Systems Architect - Expert

Job Description Job Description Expert Systems Architect

Mission Intelligence Group is seeking a highly experienced Expert Systems Architect to lead the development and evolution of enterprise-level architectures supporting critical intelligence and defense missions. This role is ideal for a senior architect who excels at transforming complex requirements into actionable architectural solutions, collaborating with international partners, and providing strategic technical guidance to senior leadership. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping interoperable, mission-focused architectures that align with enterprise objectives and future operational needs.

Your Role

As an Expert Systems Architect, you will serve as the technical authority for the development, maintenance, and advancement of the ASG architecture. You will provide strategic architecture guidance to government leadership, develop and present architecture views to senior international stakeholders, and ensure alignment between enterprise requirements, mission objectives, and technology solutions. This role requires deep expertise in enterprise and solution architecture, strong communication skills, and the ability to balance complex priorities while supporting international partnerships in a highly sensitive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of enterprise and solution architectures.
• Ensure traceability between architecture products, enterprise requirements, and strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain ASG architecture artifacts, roadmaps, and digital models.
• Create architecture views and visualizations to support international partner understanding and collaboration.
• Advise government leadership on architectural strategies, modernization initiatives, and emerging technologies.
• Analyze user requirements, workflows, and system capabilities to improve existing solutions.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of senior, mid-level, and junior systems architects.
• Develop architecture products in accordance with DoDAF and IC Program Architecture Guidance (PAG) standards.
• Utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies to develop and maintain digital system models.
• Apply Joint Architecture Reference Models (JARM) to identify capability gaps, support analyses of alternatives, and inform investment decisions.
• Recommend and implement architecture tools, models, simulations, reports, and decision-support capabilities.
• Manage architecture repositories, processes, and tools to ensure efficient lifecycle management of architecture artifacts.
• Provide responsive support to government stakeholders and Liaison National Officers (LNOs) on emerging and ad hoc requirements.
• Brief architecture status, recommendations, and strategic initiatives to senior government and international leadership forums.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain polygraph eligibility.

• Master's degree in:

  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Management Information Systems
  • Related STEM discipline

  OR

• 18+ years of Systems Architecture experience in lieu of a degree.

• 18+ years of experience supporting government or industry programs in one or more of the following areas:

  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Solution Architecture
  • Data Architecture
  • Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
  • Intelligence Community Program Architecture Guidance (PAG)

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with:

  • Executive leadership
  • Government stakeholders
  • International partners
  • Cross-functional technical teams

• Experience providing strategic technical recommendations and architecture guidance to senior decision-makers.

Desired Qualifications

• Working knowledge of:
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Architecture methodologies, tools, and modeling languages
• Federated Enterprise Architect Certification:
  • Certified Enterprise Architect
• National Defense University:
  • College of Information and Cyberspace Enterprise Architecture Certification
• Experience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, coalition, or international partner environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture repositories, architecture governance, and digital engineering practices.

Location

Springfield, Virginia

• 100% onsite at the customer facility
• Remote and hybrid work arrangements are not available

Why Mission Intelligence Group

At Mission Intelligence Group, engineers are trusted to focus on mission outcomes, not bureaucracy. You will work alongside experienced GEOINT professionals who value clear communication, disciplined engineering, and systems that work as intended in operational environments.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off

Join Our Team

If you are motivated by supporting GEOINT analysts, improving mission systems, and delivering reliable capabilities to the operational community, we invite you to apply.

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