Director, Solutions Architecture [Remote]

Job Description

Director Solutions Architecture (Remote)

We re looking for a strategic and influential Solutions Architecture leader to shape the future of our Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) landscape. In this role, you will define architectural direction, guide modernization and cloud adoption, and ensure cohesive, secure, and scalable designs across onpremises and multicloud environments. You ll lead a team of high-performing architects, partner across the enterprise, and play a key role in major transformation initiatives.

What You ll Do

• Set the strategic architectural vision for Infrastructure & Operations, enabling modernization, automation-first engineering, and infrastructureascode (IaC) practices

• Lead architectural direction for large-scale transformation efforts, including enterprise cloud migration and private cloud evolution

• Establish architectural patterns, standards, and reusable designs that ensure consistency across platforms and environments

• Partner closely with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Applications, Program Management, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise-aligned solutions

• Build, lead, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of solutions architects (cloud, platform engineering, identity, network, etc.)

• Define operating models, engagement frameworks, and role clarity to scale architecture capabilities across the organization

• Represent I&O in enterprise governance forums; ensure designs meet architectural review board expectations and enterprise compliance requirements

• Integrate security, regulatory, and defense-industrial-base compliance needs into platform architecture from the outset

• Provide executive-ready communication and guidance across complex, ambiguous, and high-impact initiatives

What You Bring

• 10 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform architecture; 5 years leading architecture or engineering teams

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud), IaC tooling, and modern infrastructure design principles

• Proven success driving modernization, cloud migration, platform transformation, or large-scale technical change

• Strong ability to influence without authority and build alignment across diverse technical and business teams

• Excellent communication skills, able to convey architectural strategy to engineers, leaders, and executives

• Experience supporting highly regulated, secure, or complex enterprise environments (defense, aerospace, or similar preferred)

• Strategic, collaborative mindset with a focus on architectural clarity, enterprise consistency, and long-term vision

Impact You ll Have

• Shape a cohesive, forward-looking architectural strategy for Infrastructure & Operations

• Build a world-class Solutions Architecture function that scales with organizational needs

• Accelerate cloud adoption, private cloud modernization, and automation-driven engineering practices

• Strengthen security, compliance, and operational consistency across all I&O platforms

• Improve enterprise alignment through predictable, transparent, and trusted architectural engagement

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• 10 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform architecture; 5 years leading architecture or engineering teams

• Bachelors degree or the eqivalent experience

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud), IaC tooling, and modern infrastructure design principles

• Proven success driving modernization, cloud migration, platform transformation, or large-scale technical change

• Strong ability to influence without authority and build alignment across diverse technical and business teams

• Excellent communication skills, able to convey architectural strategy to engineers, leaders, and executives

• Experience supporting highly regulated, secure, or complex enterprise environments (defense, aerospace, or similar preferred)

• Strategic, collaborative mindset with a focus on architectural clarity, enterprise consistency, and long-term vision

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

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.

Director, Solutions Architecture [Remote]

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