Senior Solutions Architect at CACI
Arlington, VA
$103,800–$218,100from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level solutions architect role supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) program at CACI. The position serves as technical lead for portfolio and program management across a complex federal IT environment, translating business needs into architectural requirements, leading cross-functional teams through design and deployment, and ensuring compliance with federal standards. Suits an experienced architect with a federal government background and active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 10+ years · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is titled 'Senior Solutions Architect' and is primarily about enterprise/solution architecture — translating business needs into technical designs, evaluating application portfolios, and guiding IT strategy — which maps most closely to Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211). It is not primarily a software development or infrastructure operations role.
AWS, ServiceNow, and Palantir appear together under 'Demonstrated multi-platform consolidation experience' in the Required qualifications section; they are treated as hard gates on that consolidated-platform capability rather than three independent skill gates.
TOGAF and Zachman are listed as interchangeable certification examples under the Desired section, so they are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives.
The posting states 'Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret', making Secret clearance a hard gate to begin work. The Desired section also mentions 'Current active Secret clearance,' which is consistent — the minimum-to-start language governs.
The salary range ($103,800–$218,100/year) is unusually wide, which the posting itself acknowledges is driven by factors including geographic location and federal contract wage rates.
Requires a 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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