Federal Solution Architect

Jobtailor; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Solution Architect to design and deliver technical solutions for Federal customers. You will join the Business Development team and contribute across opportunity assessment, strategy workshops, and competitive analyses, shaping innovative solutions and leading technical proposals.

You will collaborate with Capture and Operations to turn opportunities into compelling proposals, driving technical direction and providing leadership in architecture for complex systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in systems engineering/architecture and software development.
• Experience developing proposals for Federal IT customers.
• Experience leading architecture of integration, migration, and sustainment solutions.
• Knowledge of requirements analysis and allocation to software functionality.
• Proficiency with Agile, DevOps, and other software development methodologies.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud for Federal/State customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver technical solutions for Federal customers.
• Participate in business development life cycle—opportunity assessment, strategy workshops, competitive assessments, and solution development.
• Support new business capture by developing innovative solutions and leading technical proposals.
• Define technical direction and architecture for prospective opportunities; develop lifecycle cost models.
• Communicate solutions to customers, management, and teaming partners; prepare presentations and white papers.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Solution Architecture

Proposal development

Cloud platforms

Cyber security

Communications

Public Trust clearance

Job description

Responsibilities

• Our Solution Architect will be responsible for designing and delivering technical solutions for our Federal customers.
• The successful Solution Architect will be a part of the Business Development team and participate in all phases of the business development life cycle including opportunity assessment, strategy workshops, Black Hat competitive assessments, competitive technical solutions, and technical solution development.
• The Solution Architect will be the technical team member in our fast-paced growing environment supporting new business capture by developing innovative solutions.
• The individual will be teamed with Capture and Operations personnel to help uncover and develop best-in-class solutions to meet customer needs.
• Responsible for defining and driving the technical direction of prospective business opportunities, developing system architectures, and providing technical leadership for proposals and strategic pursuits.
• Assess market level technology trends as well as capabilities of complementary solutions enabling larger scale solution offerings.
• Review RFP documents to understand scope of work and customer needs to develop an overarching solution to be proposed as part of the solicitation response.
• Propose new and innovative solutions to the most complex challenges.
• Develop IT-based solutions consisting of contextual, conceptual, and logical architectures using standards-based, rigorous methodologies and best practices.
• Conduct architectural analysis of alternatives (AoA) trade studies including CAIV, Criteria-based Decision Analysis and/or other proven methodologies.
• Develop lifecycle cost models to support architecture decision trades.
• Communicate solutions with customers, management, and teaming partners, including presentations and white papers.
• Develop technical approach and project engineering plans, including scheduling of tasks, processes, and identifying critical resources, to turn the solution into a successful proposal.
• Develop and write technical responses for winning proposals and RFI responses.
• Review customer provided information and outside sources to understand potential issues/ problems currently faced and develop approach to solving these problems.
• Stay current on the latest technologies and solutions in the industry.

Requirements

• At least 5 years' experience in Systems Engineering/Architecture and software development.
• Experience with developing proposals for Federal IT customers.
• Experience supporting proposal efforts, comprising a diverse matrixed team of technical specialists, and involving the development of novel or innovative new solutions.
• Experience leading architecture of application integration, migration, and sustainment solutions involving understanding of software support, maintenance, and sustainment.
• Knowledge of requirements analysis and development to include requirements allocation to software systems functionality.
• Proficient in implementing Agile, Dev Ops and other SW development methodologies.
• Experience in implementing and/or migrating technical solutions in AWS, MS Azure, or Google Cloud for Federal / State Government Customers.
• Exposure to the latest technologies such as Blockchain, AI, ML, RPA, DPA etc. is needed for this role.
• Understand current production/technology strategy and environments in the industry and Federal Government using industry knowledge or customer supplied information.
• IT specific domain knowledge, including ITIL; End user computing; Network engineering; Enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Knowledge of information systems engineering processes and system design and solution development processes
• Experience in developing technical cyber security solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; works with others to coordinate efforts, resolve cross-team issues, and effectively communicate changes.
• Demonstrated customer interface skills and strong interpersonal skills including extensive experience working closely with teammates and customers to identify and develop solutions.
• Proven ability to develop system architectures and system designs of varying complexity for federal government organizations.
• Proficiency with a combination of software products and experience with multiple operating systems, coding languages, and databases
• Ability to lead and support technical design and architecture development. This may include producing designs including requirements discovery and analysis, formulation of solution context, identification of solution alternatives and their assessment, technology selection, and design configuration.
• Extensive technical breadth, through experience in the IT industry. The focus should be in the areas of application development, and IT Infrastructure/services.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.