Solutions Architect SME, Software Development and DevSecOps
General Dynamics Information Technology4 days ago
Falls Church, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$191k - $259k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead technical solution development for federal growth opportunities from capture and shaping through proposal submission and oral presentations.
- Serve as the technical lead within capture and proposal teams, aligning solutions with customer requirements, win strategy, evaluation criteria, and organizational capabilities.
- Analyze RFIs, RFPs, performance work statements, statements of work, and acquisition artifacts to identify requirements, gaps, risks, and differentiators.
- Write technical proposal content covering architectures, delivery approaches, transition plans, technical management, estimates, and supporting graphics.
- Develop executable solutions for software development, application modernization, and DevSecOps opportunities.
- Define approaches for application architecture, Agile delivery, CI/CD, automated testing, security integration, cloud environments, observability, and operations.
- Architect container-platform solutions involving secure build, registries, runtime protection, supply-chain security, infrastructure as code, and configuration management.
- Translate technical solutions into work breakdowns, staffing assumptions, implementation roadmaps, estimates, risks, dependencies, and lifecycle costs.
- Coordinate with account, capture, business development, proposal, pricing, contracts, delivery, partner, subcontractor, and technical subject matter expert teams.
- Lead solution reviews and technical color-team responses, support customer engagements and demonstrations, and maintain reusable solution content.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 15+ years of experience in Information Technology, including 5+ years developing technical solutions and proposal content for federal growth opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical solution development for large, complex government proposals.
- Strong technical knowledge of software development, application modernization, DevSecOps, Agile delivery, cloud environments, CI/CD, automated testing, and integrated security.
- Ability to interpret solicitation requirements and develop architectures, delivery approaches, roadmaps, staffing assumptions, estimates, and lifecycle costs.
- Strong knowledge of government procurement, capture, and proposal processes.
- Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams under proposal deadlines.
- Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and writing skills.
- Strong working knowledge of the Department of Veterans Affairs is preferred.
- Prior delivery leadership, technical proposal volume leadership, solution review or oral presentation experience, and experience across capture, pricing, contracts, delivery, partner, and proposal teams are preferred.
- Must be a US Person.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Falls Church, Virginia, with three days per week in the office.
- 40 scheduled hours per week and less than 10% travel.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life, accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance options.
- 401(k) plan with company match and pre-tax and post-tax contribution options.
- Paid vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Full-flex work weeks where possible, wellness packages, internal mobility support, and an AI-powered career development tool.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) delivers enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering services to U.S. federal agencies, including defense and intelligence organizations. It provides contract-based professional and managed services ranging from network operations and unified communications to training and simulation. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.