Systems Architect with Security Clearance

We are seeking a Systems Architect to design, optimize, and integrate complex system architectures that enable effective data flow, interoperability, and mission performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of how systems connect, communicate, and exchange data, and will be responsible for defining architectural interfaces, data-sharing strategies, and output requirements across multiple systems and components.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design & Integration:
• Determine optimal methods for interconnecting systems to enhance overall architecture performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Design and define system interfaces, integration pathways, and communication mechanisms.
• Data Architecture & Interoperability:
• Identify what data should be shared across systems to support mission needs, analytics, and operational decision-making.
• Define the data outputs the architecture must generate, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with user or mission requirements.
• Develop data flow diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), and architecture models.
• Performance Optimization:
• Evaluate existing system architectures to identify opportunities for improved performance, reduced latency, and increased system resilience.
• Recommend architectural enhancements or system changes based on technical analysis and best practices.
• Requirements Analysis & Translation:
• Work with stakeholders to understand mission or customer requirements and translate them into architectural designs, data needs, and integration specifications.
• Ensure that architectural solutions meet technical, schedule, security, and cost constraints.
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership:
• Collaborate with engineers, program managers, and external partners to ensure coherent system-of-systems integration.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout development, testing, and deployment phases. This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly
• MA/MS with 13+ years of relevant experience, or BA/BS with 15+ years of relevant experience in a related discipline
• Experience with remote sensing systems, including satellite and airborne platforms
• Expertise in designing, integrating, and optimizing complex system architectures
• Strong knowledge of system interoperability, interface design, and system-to-system communications
• Experience defining data-sharing requirements, system outputs, and performance metrics
• Ability to analyze and optimize architecture performance, reliability, and resiliency
• Senior systems engineering experience across requirements, solutions, integration, test and evaluation, and lifecycle analysis
• Experience supporting NSG, ASG, and Federal Agency systems
• Senior DoD/IC programmatic management experience with systems architecture/engineering focus
• Skilled in requirements capture, traceability, and translating mission needs into technical solutions
• Experience allocating requirements across architecture components and executing programs
• Hands-on systems integration experience
• Strong communication and documentation skills, including diagrams and interface documentation
• Willingness to travel to support meetings and imaging system field tests
• Knowledge of end-to-end life-cycle delivery of information technology capabilities.
• Experience designing, integrating, testing, or sustain security network systems in complex mission environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise network architecture concepts and networking protocols.
• Cloud, Hybrid, Visualized or software-defined network environments.
• Network monitoring, telemetry logging or analytics capabilities used to assess performance, availability, and operational health.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and mission assurance principles, as applied to network design, including secure architecture, vulnerability mitigation, access control, encryption and logging. Why Work for Us? Core4ce is a team of innovators, self-starters, and critical thinkers-driven by a shared mission to strengthen national security and advance warfighting outcomes. We offer:
• 401(k) with 100% company match on the first 6% deferred, with immediate vesting
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage-employee portion paid 100% by Core4ce
• Unlimited access to training and certifications, with no pre-set cap on eligible professional development
• Tuition assistance for job-related degrees and courses
• Paid parental leave, PTO that grows with tenure, and generous holiday schedules
• Got a big idea? At Core4ce, The Forge gives every employee the chance to propose bold innovations and help bring them to life with internal backing.
• Join us to build a career that matters-supported by a company that invests in you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
• Core4ce provides the listed pay range for this position as a general guideline only and not as a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Final offers may take into account a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data alignment, any applicable collective bargaining agreement, and other legal requirements.