Solutions Architect

Job description

**Job Description**
Ready to make a difference?

Our employees design, integrate, and test the world s next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers.

You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry s most difficult problems.

Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future.

We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of?

Come build your career with us.

BAE Systems is looking for an experienced, self-motivated Solutions Architect to work on a multi-disciplinary team in an Agile, fast-paced development environment.

The Solutions Architect will provide expertise and guidance to development teams, contribute to technical evaluations or proof-of-concept initiatives, and support strategy development.

The qualified candidate will support the development and implementation of Space Ground mission-focused software cloud applications.

Because of the need for intermittent in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform a portion of work onsite, this position will be considered hybrid.

This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 50% or more of the time, as well as remotely, when applicable.

* Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status*

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being.

Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.

We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.

Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.

Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Typically a Bachelor s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science or engineering field of study plus 12 years of experience in software development or related field
+ Top Secret clearance
+ Work with Government stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and ARTs to align the architectural direction with the Solution Context
+ Work with Suppliers, making sure the technical characteristics for supplier-delivered capabilities are understood and assisting with the architectural.
+ Collaborate with System Architects/ Engineering teams to understand how their capabilities fit into and support the larger direction of the overall system.
+ Participate in Architecture Sync to ensure consistency in how emerging designs and tradeoffs are managed across the ART, allowing frequent opportunities to steer implementation approaches without becoming a source of delays
+ Collaborate with Engineering direct and key stakeholders on progress, budget, release strategy, and readiness.

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Experience developing and deploying scalable micro-services in an enterprise architecture
+ Experience with delivery on AWS or an equivalent public cloud computing environment
+ Experience with delivery of services in hybrid cloud/on-premises infrastructures
+ Strong oral and written communications skills
+ Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems
+ 5 years of experience leading a development team
+ 5 years of experience as a lead systems architect in cloud computing environments featuring hybrid cloud/on-premises infrastructures
+ 2 years of AI/ML experience to include integrating deep learning techniques, scalable cloud architectures, and/or imagery processing

**Pay Information**
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures.

However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being.

Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.

We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.

Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.

Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Solutions Architect**

**117484BR**

EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer.

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