Dir II- Solution Arch
About The Position
BAE Systems Intel Solutions Business Area is hiring Solution Architects across several technical domains to serve as primary technical authorities on major defense captures and proposals. The architect owns the technical vision from early opportunity shaping through proposal delivery, post-submission orals, and program standup. Focus areas include IT/cybersecurity, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), DevSecOps, large-scale DoD systems integration, and Command & Control (C2) systems. This role leads technical strategy and solution development for competitive defense pursuits. It calls for architects with a proven record of personally shaping winning capture strategies and leading major proposals, a strong understanding of government source-selection evaluation, and the ability to learn from unsuccessful pursuits. The architect also applies generative AI and other AI-assisted engineering tools, adapts structured capture methods to evolving acquisition approaches, and pursues continuous professional learning. The position combines technical authority with collaborative leadership. The architect directs matrixed teams and technology partners, communicates solutions to government customers and company leadership, and develops clear, compliant, evaluator-ready proposal content. BAE Systems describes its culture as performance-driven and values-led, emphasizing curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and mission impact.
Requirements
- 15+ years in defense/aerospace systems engineering, solution architecture, or technical leadership.
- Deep expertise in one or more of the listed focus domains: IT/cybersecurity, MBSE, DevSecOps, large-scale DoD systems integration, or C2 systems.
- Certified Solution Architect with formal Shipley training, or equivalent, with relevant domain credentials such as AWS/Azure, INCOSE CSEP, or DoD enterprise architecture certification.
- Active Secret clearance; ability to gain TS/SCI and SAP access is preferred.
- Bachelor of Science in engineering, computer science, or systems engineering.
- Demonstrated industry thought leadership and engagement relevant to the subject matter.
- Strong communication skills and experience shaping and influencing the image of a complex business.
- A record of personally leading or serving as a key technical driver on successful captures, with the ability to explain the differentiators and technical decisions behind the wins.
- Experience owning or co-leading technical volumes on pursuits valued at $100M or more.
- Understanding of government source-selection teams, evaluation criteria, adjectival ratings, and discriminator thresholds.
- Experience participating in debriefs and using lessons from losses to improve subsequent pursuits.
- Active use and integration of generative AI tools, AI copilots, or automated analysis platforms into solution design, proposal writing, or engineering workflows.
- Experience with Shipley or equivalent structured capture methodologies, and adaptability to changing acquisition processes.
- Ongoing professional learning through activities such as certifications, conferences, communities of practice, technical reading, or hands-on experimentation.
- Competitive drive, intellectual honesty, collaborative leadership, and a mission-driven approach.
Nice To Haves
- Master's or Ph.D. degree.
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance and SAP access.
- Credentials relevant to the focus domain, such as AWS/Azure, INCOSE CSEP, or DoD enterprise architecture certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical strategy from capture through proposal, including customer engagement, opportunity shaping, competitive analysis, and solution positioning.
- Analyze requirements, mission gaps, and threat environments to develop solutions designed to score highly in evaluations.
- Conduct trade studies and risk evaluations that differentiate the proposed solution.
- Deliver capture artifacts such as white papers, briefings, and solution outlines on schedule.
- Design scalable, secure, cost-effective architectures that comply with RFP requirements and align with enterprise strategy.
- Collaborate with pricing and finance teams to develop price-to-win-aligned solutions.
- Identify opportunities for reuse, automation, open architectures, and AI-enabled efficiencies.
- Produce system concepts, architecture diagrams, interface definitions, and risk matrices.
- Lead the integrated solution narrative as Proposal Technical Lead and ensure compliance with RFP requirements and evaluation criteria.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling, evaluator-ready content.
- Coordinate writers, engineers, subject matter experts, and partner contributions for consistency; lead Pink, Red, and Gold reviews.
- Define staffing requirements, recruit and direct matrixed teams, establish workflows, and mentor team members.
- Integrate technology partners, including management of scopes, data exchanges, NDAs, and architecture interfaces.
- Resolve conflicts and maintain a unified architecture across contributors.
- Present solutions to company leadership and government customers.
- Develop compliant, evaluatable, compelling written content and maintain relationships across business development, engineering, and finance.
- Apply lessons from proposal debriefs and competitor analysis to future pursuits.
- Use generative AI tools and adapt capture approaches to compressed timelines, prototype-first pathways, OTA solicitations, and non-traditional formats.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
