Senior Solution Architect (Arlington)

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join our team building next‑generation Digital Twin solutions for Data Center owners and operators. Supporting end‑to‑end project lifecycle use cases such as concept planning, design, and operations, the Digital Twin platform supports large‑scale telemetry ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization to drive higher reliability, smarter capital planning, and more resilient facility performance.

You will play a critical role in defining the architectural vision, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring scalable, secure, and high‑performance system design. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring both strategic thinking and deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, data systems, and distributed architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and own the end‑to‑end solution architecture for a cloud‑native Digital Twin
• SaaS platform
• Establish design patterns for scalable, fault‑tolerant, multi‑tenant systems
• Establish canonical integration patterns across telemetry systems, simulation
• engines, BIM environments, and operational platforms
• Lead architectural decisions across data ingestion, streaming, storage, processing,
• and API layers
• Ensure alignment between product vision, engineering execution, and platform
• capabilities
• Operate effectively in evolving technical environments where requirements, vendor
• capabilities, and architectural boundaries are still emerging
• Identify architectural bottlenecks, operational constraints, and integration risks
• early, and drive pragmatic designs that remain viable under real‑world delivery,
• licensing, compliance, and infrastructure limitations.

Data & Platform Engineering

• Design systems to handle high-volume telemetry data ingestion (IoT, sensors, operational data streams)
• Architect solutions for
• Real‑time and batch data processing pipelines
• Time‑series and analytical data storage
• High‑performance data access and visualization layers
• Guide implementation of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks

Digital Twin & Domain Modeling

• Define architectural approaches for representing physical assets and systems as Digital Twins
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to model Data Center systems, assets, and operational workflows
• Support long‑term extensibility into planning, simulation, and design‑phase capabilities
• Define integration patterns across simulation, BIM, and 3D visualization ecosystems, including platforms such as NVIDIA Omniverse, Autodesk Forma, and USD‑based workflows

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and UX/UI to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Mentor and guide engineering teams through architecture reviews and critical design decisions
• Work with customers and stakeholders to understand integration and scalability requirements
• Collaborate closely with simulation SMEs, platform engineers, and Product leadership to iteratively refine architecture through technical discovery and prototyping

Technology Strategy & Innovation

• Evaluate and recommend technologies across cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), data platforms, and analytics tools
• Stay current with trends in Digital Twins, IoT platforms, and industrial SaaS solutions
• Drive innovation in areas such as real‑time analytics, simulation, and AI/ML integration
• Assess trade‑offs across platform capabilities, operational constraints, licensing models, compliance requirements, and long‑term maintainability when defining architectural direction.

Here's what you'll need

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
• Proven experience designing and delivering large‑scale, cloud‑native SaaS platforms
• Strong expertise in
• Distributed systems and event‑driven architectures
• Data platforms (streaming, batch processing, data lakes, time‑series DBs)
• API design and microservices architecture
• Experience with telemetry/IoT data ingestion and processing systems
• Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred)

Preferred

• Experience with Digital Twin platforms or modeling physical systems
• Familiarity with Data Center infrastructure, operations, or industrial environments
• Experience designing multi‑tenant B2B SaaS platforms
• Exposure to data visualization platforms, analytics tools, or simulation frameworks
• Knowledge of AI/ML applications in operational optimization or predictive maintenance
• Experience integrating with Digital Twin, BIM, simulation, or spatial computing platforms (e.g. NVIDIA Omniverse, Autodesk Forma, Unity, Unreal Engine, USD ecosystems)

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $165,000.00 to $190,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on June 10, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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