Solutions Architect

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can : Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS / SCI level with CI polygraph.

Vantor is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to lead the design, integration, and evolution of a comprehensive knowledge management platform — one that unifies AI-driven insights, data engineering, ontology development, and core application sustainment. This role bridges AI innovation with enterprise software architecture, ensuring that our solutions remain secure, scalable, and transformative across the mission space.

Responsibilities :

Strategic & Architectural Leadership

• Engage directly with users and senior mission stakeholders to understand analytical, operational, and collaboration challenges.
• Define the overall technical architecture for a knowledge management ecosystem encompassing platform, data, and AI components.
• Translate mission and user needs into robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions.
• Oversee end-to-end solution design — from data ingestion and curation to AI-driven analytics, knowledge graphing, and user-facing applications.

AI & Generative AI Integration

Data & Knowledge Architecture

Platform Development & Sustainment

Stakeholder & Mission Engagement

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Pay Transparency : In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is : $170,000.00 - $284,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits : Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at : , this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and / or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

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