Solutions Architect-Technologist

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Technologist Solutions Architect to lead the architecture, design, and modernization of advanced Modeling & Simulation (M&S), Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC), and wargaming environments supporting military education, training, experimentation, and operational planning at the Air Force Academy. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO and will be an onsite position.

The Solutions Architect serves as the primary technical advisor authority responsible for translating operational requirements into scalable, secure, and interoperable enterprise solutions. This role partners with government leadership, military stakeholders, engineering teams, and technology vendors to define solution strategies, develop architectural roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and guide the implementation of complex simulation ecosystems. The successful candidate will balance mission requirements, technical feasibility, cybersecurity, interoperability, lifecycle cost, and operational realism while ensuring solutions align with Joint doctrine and evolving Department of Defense modernization initiatives.

• Lead the architecture and modernization of enterprise Modeling & Simulation, LVC, and wargaming environments supporting Joint and coalition operations.
• Develop current-state and future-state solution architectures that align operational objectives with scalable technical capabilities.
• Translate military operational requirements, Joint doctrine, concepts of operation (CONOPS), and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) into integrated technical architectures and implementation strategies.
• Design enterprise-level system architectures integrating simulation platforms, virtualization, networking, storage, cloud technologies, AI/ML capabilities, and data services.
• Lead architecture assessments, technology evaluations, trade studies, and gap analyses to identify modernization opportunities and architectural improvements.
• Develop reference architectures, interface specifications, integration strategies, and technical standards supporting interoperability across complex simulation ecosystems.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, software engineering, networking, and operational stakeholders to ensure solutions satisfy mission, security, and performance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture reviews, design reviews, technology demonstrations, proof-of-concept activities, and customer engagements.
• Advise government leadership on technical strategy, technology investment decisions, modernization planning, and architectural risk.
• Evaluate commercial, government, and emerging technologies for applicability within military simulation and training environments.
• Support acquisition planning by developing technical requirements, architectural documentation, and modernization roadmaps.
• Ensure architectures support scalability, resiliency, maintainability, cybersecurity, and operational readiness.
• Mentor engineering teams and establish architectural best practices across the organization.

Bachelor's with 12+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Clearance Required: None
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions supporting Department of Defense or Federal Government environments.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Systems Engineer.
• Experience architecting large-scale distributed systems supporting Modeling & Simulation, LVC, wargaming, or mission systems.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture methodologies and systems integration principles.
• Experience translating operational requirements into enterprise solution architectures.
• Experience leading technology evaluations, architecture trade studies, and modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms, enterprise networking, storage, cloud technologies, identity management, and cybersecurity principles.
• Familiarity with simulation interoperability standards such as DIS, HLA, TENA, or related protocols.
• Experience developing technical roadmaps, reference architectures, architecture decision documentation, and technical implementation plans.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation skills with experience briefing technical and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO), Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), or Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC) environments.
• Experience with Live-Virtual-Constructive architectures.
• Knowledge of DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture and Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, GPU computing, cloud platforms, automation, DevSecOps, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience supporting technology acquisition, proposal development, or technical solution strategy.

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