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Hanover, Maryland, United States · On-site
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Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States · On-site
$64/hr–$120/hr
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Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$200k–$255k/yr
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Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$200k–$255k/yr
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Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$108k–$170k/yr
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Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States · On-site
$180k–$250k/yr
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Linthicum, Maryland, United States · On-site
$150k–$200k/yr
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Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
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Hanover, Maryland, United States · Remote Solely
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Hanover, Maryland, United States · Remote Solely
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Hanover, Maryland, United States · Remote Solely
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
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The Chief Systems Architect will serve as the lead technical authority guiding architectural design and systems integration for a geospatial intelligence initiative. They will collaborate with various stakeholders to develop and implement a scalable and secure enterprise architecture.
Candidates must have a Master’s degree with 15-20 years of relevant experience or a Doctorate with 13-16 years of experience, along with strong expertise in systems architecture and cloud technologies. Additional qualifications include experience with Agile teams and knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks.
Leidos Intel Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets.
The National Solutions Business Area is currently seeking a highly motivated Chief Systems Architect for the Maru Program. The successful candidate will serve as the lead technical authority guiding architectural design, systems integration, and enterprise strategy across a high-visibility geospatial intelligence initiative.
The Chief Systems Architect will work closely with our customer leadership, mission stakeholders, and other contractors to develop and implement a scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise architecture supporting both current and future geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) missions.
Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
Serve as the lead architect for a primary task order, while providing architectural guidance and alignment across the broader program as needed to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance across multiple task orders.
Serve as the principal systems architect and strategic technical advisor on all matters related to enterprise systems design, cloud integration, and architecture modernization.
Lead the development and evolution of architectural frameworks and system-of-systems designs aligned with the customer’s long-term GEOINT strategies.
Provide authoritative recommendations on technology integration, standards adoption, and data flow optimization.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), and cross-functional scrum teams to translate business needs into technical solutions that meet performance, scalability, security, and compliance requirements.
Guide technical decision-making across geographically dispersed teams to ensure consistent design patterns, coding standards, and DevSecOps practices.
Conduct architecture reviews and provide governance to ensure solutions are compliant with federal enterprise architecture frameworks, cybersecurity mandates (e.g., NIST), and cloud adoption strategies.
Define, update, and validate architectural patterns and interface specifications for enterprise-level systems.
Drive cloud-native solution strategies including containerization, and continuous integration/continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in secure environments.
Analyze and evaluate emerging technologies to inform future-state architecture and capability roadmaps.
Represent Leidos and the Maru Program in high-level technical exchanges, reviews, and governance boards with the customer and Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders.
Drive user-facing front-end development and back-end infrastructure that integrates with existing customer systems and end user mission requirements.
Expertise in at least one high-level programing language like Python, C, C++ or Java in addition to front end JavaScript API usage like Svelte or React.
US citizenship is required per contract.
Master’s with 15-20 years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 13-16 years of prior relevant experience.
10+ years of progressive experience in systems architecture, software development, solution engineering, or enterprise information technology (IT).
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing complex, mission-critical enterprise architectures with the IC.
Deep expertise in cloud architecture (AWS/C2S/IC GovCloud), data integration, and secure multi-domain systems.
Experience working with geographically dispersed Agile teams and participating in SAFe ceremonies (e.g., PI Planning Events, System Demos).
Familiarity with GEOINT data, the customer’s tools, infrastructure, and tradecraft.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead cross-organizational collaboration.
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53), zero-trust architectures, and cloud security principles.
Certifications such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
Experience supporting customer mission operations, and programs.
SAFe certification, such as SAFe Architect, SAFe Agilist (SA), or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid cloud, and cloud migration strategies.
Experience mentoring junior architects or leading architecture communities of practice.
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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
An industry & technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient innovations
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
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