Solutions Architect

Govcio LLC

1d • $140,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Solution Architect to design and deliver innovative solutions and architectures. This position is located in Fairfax, VA and will be a fully remote position.
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver innovative solutions and architectures for federal cyber operations, cybersecurity, IT, software development, data analytics, and AI programs. This role requires the ability to think strategically about customer missions while providing the technical depth to design architectures that are feasible, compliant, and competitive.
The Solution Architect will serve as a bridge between customer outcomes and technical execution — defining solutions that articulate value, benefits, and discriminators, and building architectures that provide the technical frameworks to make those solutions real. Working closely with Business Development (BD), Capture Managers, and Proposal Teams, the Solution Architect will help shape pursuits, develop strategies, and ensure compliant, compelling proposals that maximize our probability of win (pWin).

Requirements

• Bachelor's with 12+ years (or commensurate experience)
• Cyber Operations Expertise: Experience with defensive cyber ops, SOC design and operations, incident response, threat hunting, mission assurance, and red/blue team integration.
• Cybersecurity Expertise: Strong knowledge of NIST RMF, Zero Trust, DoD Cloud SRG, DoDI 8500.01/8510.01, and enterprise security design.
• Technical Breadth & Depth: Experience in at least one of the following domains: IT infrastructure & cloud (AWS, Azure, hybrid, DoD IL4/IL5 environments) Software engineering (DevSecOps, CI/CD, containerization, microservices, agile delivery) Data analytics (big data platforms, ETL pipelines, BI/visualization, predictive analytics) Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML frameworks, automation, applied data science)
• Strategic & Critical Thinking: Ability to balance mission outcomes with technical feasibility, staffing, and compliance.
• Solution Development: Skilled in crafting mission-focused solutions and win themes.
• Architecture Design: Proficient in developing system and enterprise architectures and reference designs.
• Staffing & Planning: Demonstrated ability to develop staffing plans, LOEs, and WBSs aligned with technical solutions and pricing strategies.
• Capture & Proposal Support: Proven experience developing solution artifacts and supporting competitive federal proposals.
• Tools: Proficiency with Salesforce CRM (pipeline alignment), architecture tools (Visio, ArchiMate, Lucidchart), and collaboration platforms (SharePoint, Teams).
• Clearance Required: Secret
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in cyber operations and/or cybersecurity, IT, software development, data analytics, or AI solution design.
• Proven experience supporting federal or DoD proposals as a Solution Architect or Technical Lead.
• Familiarity with federal and DoD acquisition processes and compliance frameworks.
• Experience developing solutions and architectures for cloud-based, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Nice To Haves

• TS/SCI
• Masters degree

Responsibilities

• Define solutions that address customer mission needs across cyber operations, cybersecurity, IT, software, data analytics, and AI.
• Craft solution narratives that emphasize outcomes, benefits, differentiators, and alignment to customer objectives.
• Translate technical capabilities into customer-focused win themes and value propositions.
• Analyze and map solutions to customer “hot buttons” and evaluation criteria to ensure solutions resonate with evaluators.
• Develop architectures (system, enterprise, data, cloud, cyber) that implement proposed solutions.
• Create diagrams, reference architectures, and models that demonstrate compliance with DoD and federal standards.
• Conduct technology trade-off analyses, risk assessments, and scalability reviews.
• Develop staffing plans, levels of effort (LOEs), and work breakdown structures (WBSs) to ensure solutions are executable, cost-effective, and compliant with solicitation requirements.
• Align staffing models with technical architectures, ensuring the right skills and a clear labor mix.
• Collaborate with pricing and program management teams to balance technical approach, staffing, and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with BD and Capture Managers to develop solution strategies for pursuits.
• Lead solutioning workshops with SMEs to define technical architectures and discriminators.
• Develop proposal artifacts, including technical volumes, solution narratives, architecture diagrams, staffing plans, LOEs, and WBSs.
• Support competitive intelligence and price-to-win (PTW) analyses by informing technical discriminators and cost drivers.
• Contribute to Shipley color team reviews (Black Hat, Red Team, Blue Team, Gold Team), ensuring technical solutions are sound, compliant, and competitive.
• Engage directly with federal and DoD customers to understand mission requirements and technical challenges.
• Present solution concepts, roadmaps, staffing strategies, and architectures to customer stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, mission-focused narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Lead cross-functional solution teams, integrating inputs from engineers, developers, data scientists, and cyber SMEs.
• Mentor staff on aligning technical contributions to capture and proposal strategies.
• Use SharePoint, Teams, and architecture modeling tools (Visio, ArchiMate, Lucidchart) to manage collaboration and artifacts.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level