Account Solution Architect

Nightwing • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Based on these driving forces, Nightwing is looking for an Account Solutions Architect that has a blend of traditional and transformational attributes. In addition to the core responsibilities of engineers solutioning for the front end of the business, the transformative Account Solution Architect would also have a mix of the following attributes: Experience with National Security Agency and US Cyber Command programs across the breadth of the enterprises Experience working with organizational functions beyond the technical (hardware, software and systems engineering), including solutions development, capture management, business development, etc.) Consultative background with the ability to listen to, and diagnose, customer pain points and represent the voice of the customer Creativity and entrepreneurial philosophy in implementing new solutions that leverage, and expand upon, CIS traditional offerings Problem-solving skills combined with cost-sensitivity Passion for unique solutions and the ability to impact, and obtain buy-in for, the solutions internally Ability to work across large engineering organizations within a traditional government and commercial contracting environments, while balancing transformation with risk management Experience developing enterprise Intelligence Community architectures, including SIGINT, data analytics, offensive and defensive cyber security at scale. Experience developing enterprise solutions for big data environments with fine grained access controls in support of mission data sharing, considering zero trust capabilities. Experience with Front End of the Business (FEOTB) and a large pursuit proposal process and environment.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of applicable experience developing and writing technical solutions for complex proposals, for large complex mission and IT systems, demonstrating a high degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness
• Excellent background in architecting and designing solutions, and systems integration, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for proposals and, possibly for enterprise program delivery for customers, including; US Government customers

Nice To Haves

• Domain experience across multiple customer markets, including; Intel, Federal Civilian, Defense, and Commercial markets
• Agile / DevOps (including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery)
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Cloud Networking, Hybrid Environment, Cross-Domain
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with hardware and software vendors
• Cloud Service Provider certification(s), AWS preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as the program technical SME providing direct support and leadership for technical proposal development, as well as systems delivery results within complex IT environment with high quality, on time and within budget
• Ability and desire to possibly follow your designed and proposed solution from pursuit through customer delivery and execution
• Ability to convert technical bid solutions into new or improved, re-usable and re-sellable offerings by collecting / extracting specific sales and delivery assets (e.g. proposal content, basis of estimates, bills of materials, staffing models, technical transition plans, etc.)
• Ability to act as an individual contributor, and a technical leader, with proven success working within a large multi-disciplined, matrixed teams
• Ability to act autonomously and prioritize your work within guidelines and direction provided by your supervisor
• Ability to combine technical expertise with thorough customer communication skills
• Deep technical background with ability to continually evaluate the needs of new and emerging technologies within Business Units (BUs), markets and accounts (US Government, US Commercial and International) and facilitate the appropriate technical solution proposal, in collaboration with other functions
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with customers and developing technology roadmaps to solve critical pain points
• Ability to contribute to identification, development, and assessment of cross-business opportunities with key accounts
• Proven presentation and communication (written and oral) skills; able to communicate complex concepts to a diverse audience of senior business leaders and customers
• Experience with industry standard technology frameworks and methods
• Ability to assist in strategic planning of new technologies, new partnerships and opportunity pipeline
• Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a business case for technology investment to senior management and executive audiences
• Working knowledge of industry best practices in IT
• Willingness and ability to quickly expand technical skills, capabilities, and understanding and apply to solution development
• Ability to obtain required clearance level for position
• Experienced as a mission solution architect, specifically developing, leading and writing the technical solutions for proposal responses, with meaningful knowledge and understanding of a capture and proposal development processes.
• Ability to monitor and mature offerings and solutions consistency across multiple mission area pursuits
• Experienced leading a team of engineers
• Thorough experience architecting and designing distributed network systems and infrastructure integration
• Experience architecting cloud-based solutions.

Benefits

• medical, vision and dental insurance coverage
• 401k plan
• PTO
• Holidays
• additional insurances

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior