Chief Solutions Architect

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Chief Solutions Architect Job Category:
Information Technology Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

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CACI is seeking a Chief Solutions Architect to serve as the senior technical and strategic leader responsible for shaping, governing, and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This role primarily supports growth efforts from inception to delivery, ensuring solutions are innovative, secure, scalable, and executable, but may support program delivery teams in implemented proposed solutions. The Chief Solutions Architect partners closely with executive leadership, capture teams, program management, and customers to translate complex requirements into integrated, value-driven architectures.

The ideal candidate will have excellent listening and questioning skills with the ability to work directly with Government customers to decompose and identify problems and opportunities. Because of the scale and complexity, candidates need to possess a broad degree of technical expertise. Candidates will be required to support written/oral presentations as part of DHS capture initiatives.

This is a hybrid position required 2-3 days onsite in Oxon Hill, MD.Responsibilities:

Serve as the enterprise authority for solution architecture across multiple DHS capture efforts and active programs

Lead the development of end-to-end technical solutions spanning infrastructure, cloud, applications, cybersecurity, data, and IT service management

Support early-stage and active capture efforts by developing initial solution concepts, technical strategies, architectures, and roadmaps

Ensure continuity between proposed capture solutions and post-award execution, supporting on-program modernization and transformation initiatives

Partner with business development, capture managers, and delivery leadership to balance innovation, risk, cost, schedule, and operational feasibility

Engage directly with DHS stakeholders to understand mission needs and clearly articulate solution value

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption aligned to enterprise strategy and DHS priorities

Support program execution by guiding technical decisions, resolving complex issues, and mitigating technical risk

Qualifications:

Required:

Ability to Obtain DHS EOD Public Trust Clearance Bachelors (or equivalent) plus 15 years of experience. Equivalency includes AA + 17 total years of work experience, MA + 12 years of experience or 21 total years of work experience
10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT, solution architecture, or systems engineering roles

Demonstrated experience supporting capture efforts, including development of initial capture team solution concepts, architectures, and technical strategies, with the ability to transition into on-program technology transformation initiatives post-award

Proven ability to design and lead large-scale, complex, multi-domain IT solutions from concept through execution

Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical solutions, roadmaps, and trade-offs to executives, capture teams, and government stakeholders

Demonstrated experience developing, communicating, and defending solution architectures and multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to modernization and transformation goals

Strong understanding of enterprise IT domains, including:

Cloud and hybrid infrastructure

Application and systems architecture

Cybersecurity and Zero Trust principles

Data, analytics, and integrationIT service management and operations

Desired:

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP…