Salary
💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDockerJenkinsOpenShiftTerraform
About the role
- Own the technical solution through the Capture and Proposal lifecycle—shaping strategy from early qualification through final submission.
- Engineer elegant solutions that go beyond baseline compliance, anticipating mission needs and positioning our offerings as differentiated and sustainable.
- Collaborate across disciplines—working with SMEs, program leaders, capture teams, and executives to align solutions with both customer outcomes and business strategy.
- Design and document architectures using diagrams, models, and solution narratives that integrate security, scalability, and innovation.
- Architect across platforms including cloud-native (Azure, AWS), hybrid/multi-cloud, and edge environments—integrating DevSecOps, MLOps, automation pipelines, and Zero Trust architectures.
- Shape proposals into winners by blending technical depth with narrative clarity, ensuring evaluators understand the mission impact of your design.
- Mentor and influence—help cross-functional staff understand not only what the solution is, but why it matters to mission and customer success.
- Lead proofs-of-concept and technical demos that validate innovative approaches and establish customer trust.
- Bridge technical and financial viability by working closely with pricing teams to ensure solutions are both defensible and compelling.
- Stay ahead of trends, monitor emerging technologies, federal standards, and mission requirements to inject innovation into every solution.
- Develop and mature PT78’s internal capabilities, building reusable solution assets, frameworks, and delivery tools that strengthen our technical depth and set the foundation for future growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or recent commensurate experience
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
- Minimum eight (8) years of experience in IT
- Minimum five (5) years in a Solution Architect role for Federal Customers
- Proven success in federal proposal development
- Strong expertise in Azure Platform Services and product evolution (AI, OpenAI, Power Platform)
- Mastery of federal compliance standards (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST)
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps pipelines (Jenkins, Terraform, OpenShift, Docker, Ansible, GitHub, Nexus)
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust and enterprise cybersecurity architectures
- Exceptional communication skills
- Proficiency with solution design tools (Visio, PowerPoint, Project)