Own the end-to-end technical solutioning process that brings Rise8’s value to life for our customers. You’ll blend deep engineering expertise with storytelling and strategy, connecting the dots between customer needs, technical feasibility, and mission outcomes.
Lead pre-capture and proposal solutioning efforts, support business growth through technical credibility, and guide delivery teams toward successful execution of architectures you help define.
Lead technical solutioning sessions with customers to translate mission needs into actionable architectures and delivery strategies.
Scope engagements and frame delivery approaches that align with Rise8’s agile software delivery model.
Conduct technical assessments and deep dives across applications, platforms, and data environments.
Facilitate workshops or design sprints to uncover requirements, align stakeholders, and define solution boundaries.
Write and review technical sections of proposals, including architectures, implementation plans, and engineering strategies.
Develop prototypes, demos, or code samples to validate ideas and demonstrate technical feasibility.
Participate in orals presentations, coding challenges, and customer discussions, demonstrating technical credibility and thought leadership.
Advise clients on architectures, cloud platforms, and product strategies that enable scalability, resilience, and security.
Collaborate with Growth Managers and Proposal Specialists to craft winning solution narratives and technical differentiators.
Support technical hiring and mentorship, helping shape Rise8’s technical excellence across teams.
Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and government modernization initiatives, applying them to solution design.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in software development, cloud engineering, or platform operations.
Experience in pre-sales, technical consulting, or client-facing solution architecture roles, ideally within the government sector.
Proven ability to design and communicate highly available, scalable, and compliant software architectures (APIs, load balancers, messaging systems, UIs, and databases).
Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into plain English.
Hands-on experience with agile methodologies, TDD, CI/CD, and modern DevSecOps practices.
Demonstrated ability to work across engineering and growth functions, bridging business outcomes and technical depth.
Benefits
Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce
Premium Insurance: We cover up to 100% of the employee premium and up to 80% of the combined dependent premium on our base health plan, depending on pay band. We also cover 100% of the premium for employee and dependent Dental and Vision as well as employee premiums for Life and Disability coverage.
Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay.
Paid time off (PTO): 4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, your birthday, jury duty, and bereavement.
Education & Training: Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials.
Home Office and Merch: We offer $750 per year for home office technology and equipment as well as $100 per year for Rise8 merch from our Swag Store.
Wellness Budget: To encourage and support a well-rounded healthy lifestyle, we cover 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products, up to $500 per calendar year.
Rise8 is part of the Life Time Corporate Partner program. In lieu of your $500 annual wellness benefit, you can instead get a $75 monthly credit towards a Life Time membership ($900 annual benefit).
Equipment: We offer a MacBook Pro
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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