Solutions Architect, Data and AI

For People • Arlington, VA

8d • $120,000 - $150,000 • Remote

About The Position

For People is a team of skilled technologists improving government digital services for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. We embed directly in government agencies to modernize software, systems, and platforms so that they better serve people. You will be For People's dedicated builder of proofs-of-concept. Your job is to take new opportunities our growth team is chasing and turn them into working demonstrations of what good software looks like. When a potential client says, "we think the next version of this project should include AI-assisted data quality monitoring," you go build a working version of that idea against real public federal data. When a federal contracting officer asks at an industry day what a modern Medicaid data catalog could look like, you have a demo to show them. The output is running code and a credible architecture story, used by our growth teams to win work and by our delivery teams to evolve programs already in flight. This matters because of what we work on. For People supports the data systems behind Medicaid, CHIP, and other programs that touch the lives of low-income families, people navigating illness, and communities that the rest of the system tends to overlook. The concepts you build directly shape what gets proposed, what gets won, and ultimately what gets delivered to the agencies serving those populations. If you light up at the idea of short sprints, picking up new domains quickly, and showing federal customers what good looks like, this is the seat for you.

Requirements

• You lead with a humble and caring attitude, aligning with For People’s values of how we work with passion, fun, curiosity, sustainability, humility, and respect.
• You're comfortable in front of a customer. You can run a demo, answer hard questions on the fly, and teach what you know to internal teammates and partners without making anyone feel deficient.
• You like the pace of building something real every few weeks.
• You have real chops in modern AI and data tooling. You've put LLM-backed features, RAG systems, or ML models into production. Modern technology excites you, and you keep up with what's new while staying disciplined about the delivery of high-value solutions.
• You learn quickly. Federal data domains are dense. You don't need to be an expert on day one, but you do need to enjoy the climb.
• You write things down with consideration for an audience of varying backgrounds. Your architectures come with diagrams that explain themselves. Your decisions come with the reasoning attached. You value good documentation.
• You must perform all work physically within the United States at all times.
• You must be a United States citizen.
• You must be able to pass a government-performed public trust background check.

Responsibilities

• Stand up working demos that evolve the technical story for anchor contracts, with the output being running code or mock prototypes.
• Develop demo environments using publicly available federal data.
• Prototype LLM-assisted data cataloging, automated data quality, AI searches, agentic workflows, RAG, and similar patterns.
• Participate in go/no-go calls, shape win themes from a technical angle, vet teaming partners technically, and serve as a technical subject matter expert, providing information for proposal writers.
• Represent For People in market research conversations, industry days, and one-on-ones with government leads during dedicated site visits.
• Write white papers, give talks, and contribute to For People's voice.
• Pair with team members on existing programs to learn program context that will keep concepts grounded in real constraints. Recommend opportunities to implement new approaches or share approaches across projects to enhance delivery.
• Work as an architect on short-term programs or discovery sprints, when opportunities present themselves.
• Create artifacts of understanding for teammates and instill a solutions architect mindset in peers.

Benefits

• For People pays 100% of Gold-tier employee health insurance premiums
• Annual company profit sharing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed