The Solution Architect is responsible for designing, documenting, and transitioning technical approaches, capabilities, solutions, and services into the enterprise deliverable offerings through a defined Service Catalog
Develop and document end-to-end technical solution documentation for mission drivers and tailor existing solutions to meet customer requirements
Transition of approved mission drivers into the Service Catalog for enterprise delivery
Define service tiers, SLAs, and KPIs for cataloged services
Evaluate technical feasibility and ensure designs align with scalability, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements
Define mission driver standards and best practices to ensure consistency across solutions and implementations
Lead and drive technical discussions to understand, define and document mission driver description, use cases and concept of operations
Create detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) outlining development, deployment, and sustainment phases of technical capabilities and solutions
Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents for cost, labor, and material forecasting
Support costing efforts with technical inputs and justifications that align to a deployment & sustainment plan
Prepare Bills of Material (BOM) that list hardware, software, and licensing components needed for implementation of mission driver capability and solutions
Perform risk assessment and identify assumptions in support of early lifecycle planning and Business Case Assessment (BCA)
Partner with engineering, delivery and operations teams to ensure mission drivers are deployable, documented and maintainable
Support the development of transition-to-operations documentation and handoff packages

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; (additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
12+ years of experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, or IT service design
Demonstrated experience with WBS, BOE, and BOM development
Proven ability to drive both technical and non-technical teams across the mission driver lifecycle to deliver and sustain a broad set of technical Capability and solutions offerings
Strong understanding of cost modeling and implementation scheduling
Proven track record of integrating technical product solutions into Service Catalogs or service delivery portfolios
Excellent documentation and communication skills
U.S. Citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Benefits

Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

solution architecturesystems engineeringtechnical documentationWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)Basis of Estimate (BOE)Bill of Material (BOM)cost modelingimplementation schedulingcybersecuritycompliance requirements

Soft skills

communication skillsleadershipcollaborationtechnical discussionsdocumentationrisk assessmentproblem-solvingteam managementcustomer requirements analysisstakeholder engagement