Solutions Architect SME - Intelligence & Homeland Security

GD Information Technology • Herndon, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join GDIT’s Intelligence and Homeland Security CTO organization and help drive the technical solutions needed to win our most complex and strategic deals. Candidate will analyze RFI and RFP requirements and develop responsive solutions including staffing and other costs, review solutions developed by others, present solutions to internal and external clients, develop and explain use-cases and will work closely with capture and proposal teams. Candidate will develop logical and physical architectures and designs. Candidate will author proposal materials including writing proposal sections and diagrams and review the work of others in this area. As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, federal civilian government, health, homeland security, intelligence, state and local government and commercial sectors. With approximately 45,000 professionals worldwide, the company delivers IT enterprise solutions, manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs and provides mission support services. Job Profile Summary Responsible for providing business and technical architectural guidance to development teams, business groups, and customers for existing and new products and services. The solutions architect develops marketing strategies, business concepts, and technical capabilities that maximize customer value while differentiating GDIT from their competition in the marketplace. The solutions architect is responsible for the defining, designing, and implementing the full lifecycle of products and services. Responsible for defining a concept of operations and the procedures and tools required to enable delivery of products and services. Conducts analysis of alternatives on a variety of solutions to determine the best solutions to support overall business goals and objectives. Job Description Supports business by developing technical and business solutions. Identify solutions based on business and technical criteria, analyzes alternatives based on trade space, and implements designs. Research current and emerging technologies and process methodologies and proposing changes and tailoring where needed. Assess the system and business process architectures currently in place and works with staff to recommend improvements. Ensure technical architecture teams deliver efficient and effective system solutions to support business goals and objectives. Develop, enhance and maintain established service design procedure and process by applying process frameworks and methodologies. Prepare and present test plan, technical presentations, and analyst briefings. Identify customer requirements, analyze alternatives and conduct product recommendations related to software, platform and network configurations. Provide updates to stakeholders on project cost, schedule, and quality in comparison to stakeholder objectives. Provides expert guidance and leadership to less-experienced colleagues. May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager) Recognized as an industry leader in a specific technology.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience
• Candidates must have an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance, with a Poly clearance strongly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, similar discipline or equivalent experience
• Skills: Proposal Review, Proposal Strategy, Solutioning
• US Citizenship Required

Responsibilities

• Analyze RFI and RFP requirements and develop responsive solutions including staffing and other costs
• Review solutions developed by others
• Present solutions to internal and external clients
• Develop and explain use-cases and will work closely with capture and proposal teams
• Develop logical and physical architectures and designs
• Author proposal materials including writing proposal sections and diagrams and review the work of others in this area
• Providing business and technical architectural guidance to development teams, business groups, and customers for existing and new products and services
• Develop marketing strategies, business concepts, and technical capabilities that maximize customer value while differentiating GDIT from their competition in the marketplace
• Responsible for the defining, designing, and implementing the full lifecycle of products and services
• Responsible for defining a concept of operations and the procedures and tools required to enable delivery of products and services
• Conducts analysis of alternatives on a variety of solutions to determine the best solutions to support overall business goals and objectives
• Supports business by developing technical and business solutions
• Identify solutions based on business and technical criteria, analyzes alternatives based on trade space, and implements designs
• Research current and emerging technologies and process methodologies and proposing changes and tailoring where needed
• Assess the system and business process architectures currently in place and works with staff to recommend improvements
• Ensure technical architecture teams deliver efficient and effective system solutions to support business goals and objectives
• Develop, enhance and maintain established service design procedure and process by applying process frameworks and methodologies
• Prepare and present test plan, technical presentations, and analyst briefings
• Identify customer requirements, analyze alternatives and conduct product recommendations related to software, platform and network configurations
• Provide updates to stakeholders on project cost, schedule, and quality in comparison to stakeholder objectives
• Provides expert guidance and leadership to less-experienced colleagues
• May serve as a task or project leader

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay and paid time off
• full flex work weeks where possible
• a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees