CACI International

Senior Systems Architect

CACI International$108K — $239K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI (current TS/SCI preferred)
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM discipline
  • 20+ years of progressive engineering and systems architecture experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community
  • Demonstrated expertise in designing enterprise IT solutions for large-scale government programs
  • Extensive experience modernizing secure communications networks and legacy systems
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior government executives

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical strategy and architecture development for large-scale defense and national security programs.
  • Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams in the design and integration of IT and satellite systems.
  • Integrate satellite ground solutions and secure communications technologies into existing frameworks.
  • Provide end-to-end systems engineering across all phases, from requirements analysis to operations.
  • Design modern secure enterprise networks incorporating various technologies and cloud infrastructure.
  • Develop cybersecurity architectures ensuring compliance with DoD security requirements.
  • Evaluate and implement innovative technologies that enhance mission performance and reduce risk.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness benefits
  • Financial and retirement plans
  • Support for family needs, including parental leave
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work-life balance and time-off benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Systems Architect

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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Responsibilities Include

  • Serve as a principal Architect, leading technical strategy, architecture development, and engineering execution for large-scale defense, intelligence, and national security programs.

  • Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through the design, integration, modernization, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise IT, secure communications, and satellite ground systems.

  • Architect and integrate satellite ground and gateway solutions, including Ground Entry Points (GEPs), Ka-/S-Band systems, optical ground terminals, RF communications, secure transport networks, mission interfaces, and timing/synchronization systems.

  • Provide end-to-end systems engineering leadership across requirements analysis, system architecture, interface management, trade studies, integration, test and evaluation, verification and validation, configuration management, and transition to operations.

  • Design and modernize secure enterprise network, data center, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure, incorporating routing/switching, virtualization, cybersecurity, and cloud migration technologies.

  • Develop secure communications and cybersecurity architectures leveraging Zero Trust, CSfC, RMF, Cross Domain Solutions, secure cloud technologies, NSA encryption, and NIST frameworks while ensuring compliance with DoD security requirements.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies and develop innovative technical solutions that improve mission performance, resiliency, scalability, and lifecycle cost efficiency while reducing technical risk.

  • Lead technical solutioning for strategic captures and proposals, developing solution architectures, technical approaches and discriminators, BOEs, staffing strategies, implementation roadmaps, and technical volumes.

  • Partner with capture, pricing, program, and engineering leadership to develop competitive and executable solutions and support customer briefings, technical interchange meetings, solution reviews, and executive proposal reviews.

  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior government and industry stakeholders, including organizations across the U.S. Space Force, SDA, MDA, Army, DISA, NSA, Intelligence Community, and Combatant Commands.

Required Qualifications
The individual selected for this position should possess a broad technical background spanning enterprise IT, systems engineering, secure communications, cloud technologies, satellite communications, and government infrastructure modernization. The ability to communicate highly technical concepts to executive leadership, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams is essential.

  • Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI (current TS/SCI preferred)

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM discipline

  • 20+ years of progressive engineering, systems engineering, and solutions architecture experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community customers

  • Demonstrated expertise in designing and architecting enterprise IT solutions supporting large-scale government programs

  • Demonstrated experience leading systems engineering efforts involving requirements analysis, architecture development, systems integration, testing, and operational transition

  • Extensive experience modernizing enterprise IT infrastructure, secure communications networks, and legacy government systems

  • Proven experience applying Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) methodologies from concept development through operations and sustainment

  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across geographically dispersed organizations

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior government executives, General Officers, SES personnel, and corporate leadership

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, MBA, or related discipline

  • Experience serving as Associate Director and Ground Entry Point (GEP) Engineering Lead supporting next-generation military satellite constellations

  • Direct engineering leadership supporting: Ka-Band Ground Entry Points, S-Band antenna systems, Optical Ground Terminals (Laser Communications), RF engineering, Satellite communications, Ground segment architecture

  • Experience supporting Space Force, SDA, MDA, DISA, or Intelligence Community programs

  • Experience with Cloud technologies including Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments

  • Experience implementing Zero Trust Architecture and enterprise cybersecurity solutions

  • Working knowledge of NIST SP 800 series, RMF, ISO 27001, and DoD cybersecurity requirements

  • Experience with Agile development methodologies, DevSecOps, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

  • Experience supporting Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR)

  • Experience with VMware, virtualization technologies, enterprise storage, routing and switching, and software-defined networking

  • Experience leading technical solution development for major competitive government proposals

  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent technical certifications

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$108,900 - $239,500

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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