Chief Systems Architect

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance for consolidated hardware/software technical baselines across facility infrastructure, network enclaves, and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Develop and recommend long-term (3+ year) architecture roadmaps supporting RDT&E, AI/ML enablement, and hybrid cloud adoption.
• Identify architecture-level risks, gaps, and technical debt, leading working groups to conduct trade studies and evaluate enterprise solutions.
• Define and disseminate ConOps, requirements, and project kickoffs to product teams to guide design and implementation.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity leadership to ensure architectural compliance with RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, and DoD/USSF policies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for architecture-related Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) deliverables and government technical interfaces.
• Provide architectural oversight for configuration management, integration reviews, and technical baseline changes.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Master's degree in Engineering or a relevant field (relevant experience may be considered toward degree requirements).
• Sec+ or other IAT Level II certification.
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, or large-scale IT architecture within DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
• 5+ years of experience integrating software and hardware solutions into operational classified environments.
• Proven experience designing hybrid on-prem/cloud architectures (e.g., AWS GovCloud, IL5/IL6) and containerized environments.
• Deep understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a DoD environment.
• Experience with RMF, NIST 800-53, and DISA STIGs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud Architect Certification.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification.
• Experience with MBSE toolsets.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules.

About the Company

Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today through an agile, innovative, and disruptive approach.