SAIC

CMCC System Architect

SAIC$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of experience, or a Master's with 16+, or a PhD/JD with 13+ years in relevant fields.
  • TS clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
  • 15-18+ years in systems architecture or systems integration in DoD environments.
  • Proven leadership in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Cameo/SysML/DoDAF.
  • Strong communication and mentoring skills with experience briefing senior stakeholders.
  • Expertise in secure deployment objectives and configuration control.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of CMCC architecture and manage technical models.
  • Execute MBSE practices and ensure traceability among requirements and architecture.
  • Oversee external interface definitions and maintain system connections.
  • Conduct impact analyses for backlog items and align designs with reliability goals.
  • Create and maintain program-level documentation to keep stakeholders synchronized.
  • Support training initiatives with updates and standards for architectural governance.
  • Mentor systems engineers and enforce modeling discipline and configuration control.

Benefits

  • Hybrid remote working options available.
  • Opportunity to work on complex, classified DoD systems.
  • Mentorship and leadership roles to influence junior teams.
  • Access to professional development and training programs.
  • Engagement with senior government stakeholders.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is hiring a CMCC System Architect to serve as the senior technical leader responsible for defining and governing the system of systems architecture across all CMCC environments. This position will be located in Chantilly, VA, Beale AFB, CA or Colorado Springs, CO and is hybrid remote.

A successful candidate brings strong MBSE and system design expertise, excels at translating mission needs into clear architectural direction, and ensures capabilities integrate seamlessly through well defined interfaces and model driven design. The Architect drives the technical baseline, leads architectural trade studies, and partners closely with the team to maintain accurate, traceable system models that align requirements, behaviors, and interfaces with the overall CMCC technical vision.

Job Duties include:
  • Lead CMCC architecture development; own a nonproprietary technical baseline and model artifacts across classification levels; steward Government led CCB approvals.
  • Direct MBSE execution (Cameo/SysML/DoDAF); ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements, architecture, and verification.
  • Oversee EICD content and interface definitions; coordinate externals with Infrastructure Support to keep connections current and governed.
  • Provide architecture impact analyses for backlog items, capability onboarding, and environment promotion; align designs to reliability/availability objectives.
  • Produce and maintain program level artifacts (plans, schedules, capability roadmaps) to synchronize stakeholders.
  • Support SIP training with architecture updates, governance criteria, and modeling standards.
  • Ensure architecture supports SLAs, CM controls, and A&A evidence for IATT/ATC/ATO.
  • Mentor Systems Engineer/Modeler and engineering teams; enforce modeling discipline, standards, and configuration control.


Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree and eighteen (18) years or more of related experience; OR Master's and sixteen (16) years or more; OR PhD/JD and thirteen (13) years or more.


Required Qualifications & Experience:
  • TS clearance; Ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
  • US citizenship.
  • 15-18+ years in systems architecture or system of systems integration for complex/classified DoD environments.
  • Proven MBSE leadership (Cameo/SysML/DoDAF) with model to requirements traceability and verification alignment.
  • Familiarity with environment objectives (deployment/availability), SLAs, and configuration controls supporting secure releases.
  • Excellent communication and briefing skills with senior stakeholders; mentoring experience with modelers/engineers.


Desired Qualifications & Experience:
  • Experience on CMCC, CBC2, AOC Falconer, DI, JFN, or similar DAF C3BM efforts; familiarity with UCI/extensible schemas and external interface integration.
  • Experience contributing artifacts/evidence to IATT/ATC/ATO; alignment to RMF continuous monitoring.
  • Certifications: CISSP/Security+, CCSP, AWS Architect; INCOSE/SAFe helpful.
  • Experience guiding Systems Engineer/Modeler teams and governing Cameo/TWC model integrity.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
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26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
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Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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