Remote Federal Solutions Architect – Pre-Sales

Cognitive Medical Systems; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Medical Systems is seeking an experienced Pre-Sales Solution Architect to lead the design and articulation of innovative, differentiated technical solutions for federal government opportunities. This role sits at the intersection of business development, technical strategy, and proposal execution.

This is a remote position; however, Cognitive hires only in designated U.S. states based on contract and business requirements: VA, DC, MD, TN, FL, AZ, CO, OR, and TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive federal IT/defense experience.
• Experience developing CONOPs, technical approaches, and solution architectures for federal RFPs.
• Familiarity with DoD, DHS, VA, HHS or civilian agency environments.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud / Azure Government) and FedRAMP.
• Strong written communication and ability to author winning proposal sections.
• Ability to obtain or hold a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with BD and capture teams to translate requirements into differentiated solution approaches.
• Lead the creation of CONOPs and solution narratives.
• Design end-to-end architectures for federal IT, cloud, and data systems aligned to agency standards (NIST, FedRAMP, Zero Trust).
• Monitor federal IT priorities and competitor approaches to support differentiation.
• Collaborate with partners and teaming partners and integrate their capabilities.
• Work with delivery, contracts, pricing, and leadership to ensure viable proposals.
• Support or lead oral proposals, demonstrations, and government briefings.

Skills

Federal IT

Proposal writing

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

FedRAMP

Job description

Cognitive Medical Systems is seeking an experienced Pre-Sales Solution Architect to lead the design and articulation of innovative, differentiated technical solutions for federal government opportunities. This role sits at the intersection of business development, technical strategy, and proposal execution.

This is a remote position; however, Cognitive hires only in designated U.S. states based on contract and business requirements: VA, DC, MD, TN, FL, AZ, CO, OR, and TX.