Solution Architect

Remote working 

As a National Security & Defence (NS&D) Solution Architect, you will help customers solve their more demanding challenges via technology, modernization, and transformation processes, utilising proven methods and solutions. 
As part of a creative, forward-thinking team, you will help shape solutions to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

As a Solution Architect, you will work with business development, research and development, and other subject matter experts to develop optimal and differentiated solutions to be delivered on programs, in proposals, and on research and development projects. In addition to developing solutions, you will help prospective customers and partners understand the value and benefits of the solution, explain technical features and transformation strategies, engage in proof of concepts, and troubleshoot potential problems.

Primary Responsibilities:
•In coordination with program teams and Intel leadership, identify technology and solution roadmaps to improve mission enterprise capabilities resulting in increased contract growth and improved customer satisfaction
•Establish best practices, lessons learned, and technological approaches related to digital modernisation and transformation technologies, including large-scale software development/architecture, Cloud migration, micro services, and others as required.

•Partner with the Business Development team to support new business strategies, including the development of technical solutions, basis of estimates, white papers, industry relationships, and responses to RFIs and RFPs
•Support the Business Development team with customer calls and the corporate business development process for larger opportunities
•Strengthen existing programs with application of technology and/or innovation by working with peer Operations teams, Group CTOs, and other Groups, and by leveraging known technology and solutions on current programs and new business pursuits

•Understand competitor and teammate technology competencies
•Review and assess vendor technology solutions
•Assess and mentor the technical talent and solution architects in the organization to meet the current and future (new market) business challenges

Basic Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
•Experience leading technical teams
•Strong working knowledge of Cloud, data science, and/or software delivery
•Strong technical breadth and depth in support of the government markets and in particular in government mission and enterprise IT design, implementation, operations, and modernization
•Experienced professional in contract performance with demonstrated technical leadership and customer relationship building
•Proven track record of generating on-contract-growth through insertion of innovation and technology on existing programs
•Comprehensive industry awareness of leading capability providers to enhance our technical solution offerings
•Experience as a solution architect or technical volume lead on captures and proposals
•Ability to assess, identify, recruit and retain talent to grow technical expertise on current programs and build talent for future program proposals and execution in a large organization
•Ability to author, present, and articulate problem sets and associated solution elements in settings supporting customers, business development, program delivery, technical teams, and executives
•Ability to obtain a clearance .