Principle Solutions Architect

CACI • Annapolis Junction, MD

13h • Onsite

About The Position

CACI is searching for an accomplished, dynamic, visionary Principle Solutions Architect to join our Capture team. Solution Architects (SA) are a vital part of the Capture process. If you have a technical background, have worked as a lead SA on large Fed/Civ Captures, have a detailed nature, are passionate about staying current with the latest technologies, capabilities and tools, and enjoy working in a highly collaborative team-based environment, then we want to hear from you! As a Principle Solution Architect, drawing on your extensive experience you will conceptualize, develop, communicate and propose solutions that will drive our growth through Bid & Proposal efforts, leading directly to top and bottom line results. You will leverage your strong leadership experience to lead a team of Business Development, Capture, Proposal and Technical SMEs in the capture solutioning process from customer shaping through solutioning and ultimately proposal submission. Your novel solutions will address all requirements of the RFP, including Management, Technical, Staffing/BOE, Past Performance, Teaming, and Pricing. These solutions may require hardware, software, networking, cloud architectures, communications, cyber, services or other unique government-specified engineering knowledge in order to design, develop, and support our most influential the clients. While interacting with other senior leaders, you will define total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements, develop system element architecture and design interface definitions, define system implementation approaches and operational concepts. You will be called upon to develop models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development, and provide technical direction related to the implementation of system architecture by other staff. You will lead and mentor proposal team members in translating the solution into proposal material following the Shipley process and contribute to the proposal volumes/slides yourself. As one of the most senior members of the Solution Excellence team, your duties include guiding, mentoring and training less experienced team members. You will help lead solution and proposal color team reviews for captures to apply your expertise to strengthening others’ solutions. You will work with our most important clients in both a long-lead and tactical capacity to help solve their critical needs and challenges. You will help to define client requirements for complex solutions including services, products, technologies and capabilities which encompass both IT and non-IT related engineering and scientific disciplines.

Requirements

• 12+ years of solution development or related experience as a solution architect with a federal government contractor.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing and solutioning, and leading the development and solutioning of winning solutions for new and re-compete business pursuits, capture activities and proposal efforts starting at $100M TCV.
• Strong working knowledge and mastery of cutting-edge technologies and capabilities employed in the Federal Government space, including and not limited to, Cloud, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, and various Software Development methodologies spanning Agile to Waterfall and hybrids thereof.
• Experience working front-end solutioning with clients to include assessing needs from requirements (SOW, SOO, PWS, other Draft material), good communication and relationship skills, determining pain points and key client needs, etc.
• Participated in, authored and preferably led as a Solution Architect, the development of the Technical and/or Management Volume of large high value proposals for the Federal Government.
• Use of a Shipley-type proposal approach is required.
• Demonstrated professional experience operating within cross-functional teams and groups, including technical, development, acquisition, contracts, program management.
• A TS/SCI clearance is the minimum requirement to begin employment.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated FedSim experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, develop, communicate and propose solutions that will drive growth through Bid & Proposal efforts.
• Leverage strong leadership experience to lead a team of Business Development, Capture, Proposal and Technical SMEs in the capture solutioning process.
• Address all requirements of the RFP, including Management, Technical, Staffing/BOE, Past Performance, Teaming, and Pricing.
• Define total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements.
• Develop system element architecture and design interface definitions.
• Define system implementation approaches and operational concepts.
• Develop models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development.
• Provide technical direction related to the implementation of system architecture by other staff.
• Lead and mentor proposal team members in translating the solution into proposal material following the Shipley process.
• Contribute to the proposal volumes/slides yourself.
• Guide, mentor and train less experienced team members.
• Lead solution and proposal color team reviews for captures.
• Work with clients to help solve their critical needs and challenges.
• Define client requirements for complex solutions including services, products, technologies and capabilities.

Benefits

• Flexible time off
• Robust learning resources
• Competitive compensation
• Benefits and learning and development opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

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