Solution Architect - Federal

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Location: Remote or hybrid if local to Maryland

Position Summary:

Are you a Solution Architect looking to positively impact millions of people? If so, we have the right opportunity for you!

Sparksoft is a fast-growing woman-owned small business that provides innovative technical solutions to the federal government. Our Solution Architect will be responsible for designing and delivering technical solutions for our Federal customers. The successful Solution Architect will be a part of the Business Development team and participate in all phases of the business development life cycle including opportunity assessment, strategy workshops, Black Hat competitive assessments, competitive technical solutions, and technical solution development.

Additional perks with Sparksoft will include the above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Flexible Work from Home Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Paid Holidays, and much more!

Responsibilities:

• The Solution Architect will be the technical team member in our fast-paced growing environment supporting new business capture by developing innovative solutions.

• The individual will be teamed with Capture and Operations personnel to help uncover and develop best-in-class solutions to meet customer needs.

• Responsible for defining and driving the technical direction of prospective business opportunities, developing system architectures, and providing technical leadership for proposals and strategic pursuits.

• Assess market level technology trends as well as capabilities of complementary solutions enabling larger scale solution offerings.

• Review RFP documents to understand scope of work and customer needs to develop an overarching solution to be proposed as part of the solicitation response.

• Propose new and innovative solutions to the most complex challenges.

• Develop IT-based solutions consisting of contextual, conceptual, and logical architectures using standards-based, rigorous methodologies and best practices.

• Conduct architectural analysis of alternatives (AoA) trade studies including CAIV, Criteria-based Decision Analysis and/or other proven methodologies.

• Develop lifecycle cost models to support architecture decision trades.

• Communicate solutions with customers, management, and teaming partners, including presentations and white papers.

• Develop technical approach and project engineering plans, including scheduling of tasks, processes, and identifying critical resources, to turn the solution into a successful proposal.

• Develop and write technical responses for winning proposals and RFI responses.

• Review customer provided information and outside sources to understand potential issues/ problems currently faced and develop approach to solving these problems.

• Stay current on latest technologies and solutions in the industry.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Experience with developing proposals for Federal IT customers

• Experience supporting proposal efforts, comprising a diverse matrixed team of technical specialists, and involving the development of novel or innovative new solutions

• Experience leading architecture of application integration, migration, and sustainment solutions involving understanding of software support, maintenance, and sustainment

• Knowledge of requirements analysis and development to include requirements allocation to software systems functionality

• Proficient in implementing Agile, Dev Ops and other SW development methodologies

• Experience in implementing and/or migrating technical solutions in AWS, MS Azure or Google Cloud for Federal / State Government Customers.

• Exposure in the latest technologies such as Blockchain, AI, ML, RPA, DPA etc. is needed for this role

• Understand current production/technology strategy and environments in the industry and Federal Government using industry knowledge or customer supplied information

• IT specific domain knowledge, including ITIL; End user computing; Network engineering; Enterprise IT infrastructure

• Knowledge of information systems engineering processes and, in particular, system design and solution development processes

• Experience in developing technical cyber security solutions

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; works with others to coordinate efforts, resolve cross-team issues and effectively communicate changes

• Demonstrated customer interface skills and strong interpersonal skills including extensive experience working closely with teammates and customers to identify and develop solutions

• Proven ability to develop system architectures and system designs of varying complexity for federal government organizations

• Proficiency with a combination of software products and experience with multiple operating systems, coding languages, and databases

• Ability to lead and support technical design and architecture development. This may include producing designs including requirements discovery and analysis, formulation of solution context, identification of solution alternatives and their assessment, technology selection, and design configuration

• Extensive technical breadth, through experience in the IT industry. This breadth should be in areas of application development, and IT Infrastructure/services

Desired Skills:

• Federal Health IT experience in a technical capacity

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline, Master's degree desired.

• At least 5 years' experience in Systems Engineering/Architecture and software development.

Sparksoft is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws.

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