Remote Proposal Solution Architect - DoD/Federal

Socket.dev; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 131,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Proposal Solution Architect to lead the development and writing of compliant, executable technical solutions for DoW and federal pursuits. You will author major sections of proposals and guide SMEs across capture, growth, and proposal teams.

The role requires excellent writing, facilitation, and communication skills. You will work to ensure solutions are secure, realistic, affordable, and deliverable within a federal contracting context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in leading and architecting enterprise software systems.
• 5+ years of experience of solution or enterprise architect work within the DoW.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Federal or DoD capture and proposal efforts as a solution architect, technical-volume lead, lead technical writer, capture architect, or equivalent role.
• Demonstrated experience personally writing substantial technical proposal content—not only reviewing, advising, or providing SME input—including technical approach and solution architecture sections.
• Experience directly leading a DoW IL‑4+ ATO process for a $10M+ project.
• US Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutioning for strategic DoW and Federal captures from early qualification and opportunity shaping through proposal submission and oral presentations.
• Serve as the primary technical author or technical-volume lead for proposals, writing substantial portions of the technical approach, solution architecture, implementation approach, transition plan, migration strategy, DevSecOps approach, cybersecurity approach, cloud approach, operations concept, and related management content.
• Develop proposal storyboards, annotated outlines, section plans, content assignments, and writing guidance that connect evaluation criteria to the proposed solution and win strategy.
• Create and refine win themes, technical discriminators, proof points, value propositions, and customer benefits in collaboration with Capture Managers and business leaders.
• Lead structured solution workshops with architects, engineers, cybersecurity specialists, program leaders, partners, pricing staff, and subject matter experts.
• Produce proposal‑ready architecture diagrams, data flows, deployment models, CONOPS, technical roadmaps, workflows, and solution graphics in partnership with graphic designers.
• Integrate solution assumptions, staffing concepts, schedules, risks, dependencies, and basis‑of‑estimate inputs with pricing and delivery teams.
• Participate in and lead Pink Team, Red Team, Gold Team, and other color reviews; adjudicate comments and directly revise technical content to improve clarity, compliance, and persuasiveness.
• Support customer meetings, capability briefings, white papers, responses to sources sought, oral proposal presentations, and technical demonstrations.
• Apply practical knowledge of Federal security controls, NIST guidance, risk management, and Authority to Operate processes when developing proposal solutions.

Skills

Enterprise architect

Proposal writing

Cloud architecture

Federal DoD knowledge

NIST / security controls

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

AWS Solutions Architect

Oracle Cloud

Job description

ICF is seeking a Proposal Solution Architect to lead the development and writing of compliant, executable technical solutions for DoW and federal pursuits. You will author major sections of proposals and guide SMEs across capture, growth, and proposal teams.

The role requires excellent writing, facilitation, and communication skills. You will work to ensure solutions are secure, realistic, affordable, and deliverable within a federal contracting context.