Senior Systems Architect (Top Secret cleared)

ICF

Job Location:

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 130687 - 222169

Posted on: 6 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Systems Architect to provide enterprise/system architecture oversight for a mission-critical government environment. This role is responsible for end-to-end technical architecture ensuring solutions are secure scalable high-performing and integration-ready across cloud and hybrid platforms. The Senior Systems Architect partners with engineering DevSecOps cybersecurity and stakeholders to define target-state architecture guide implementation and ensure delivery aligns to program requirements and architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities

Lead system and solution architecture efforts across one or more product lines or mission systems.
Establish and maintain architecture standards reference architectures patterns and guardrails.
Provide technical governance through architecture reviews design approvals and technical decision records.
Architect and guide integrations across internal and external systems (APIs event streaming data exchange).
Ensure interoperability data flows and interface control documentation (ICDs) align with program needs.
Define integration patterns for legacy modernization and cloud adoption.
Define cloud landing zone/target architectures in AWS including network identity security compute and data services.
Support cloud migration/modernization strategies and trade-off analyses (cost performance risk).
Ensure architecture aligns with security requirements and compliance frameworks as applicable to the program.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to address threats vulnerabilities and risk mitigations in designs.

Required Qualifications

10 years of experience in systems architecture solution architecture or enterprise architecture roles
Active Top Secret / SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in related field
Prior experience supporting DCSA or similar national security programs
Demonstrated experience designing and overseeing high-scale high-availability systems
Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture patterns
Experience enabling or integrating with CI/CD tools and DevSecOps practices
Experience with infrastructure as code and automation (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation)
Expertise using architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF DoDAF Zachman or equivalent) and producing architecture artifacts (logical/physical views roadmaps standards)

Professional Skills

Strategic architectural thinking combined with hands-on technical depth
Ability to balance mission requirements security and performance
Leadership presence and comfort owning technical decisions
Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

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Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$130687.00 - $222169.00

DC Remote Office (DC99)

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Role OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Systems Architect to provide enterprise/system architecture oversight for a mission-critical government environment. This role is responsible for end-to-end technical architecture ensuring solutions are secure scalable high-performing and integration-ready across...