Senior Solution Architect at KBR
Charleston, SC
$207,000–$311,000from the description
Aug 6, 2026
Charleston, SC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pre-sales and proposal-focused Solution Architect role supporting KBR's Defense and Intelligence business unit. The position centers on translating government customer requirements into winning technical proposals — writing technical volumes, developing system designs and roadmaps, and collaborating with business development and capture teams. Candidates need deep familiarity with DoD/IC technology domains and a track record of supporting competitive government contract pursuits.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Multiple work locations are listed (Northern Virginia, Dayton OH, Colorado Springs CO, El Segundo CA, King of Prussia PA, Huntsville AL, Charleston SC, Patuxent River MD); the Northern Virginia/DC metro is used as the primary CBSA since it is listed first and is the most common hub for this type of DoD/IC role.
Three separate compensation ranges are provided by geography: $189K–$284K (Colorado), $198K–$298K (Maryland), and $207K–$311K (California and Northern Virginia). The California/Northern Virginia range is reported here as it is the highest and covers the primary listed location.
The clearance requirement states 'Active Top Secret Clearance is required, with eligibility for TS/SCI.' This is treated as a hard gate on an active TS clearance; TS/SCI eligibility is an additional expectation but not stated as a current possession requirement.
The degree requirement states a bachelor's in a technical discipline but explicitly accepts additional experience in lieu of degree, so no minimum degree is flagged as a hard gate.
The skills listed (Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, Cloud Architectures, Agile, MBSE, Digital Engineering) appear in the Required Qualifications section as domain knowledge areas the candidate 'should' understand. They are retained as required given their placement in the qualifications block, though the framing is somewhat softer than a direct 'must have X years' gate.
This role is primarily a technical pre-sales/proposal architect function rather than a hands-on engineering or systems analysis role; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best fit, with 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) as a reasonable alternative given the systems design and requirements translation work.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Digital Engineering.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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