Solutions Architect

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Sea, Land, Air Analysis Group's mission is to deliver objective analyses, plans and strategies to US Navy, US Marine Corps, USAF, other DoD, and Australian Defence Force clients to support technology development, acquisition, delivery and sustainment decisions. The group provides the core of SPA thought leadership on Undersea Strategy, Software Development and Cost Estimating, with additional benchmark capabilities in AI/ML & Decision Analytics, Modeling and Simulation, and Future Force Assessments.

SPA has a need for a Solutions Architect, who will serve as the lead integrator of endtoend mission planning solutions across capabilities, data, and the Common Development Environment (CDE). This technical leader will work sidebyside with government stakeholders to translate strategy and roadmaps into executable technical work and sequenced increments. The Solutions Architect will be responsible for aligning integration and test plans, platformspecific MPE deliveries, and acquisition activities with the overall modernization roadmap.#FC #DICE

The Solutions Architect designs endtoend solutions that integrate mission planning capabilities, data, and the Common Development Environment (CDE) to meet portfolio and solutionlevel needs. They sit sidebyside with government stakeholders to translate strategy and roadmaps into executable technical work, helping decompose complex operational needs into implementable features and increments. The Solutions Architect ensures that integration, testing, and fielding plans support platformspecific Mission Planning Environments (MPEs) and aligns delivery order content with the modernization roadmap. They serve as a key technical advisor for acquisition planning, requirements refinement, and evaluation of technical proposals, bridging enterprise architecture and platformlevel implementation.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture or senior systems engineering with demonstrable mission planning or closely related domain expertise
• Experience working directly with government program offices as a trusted technical advisor on requirements, delivery order development, and technical evaluations
• Proven ability to integrate and synchronize frameworks, common components, and platformunique components using shared baselines and toolchains
• Experience conducting field analysis of MPE requirements, mapping them to architecture and componentlevel changes, and coordinating across multiple development organizations
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related discipline
• Active Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree in relevant field plus prior service as a senior government civilian (GS13/14/15) or fieldgrade officer in the mission planning community, or directly comparable experience working alongside that community
• Experience with FMS MPE development and integration, including agile development of countryunique capabilities and associated evaluations and media/install script preparation
• Familiarity with building and maintaining enterpriselevel Integrated Master Schedules to coordinate MPE deliveries with aircraft upgrades, OS/SDC changes, and framework/tool updates
• Demonstrated ability to author and communicate technical roadmaps and align them with milestone documentation such as SEPs, ISPs, and Program Protection Plans
• Experience leading or supporting developer and user evaluation events, preFQT readiness assessments, and coordination with test organizations