Senior Cyber Solutions Architect – IC & Federal

ManTech; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ManTech in Herndon, VA is seeking a Solutions Engineer for the Cyber Practice focusing on Intel & Federal Civilian accounts. The role acts as the technical architect and thought leader across proposals, programs, and customer engagements, shaping end-to-end cyber solutions.

The position requires high autonomy, strong communication, and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into differentiated technical approaches while collaborating with SMEs and stakeholders to win programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in solutions engineering, systems architecture, or technical pre-sales within government contracting.
• Proven track record leading technical solutioning for complex RFIs/RFPs in the Intelligence Community (IC), DoD, or FedCiv markets.
• Demonstrated capability to navigate ambiguous requirements, take command of technical strategy, and orchestrate cross-functional SME teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into mission-focused proposal volumes.
• Proven ability to operate with high autonomy and synthesize deep technical details into cohesive, winning proposal architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the overarching cyber architecture for major RFIs, RFPs, and proactive capture efforts across Intelligence and Federal Civilian accounts.
• Act as the lead technical cyber voice on proposal teams, collaborating with Capture Managers, Business Development leads, and executive leadership to shape capture strategy.
• Partner with Cyber Practice SMEs to integrate specialized capabilities into a unified solution vision.
• Draft, review, and finalize technical proposal volumes, whitepapers, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and basis of estimates (BOEs).
• Command technical color team reviews, defending technical choices and refining the solution narrative throughout the capture lifecycle.
• Utilize modern tools and AI-assisted development practices to rapidly mock up high-level architectures, functional concepts, or proofs-of-concept.
• Rapidly develop technical demonstrations and PoCs as a hands-on builder to validate proposed architectures.

Skills

Solutions engineering

Systems architecture

RFIs/RFPs

Cross-functional leadership

Technical pre-sales

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

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Job description

ManTech in Herndon, VA is seeking a Solutions Engineer for the Cyber Practice focusing on Intel & Federal Civilian accounts. The role acts as the technical architect and thought leader across proposals, programs, and customer engagements, shaping end-to-end cyber solutions.

The position requires high autonomy, strong communication, and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into differentiated technical approaches while collaborating with SMEs and stakeholders to win programs.