Agile Acceleration Team Solutions Architect Chief

** 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.

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* Job Responsibilities:

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* + During Transition In:

+ Inherit existing architecture artifacts and tech documentation.

+ Conduct architecture discovery sessions with government 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.

+ Develop a strategic engineering plan for addressing identified gaps and anticipated challenges from the above.

+ 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*
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* Education and Experience:

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* + 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.

+ Ability to leverage domain expertise for a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements.

+ 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.

+ Experience applying DoW Security Management and Security Engineering policy guidance and directives.

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Experience with DoW RMF, vulnerability assessments, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) reporting, and IA problem resolution.

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Experience with evaluating cybersecurity engineering tradeoffs in cloud-native and multi-cloud environments.

+ Experience designing and implementing security controls in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-53.

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