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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

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Job Description

Location

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, US

Job Category

Engineering Jobs

Clearance Required

TS/SCI

Potential for Telecommute

On-Site

MTSI is seeking an experienced Software Systems Engineer Architect SME to provide high‑level technical leadership within our customer’s Software Branch. In this senior role, you will shape the vision, design, and implementation of advanced software system architectures that enable secure, scalable, and mission‑focused capabilities across the full system lifecycle—from initial concept and architecture through development, integration, deployment, operations, and transition to sustainment. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted software architecture authority, representing the customer and driving the strategic design and integration of software solutions into complex, multi‑system environments. Responsibilities include defining and maturing enterprise software architecture, developing modernization and integration strategies, establishing technical standards, ensuring compliance with applicable engineering policies and directives, and independently supporting the program office across all architectural planning, systems engineering, and technical execution activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise software architecture strategy and development, ensuring secure, scalable, and mission‑aligned solutions across the full system lifecycle.

• Define, refine, and govern software architecture requirements, standards, patterns, and reference models that guide system design, development, integration, and operations.

• Advise system owners, engineering teams, and leadership on architectural risks, technical impacts, performance considerations, interface dependencies, and compliance with applicable DoD and engineering standards.

• Assess new software capabilities, architectural updates, and modernization initiatives; recommend and validate optimal software system architecture solutions.

• Review, approve, and oversee architectural documentation including system architecture diagrams, interface control artifacts, enterprise reference models, modernization roadmaps, and integration architectures.

• Lead and validate architectural reviews, design assessments, and system evaluations to ensure software environments, interfaces, and components meet mission, security, and performance requirements.

• Prepare and deliver enterprise architecture assessments, modernization strategies, technical roadmaps, and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

• Apply sound software engineering principles, modular design practices, automation approaches, and modern architectural patterns across all phases of development, integration, and deployment.

• Evaluate software, network, and system architectures to identify scalability, resiliency, interoperability, and security considerations; recommend strategic mitigation and op