Senior Solution Architect
Full TimeJob Overview
The Senior Solution Architect leads technical solutioning and owns the development of compelling, high-quality technical proposal content for complex federal and DoD pursuits. This role sets the technical narrative, shapes win strategies, and ensures proposals are clear, compliant, executable, and competitive.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end technical solution development for complex federal and DoD proposals and serve as primary author and reviewer of technical volumes.
- Produce and enforce clear, persuasive, customer-focused proposal language aligned with evaluation criteria and win strategies.
- Analyze complex DoD and federal solicitations to define solution requirements, risks, and competitive opportunities.
- Partner with Capture, Business Development, and Proposal Management to shape win themes, discriminators, and solution messaging.
- Develop and review architecture diagrams, solution frameworks, and technical narratives that clearly articulate the proposed approach.
- Lead solution reviews, color team reviews, and executive briefings, incorporating feedback and driving improvements.
- Ensure alignment across technical approach, staffing, pricing, and contract requirements.
- Support oral proposals, demonstrations, and customer engagements as required.
- Mentor and review work produced by mid-level architects and technical contributors.
- Drive continuous improvement of technical proposal content, processes, and reusable artifacts.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 7+ years of experience in solution architecture or technical leadership, with significant experience authoring technical proposals for federal and DoD customers.
- Exceptional proposal writing and editing skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling, and compliant proposal narratives.
- Strong understanding of DoD and federal acquisition processes, proposal structures, and evaluation criteria (Section L/M).
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in deadline-driven proposal environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration platforms.
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