Systems Architect

SAIC; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Systems Architect to lead architecture development, governance, and systems engineering across a complex mission-systems ecosystem. You will guide architectural baselines, MBSE practices, and interface models, coordinating with diverse teams to ensure traceability and effective decision-making.

The role requires DoD/Intelligence Community experience, TS/SCI clearance, and a track record of leading architecture reviews and governance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of related DoD/IC systems experience.
• TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Experience with MBSE tools and architecture products.
• Proven ability to lead architecture reviews and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture development and maintain system architecture and technical baseline.
• Develop and maintain architecture products (OVs, SVs, context diagrams, sequence diagrams, use cases, interfaces).
• Perform architecture impact assessments for new capabilities, integrations, and system changes.
• Develop future-state architecture concepts, roadmaps, and technical recommendations.
• Support decomposition of capabilities into system behaviors and interfaces.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, interfaces, capabilities, and implementations.
• Coordinate with SE, Data Integration, External Integration, Test, Cloud, Cyber, and DevSecOps teams on architecture products.
• Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and support CCB activities.
• Conduct trade studies, architecture assessments, and evaluations for program decisions.
• Capture system behaviors and decisions to reduce tribal knowledge.
• Provide technical leadership to Systems Engineering and Test teams.
• Support MBSE/digital engineering adoption where valuable.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

Architecture governance

Trade studies

DoD/IC experience

IC experience

Team leadership

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree +14+ years

Master's degree +12+ years

PhD +9+ years

Tools

Cameo

Teamwork Cloud

Job description

Description

SAIC is a trusted leader in delivering advanced command and control capabilities across the Department of the Air Force. Working alongside operators, engineers, Capability Providers, and government stakeholders, SAIC helps accelerate the delivery of interoperable capabilities that enhance mission effectiveness.

SAIC is seeking a Systems Architect to lead architecture development, technical baseline management, and systems engineering activities across a complex ecosystem of mission systems, applications, interfaces, and external integrations. This individual will serve as the program's architecture lead, helping ensure architecture, technical baselines, and implementation efforts remain aligned as the system evolves.

The successful candidate will lead architecture governance activities, perform architecture impact assessments, develop future-state architectural concepts, and provide technical leadership across the Systems Engineering organization.

Job Duties Include:

• Lead development and maintenance of the program's system architecture and technical baseline.
• Develop and maintain architecture products including operational views, system views, context diagrams, sequence diagrams, use cases, and interface models.
• Perform architecture impact assessments for new capabilities, integrations, interfaces, technologies, and system modifications.
• Develop future-state architecture concepts, modernization roadmaps, and technical recommendations supporting evolving mission needs.
• Support decomposition of capabilities and user stories into system behaviors, interfaces, and technical solutions.
• Maintain architecture traceability across requirements, interfaces, capabilities, and implementation efforts.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering, Data Integration, External Integration, Test, Cloud, Cyber, and DevSecOps teams to ensure architecture products accurately represent the system.
• Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and support Technical Baseline Change Control Board (CCB) activities.
• Conduct trade studies, technical assessments, and architecture evaluations supporting program decisions.
• Capture system behaviors, interfaces, workflows, and engineering decisions to improve stakeholder understanding and reduce reliance on tribal knowledge.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Systems Engineering and Test personnel.
• Support the adoption of MBSE and digital engineering practices where they provide value to the program.
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and fourteen (14) years or more of related experience; OR Master's degree and twelve (12) years or more of related experience; OR PhD and nine (9) years or more of related experience.
• TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Experience supporting systems engineering, system architecture, solution architecture, or technical baseline management within DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
• Experience developing architecture products, interface definitions, operational workflows, and system behaviors.
• Experience with MBSE tools and methodologies including Cameo, SysML, Teamwork Cloud, or similar platforms.
• Experience performing trade studies, architecture assessments, and technical evaluations.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, technical baseline activities, or engineering governance processes.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Experience developing DoDAF architecture products including OVs, SVs, and related operational and system views.
• Experience supporting ARBs, Technical Baseline CCBs, or similar engineering governance activities.
• Experience leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, or coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering organizations.
• Experience supporting command and control, battle management, ISR, air operations, space operations, or similar mission systems.
• Familiarity with OMS, UCI, ICDs, EICDs, cloud environments, DevSecOps, and software-intensive systems.
• Experience working with Agile engineering environments and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.