Systems Architect

General Dynamics
Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 111,155 - 150,385 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Communication","Stakeholder management","Mentoring","Risk identification"]

Lead enterprise architecture for mission-critical NASA programs, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance for scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions. Drive system design and integration across development and 24x7 operations, aligning architectures with Federal, NIST, NASA, and cybersecurity requirements. Create and maintain architectural documentation and roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and communicate architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Systems Architect

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise architecture for mission-critical NASA programs, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance for scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions. Drive system design and integration across development and 24x7 operations, aligning architectures with Federal, NIST, NASA, and cybersecurity requirements. Create and maintain architectural documentation and roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and communicate architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Location: Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Engage with NASA customers, mission partners, and internal teams to understand requirements, constraints, and mission objectives.
  • •Lead development and implementation of enterprise architectures aligned with NASA policies, standards, and long-term goals.
  • •Develop, integrate, and maintain end-to-end enterprise system architectures, including system designs, integration patterns, data flows, and infrastructure models.
  • •Ensure architectures comply with NASA, NIST, federal IT, and cybersecurity standards; develop documentation such as diagrams, roadmaps, and interface definitions.
  • •Track technical performance and architectural alignment across projects, identify risks/gaps/dependencies, and recommend future-ready improvements and innovations.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 111,155 - 150,385 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401kDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in systems architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership.
  • •Extensive experience supporting NASA environments or comparable federal mission systems, including NASA-tailored solution design.
  • •Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
  • •Proven technical leadership experience guiding development/engineering teams and mentoring staff in architectural practices.
  • •Experience designing and managing enterprise architectures (including diagrams/technical documentation) and tracking architecture performance, metrics, and alignment.
Experience:5+ yearsNASAFederalMission-critical systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipCommunicationStakeholder managementMentoringRisk identification
Tech Stack:Cloud technologiesCybersecurityAI-enabled toolsIT Service Management (ITSM)ServiceNow

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.
Security Clearance:NACI (T1)Public Trust

Company Brief

General Dynamics
Provides IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission support services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering large-scale technology solutions and managed services for national security and government operations.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Tysons / Fairfax, United States
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