Proposal Solution Architect

Attain Talent; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Attain Talent seeks a mission-driven Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable federal solutions across enterprise architecture, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, data, AI, and digital transformation. You will bridge client needs with contract requirements and delivery realities, supporting capture and proposal efforts with technical approaches and architecture artifacts.

Responsibilities include translating agency objectives into architectures, engaging with clients and SMEs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Hands‑on experience supporting proposals, technical volumes, and compliance mappings.
• 5+ years in enterprise or solutions architecture, with federal government contracting experience.
• Strong cloud, NIST RMF, and data platform expertise.

Responsibilities

• Translate federal objectives into actionable solution designs.
• Engage with clients, capture teams, PMs, and SMEs to shape differentiated solutions.
• Support capture and proposal activities with technical volumes and architecture diagrams.
• Design secure, scalable enterprise solutions aligned to federal standards and frameworks.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Gov

Job description

We are seeking a mission-driven Solutions Architect with broad technical experience designing secure, scalable, and practical technology solutions for federal government clients. This role requires the ability to understand complex mission and business challenges, assess technical requirements, and develop integrated solutions across multiple domains, including enterprise architecture, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, data, artificial intelligence, applications, and digital transformation.

The Solutions Architect will serve as a bridge between client needs, contract requirements, technical capabilities, and delivery realities. This role is critical to shaping solution strategies that meet federal IT standards, align with agency missions, and can be executed by delivery teams. The Solutions Architect will also support capture and proposal efforts by developing technical approaches, solution roadmaps, implementation concepts, and architecture artifacts that strengthen RELI’s competitiveness, improve customer satisfaction, and support contract growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Translate federal agency mission objectives, operational needs, and technical requirements into actionable solution designs.
• Engage with clients, acquisition teams, program managers, business development leads, capture teams, and technical SMEs to shape practical and differentiated solutions.
• Support capture and proposal activities, including technical volumes, solution narratives, architecture diagrams, oral presentations, and solution reviews.

Enterprise Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Design secure, scalable, and compliant enterprise solutions across a range of mission and technology domains.
• Develop solution architectures that integrate people, process, technology, data, security, and operational considerations.
• Align architecture designs with federal standards and frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, RMF, Zero Trust, and agency-specific requirements.
• Architect hybrid, cloud-native, and multi-cloud environments using platforms such as AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and other secure federal cloud environments.
• Assess current-state environments and recommend target-state architectures that improve scalability, resilience, security, usability, and mission performance.
• Ensure cloud solutions align with FedRAMP Moderate/High, agency-specific security controls, and operational requirements.
• Guide the design of full-stack applications, including frontend interfaces, backend services, and microservices-based architectures, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with federal mission requirements.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• Integrate cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management considerations into solution architectures from the earliest stages of design.
• Partner with ISSOs, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, and program leadership to ensure adherence to NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, RMF, Zero Trust, and agency-specific requirements.
• Support architecture reviews to identify technical, security, operational, and compliance risks.
• Design data architectures that support secure, reliable, and mission-aligned access to enterprise information.
• Incorporate data governance, metadata management, data quality, lineage, access controls, and stewardship practices into solution designs.
• Ensure appropriate handling of CUI, PII, PHI, and other sensitive data in accordance with federal and agency-specific requirements.
• Develop AI-enabled solution concepts that align with client mission needs, data readiness, governance requirements, security expectations, and operational constraints.
• Support architectures for AI/ML, generative AI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, decision support, and analytics solutions.
• Help clients assess where AI and automation can improve mission outcomes while ensuring solutions remain practical, compliant, secure, and aligned with federal guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated experience supporting proposals, technical volumes, and compliance mappings
• 5+ years in enterprise or solutions architecture, with direct experience in federal government contracting
• 5+ years direct experience and demonstrable understanding of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services technology environment, programs and business priorities
• Hands‑on experience designing solutions aligned with federal cybersecurity and data compliance requirements
• Strong technical expertise in cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov), NIST RMF, and enterprise data platforms

Preferred:

• Current security clearance (Secret or higher)
• Industry certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, CISSP, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CCSP)
• Familiarity with procurement vehicles and government acquisition processes (e.g., GWACs, IDIQs, RFP responses)

Attain Talent is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills.

Salary Range

$150,000 - $175,000 USD

Attain Talent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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