Solutions Architect SME - Intelligence & Homeland Security

Description

You will join the Intelligence and Homeland Security CTO group and help shape the technical approach for the company's most complex and strategically important bids.

The company has been a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, providing IT, systems engineering, professional services, and simulation and training to defense, federal civilian, health, homeland security, intelligence, state and local, and commercial clients.

It has about 45,000 staff worldwide, builds enterprise IT solutions, runs large mission-critical IT programs, and provides mission support services.

In its own description, the company is a global technology and professional services firm with 26,000 experts working across more than 50 countries, with capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber, and software development.

This is a regular position in the Technical Solutions job family.

Responsibilities

• Read RFI and RFP requirements and build responsive solutions, including staffing and other costs.
• Write proposal sections and diagrams, and review the proposal work of others in this area.
• Work closely with capture and proposal teams.
• Design logical and physical architectures.
• Present solutions to internal and external clients and explain their use cases.
• Review solutions produced by others.
• Give business and technical architecture guidance on existing and new products and services to development teams, business groups, and customers.
• Shape marketing strategies, business concepts, and technical capabilities that deliver customer value and set the company apart from competitors.
• Define, design, and implement the full lifecycle of products and services, including the concept of operations and the procedures and tools needed to deliver them.
• Run analyses of alternatives to select solutions that support business goals and objectives.
• Identify solutions against business and technical criteria, weigh alternatives across the trade space, and implement designs.
• Track current and emerging technologies and process methods, and propose and tailor changes.
• Review system and business process architectures and recommend improvements with staff.
• Make sure technical architecture teams deliver efficient, effective system solutions.
• Create, improve, and maintain service design procedures using process frameworks and methodologies.
• Prepare and deliver test plans, technical presentations, and analyst briefings.
• Gather customer requirements and recommend software, platform, and network configurations.
• Report to stakeholders on project cost, schedule, and quality against their objectives.
• Coach less-experienced colleagues and provide expert guidance.
• You may lead a task or project, but not as a people manager.
• Be recognized as an industry leader in one specific technology.

Requirements

• 15+ years of related experience.
• An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
• You must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• A polygraph clearance is strongly preferred.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Skills in proposal review, proposal strategy, and solutioning.
• No certifications are required.
• US citizenship is required.

Conditions

Hybrid role, split between the Herndon, VA facility and a home office.

Location: Herndon, VA, USA.

40 scheduled hours per week.

Travel of 10-25%.

Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines.

Long periods of sitting in a typical office setting.

Good hand and finger dexterity to use a keyboard, mouse, and other computer components.

The likely salary range is $214,776 to $290,580. This is not a guarantee; pay depends on experience, location, and possibly contract requirements, and may fall outside this range.

Identity verification uses biometrics and AI. You must be on camera for virtual interviews, the company may photograph you to verify identity, and by proceeding you authorize use of your biometric data for verification and security.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Growth: an AI career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.
• Support from an internal mobility team focused on your career goals.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre- and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.
• Competitive pay and paid time off, with comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• An award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.