
• Support the development of reusable solution assets, standards, and best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the portfolio.

Skills

Space Systems Engineering

Digital Engineering

MBSE

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Engagement

Proposal & Capture Leadership

Team Leadership

U.S. Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Job description

ASRC Federal is seeking a Space Portfolio Solution Architect (PSA) to lead and deliver scalable space solutions across a federal portfolio. This senior role drives technical strategy, architecture, and collaboration with program leadership, capture teams, and customers to meet mission objectives.

The Space PSA will design end-to-end architectures, align with enterprise standards, and develop roadmaps, modernization plans, and solution frameworks for AFRL, USSF, NASA, NOAA, and other DoD/IC