What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Solutions Architect position at SNC?
The Principal Enterprise Solution Architect builds detailed architecture blueprints and software product roadmaps to enable solving business problems of highest priority and complexity. They must have a high degree of understanding of the customer requirement elicitation process and must be able to take those requirements and map to software roadmaps. The Solution Architect ensures solutions align to Enterprise Architecture strategies, standards, and patterns across business, data, applications, and infrastructure architecture layers. He/she facilitates coordination with business area leadership, architects, and SMEs within the assigned business organizations, as well as BD leadership. He/she also acts as a primary source on prioritization decisions along with Technology and BD on software pipeline decisions. The Solution Architect stays current on applicable technologies to the TRAX product line and drives the incorporation of new and emerging technologies into the existing infrastructure, ensuring continuous innovation and relevance in the market.
The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.
Responsibilities:
- Customer Demonstrations: Responsible for designing and executing demonstrations for potential customers to support Business Development initiatives, showcasing the capabilities and benefits of TRAX solutions.
- Requirements Elicitation and Prioritization: Lead the process of gathering and prioritizing customer requirements to support Agile software development roadmaps, ensuring alignment with mission objectives and software product management goals.
- Architecture Development: Build detailed architecture blueprints and software product roadmaps that solve high-priority and complex business problems, ensuring solutions align with Enterprise Architecture strategies, standards, and patterns across business, data, applications, and infrastructure layers.
- Emerging Technology Integration: Drive the incorporation of new and emerging technologies into the existing TRAX infrastructure through active participation in Internal Research and Development (IRAD) initiatives, enhancing product capabilities and future-proofing the TRAX product line.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Facilitate coordination with business area leadership, architects, and SMEs within the assigned business organizations, as well as Business Development leadership, to ensure cohesive strategy and execution.
- Travel Requirements: Travel up to 50% annually for customer engagement, business development, exercise support, and integration support to end users, ensuring hands-on involvement and direct customer interaction.
- Decision-Making Support: Act as a primary source for prioritization decisions along with Technology and Business Development teams on software pipeline decisions, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and customer needs.
- Staying Current on Technologies: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of applicable technologies to the TRAX product line and JADC2 strategies, efforts, and technologies, ensuring ongoing innovation and market relevance.
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Active participation in Internal Research and Development (IRAD) initiatives, integrating emerging technologies into the existing infrastructure to enhance and future-proof the TRAX product line.
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Typically, 14 years experience as a Solution Architect or similar role, with a strong background in designing and implementing technical solutions.
- Extensive knowledge of enterprise architecture, system integration, and software development methodologies.
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and related services.
- Strong understanding of security, scalability, and performance considerations in solution design.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and drive consensus among stakeholders.
- Progressive hands-on experience with wireless networks, tactical communications, and personal computers, including experience in drafting reference architectures, designing, developing, and integrating applications
- Proven ability to manage vendor relationships effectively
- Strong communication skills and the ability to interface with customers professionally
- Advanced understanding of the fundamentals of tactical datalinks and how to integrate them into military operations
- Solid experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Experience in selling to the Department of Defense (DoD), particularly within the Special Operations and Intelligence Communities, and supporting business development qualification processes
- Ability to possess a DoD clearance specific to the contract, obtain the applicable medical examinations for deployments, and willingness to fly on military aircraft in support of operations around the globe
- Expert knowledge in Link-16, Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL), Mobile Adhoc NETworks, (MANET), TRAX, and various other protocols/military tactical data links
- Ability to understand customer requirements, develop robust Tactical Datalinks hardware/software solutions in order to fully support the mission Tactical Datalink capability
- An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Experience with Agile and DevOps practices
- Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
- Mil-STD Protocol Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding Military Standard (Mil-STD) protocols and their applications, particularly Link 16, VMF (Variable Message Format) is highly desirable.
- Software Development Expertise: In-depth knowledge of modern software development architectures and integration patterns.
- Military Experience: Direct experience with US military operations, especially in Fires and Communications, is highly desirable.
SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.
SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!
SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
