Senior Solutions Architect
DecisionPoint Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Reston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform
About the role
- Lead architecture and design for high-visibility, complex initiatives, including Enterprise platforms, cloud and hybrid environments, Systems integration and modernization efforts, and cybersecurity support.
- Personally develop end-to-end solution architectures and approaches; Reference architectures and design patterns; and develop technical approaches for proposals, white papers, and program baselines.
- Serve as chief architect on priority proposal efforts.
- Partner with the growth and operations teams to resolve solution challenges and ensure solutions are buildable, scalable, and secure.
- Build, lead, and mentor a team of solution architects and senior technologists through design reviews, paired architecture sessions, and active participation in delivery of solutions.
- Set clear expectations for architectural quality, documentation, and accountability.
- Foster a culture of ownership, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Actively support capture and proposal efforts, technical win strategies, and customer and executive briefings.
- Translate customer needs into clear, credible, and executable architectures.
- Serve as the trusted technical voice with customers, business development, and program leadership.
- Apply AI/ML and advanced analytics to optimize solution design, delivery, and mission outcomes.
- Lead and deliver solution architectures in a federal government contracting environment, including active participation in program execution, contract startup, and operational sustainment, with working knowledge of FAR-based contracts, SLAs, and compliance-driven delivery constraints.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in technical architecture, solution engineering, or systems design roles.
- Proven success in leading solution development for large-scale Federal/Defense pursuits.
- Deep understanding of AI/ML, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP etc.), cybersecurity frameworks, data engineering, and enterprise IT.
- Experience architecting solutions aligned with ITIL, DoD RMF, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, and Agile delivery.
- Expertise in developing proposal technical volumes and supporting business development.
- Progressive technical leadership including supporting cross-functional teams in the areas of engineering, digital transformation, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI-powered tools into existing workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy in proposal development and solution design processes.
- Fluent with industry best practices in enterprise and security architecture.
- Must be highly motivated, goal-driven, and results-oriented with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
technical architecturesolution engineeringsystems designAI/MLcloud platformscybersecurity frameworksdata engineeringITILDevSecOpsAgile delivery
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationownershipdelivery excellencecontinuous improvementcollaborationproblem-solvinggoal-drivenresults-oriented