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# Senior Systems Architect

- **Company:** Strategic Inc
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data as a Services, Data Architecture, Geospatial Intelligence, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Services, Scaled Agile Framework, Systems Architecture, Information Technology, Data Management, Api Design, DODAF
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7becb79741be654e

## About the Role

Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to pass a polygraph.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM degree program, or equivalent senior-level experience as a Systems Architect. 12 years of relevant working experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
12+ years of relevant, Senior-level working experience in government or industry in relevant areas, including: Enterprise Architecture
Solution Architecture
Data Architecture
Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
Intelligence Community's (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG)

Desired:
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM degree program.
Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.
Federated Enterprise Architect certification, such as Certified Enterprise Architect.
Working knowledge of the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
Knowledge of GEOINT collections (e.g., GIMS) and data management (e.g., NCL) workflows and systems.
Knowledge of imagery products and associated standards.
Working knowledge of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Experience across the systems development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements analysis through testing and deployment.
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About Strategic ACI

## Description

Provide guidance to Mid-Level and Junior-Level Systems Architects in the design, development, maintenance, and documentation of solution architectures, ensuring traceability to the Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise requirements.
Guide the analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to identify opportunities to automate or improve existing systems.
Evaluate computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations to inform architecture and solution design.
Guide Mid-Level and Junior-Level Systems Architects in developing proposed changes to solution architecture designs based on analysis of requirements and emerging technologies.