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Solutions Architect

SAIC

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Compensation
$120–160K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect, requiredMicrosoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, requiredGoogle Professional Cloud Architect, requiredPublic Trust clearance, required

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Solutions Architect to provide technical advisory leadership for its VA Medical Disability Exam program. The role partners with development and engineering teams to design and implement enterprise-scale solutions, leads delivery teams, and owns the technical solution across requirements, architecture, build, validation, and transition. It also provides architectural direction aligned with business objectives, best practices, and industry standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cloud Computing, requiredAI/ML, requiredCybersecurity, requiredSoftware Development, requiredSystems Engineering, requiredEnterprise Architecture, requiredTechnology Integration, requiredCloud Cost Modeling, nice to haveCloud Cost Optimization, nice to haveDevOps, nice to haveCI/CD, nice to haveFederal Government Environments, nice to haveHealthcare Environments, nice to haveRegulatory Compliance, nice to haveHIPAA, nice to haveFedRAMP, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related Technical Field +14 Years or Master's +3 Years, requiredAWS Certified Solutions Architect, requiredMicrosoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, requiredGoogle Professional Cloud Architect, requiredPublic Trust Suitability, required

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Solutions Architect to serve as a technical cornerstone of SAIC's tech stack, translating complex requirements into compelling technical solutions in support of the VA Medical Disability Exam (MDE) program. This essential program provides Veterans with timely, accurate, and thorough medical examinations, and plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for our Nation's Veterans.

In this role, the Solutions Architect provides technical advisory leadership to program team, partnering directly with development/engineering teams to design and implement enterprise-scale solutions. Responsible for providing architectural direction, leading delivery teams, and ensuring successful outcomes across complex program initiatives. You will own the technical solution across the full delivery lifecycle—requirements, architecture, build, validation, and transition—while ensuring alignment with business objectives, best practices, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

  • Introduce technical vision, able to examine current systems architecture and identify dependencies and gaps.

  • Collaborate with technical staff to recommend effective solutions that meet compliance, interoperability, and scalability requirements.

  • Apply engineering disciplines for planning, design, analysis, coding, testing, rollout, and support of information systems architectures.

  • Initiating, supervising, and developing requirements for complex programs.

  • Stay current on emerging health AI technologies, clinical AI models, and cloud-native patterns. Translate that knowledge into actionable guidance and architectures.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 14 years or more experience or master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.

  • Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and/or Google Professional Cloud Architect.

  • Working knowledge across cloud, AI/ML, cyber, software development, systems engineering, and enterprise architecture.

  • Strong ability to integrate diverse technologies into complex enterprise environments.

  • Clearance – Must be able to obtain/maintain a public trust position and favorable suitability based on Background Investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Cloud Cost Modeling or experience with cloud cost optimization tools.

  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Experience supporting Federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.

  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, FedRAMP).

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618891

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 8,583 open Solutions Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–160K/yr
  • Virginia median$141–220K/yr442 salary ranges
  • US median$140–244K/yr7,661 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $140K, is 23% below the Virginia median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Solutions Architect salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 494 open Solutions Architect jobs in Virginia and 8,583 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Solutions Architect postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 7,529 postings).
Education
2,839 of the 8,583 open Solutions Architect jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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