Agile Acceleration Team Solutions Architect Team Lead

** Description*
* SAIC is seeking qualified applicants to support a cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI platform. Roles include managing customer relationships, service portfolio and catalog management, software engineering & development, data/AI engineering, IT systems operations, and use case intake and analytics for DoW enterprise-scale mission objectives  
** expected in Spring/Summer 2026.*
* ** Positions are contingent pending contract award.*
* A majority of the opportunities are in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WDCMA). Some work may be performed remotely, subject to Government approval.

Job Responsibilities:

+ During Transition In:

+ Inherit existing architecture artifacts and tech documentation

+ Conduct architecture discovery sessions with gov and CDAO stakeholders

+ Assess current modular maturity across NIPR/SIPS/JWICs environments

+ Identify technical debt, vendor-lock risks, and non-standard components

+ Review existing APIs, tech standards, risks and constraints

+ Map current Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD pipelines

+ Assess current Cloud architecture

+ Design and develop solutions for:

+ Complex application integration problems

+ System administration issues

+ Network concerns

+ Perform systems management and integration functions.

+ Interface directly with all user types and WDP development teams in all phases of the product lifecycle to:

+ Eliminate roadblocks

+ Maintain requirements discipline

+ Continuously enhance WDP system performance and capabilities.

+ Maintain critical industry and academia relationships to source and accredit best-of breed AI/ML tools, accelerating accreditation.

+ Architect use case solutions in support of Customer Success Operations.

** Qualifications*
* *
* Education and Experience:

** Bachelor's degree with 18 years of relevant experience; or Master's with 16 years of relevant experience, or PhD or JD with 8 years of relevant experience.

** Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and

Competencies:

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* + Knowledge of cloud computing concepts, data pipelines & APIs

+ Advanced problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated track record of identifying roadblocks, analyzing root causes, and driving effective resolutions.

+ Customer-centric mindset, ensuring solutions support positive user experiences while meeting stakeholder expectations and mission outcomes

+ Ability to engage directly with diverse user groups and coordinate closely with development teams throughout all phases of the product lifecycle.

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Experience with full lifecycle and secure and automated development of data management, data analytics, or ML

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Experience with data visualization packages in Python or similar programming languages

+ Data engineering and operations experience with one of the large cloud-computing infrastructure solutions similar to AWS, MS Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment

+ Experience using Agile development methodologies and Application Lifecycle Management

REQNUMBER: 2612146

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