Chief Architect

Primary Location: Los Angeles, CA

Clearance: TS with SCI Eligibility (required)

Employment Type: Full-time, Contract Support

Partners: The position my be filled by ITSC or one of our contract partners

About ITSC

ITSC Secure Solutions is a mission-focused small business committed to delivering superior services and high-quality technical solutions to our government customers. Guided by our core values- Integrity Through Service and Commitment- ITSC places integrity, technical excellence, and customer success at the forefront of everything we do. Our team-oriented culture values expertise, accountability, and continuous improvement while supporting critical national security misisons.

Impact of the Role

The Chief Architect directly influences the technical coherence and engineering integrity of the FORGE enterprise. This role ensures system level requirements, designs, and verification activities are aligned across IPTs, reducing integration risk and enabling consistient, mission ready technical baselines in support of Missile Warning operations.

KeyResponsibilities

• Serve as the definitive technical authority for enterprise engineering and system architecture
• Lead and manage a multi-disciplined engineering team across the program
• Drive and maintain system architecture, technical baselines, and system performance
• Support coordination of Missile Warning system-level requirements, design, V&V activities
• Act as a key stakeholder in major engineering reviews, readiness reviews, and configuration control boards
• In coordination with the SEIT Lead, ensure adherence to sound engineering processes across FORGE development, production, test, and sustainment Maintain technical oversight of FORGE IPT activities and ensure horizontal integration of best engineering practices

• Coordinate closely with the Government SEIT Lead to ensure consistent and aligned technical baselines

Required Knowledge & Technical Expertise

• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

• Agile / Scrum methodologies

• DevSecOps

• Application Programming Interfaces (API)

• Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

• Command and Control (C2) Systems

• FORGE

• GPS OCX

• SBIRS / OPIR

• Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)

• ITW/AA Enterprise

• Defense Support Program (DSP)

• GPS Satellites

• Modeling & Simulation

• Test Planning and Execution

• System modernization and prototype testing/integration

• Independent program assessments

• Technology development strategy

• SPRDE (Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering)

• DoD Systems Engineering policy

Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years of relevant experience supporting complex DoD or Missile Warning systems
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline
• Demonstrated experience serving as Chief Engineer, Chief Architect, or enterprise technical authority
• Proven leadership of large, multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Active TS/SCI clearance