Senior Solution Architect (IT)

Amentum is seeking a Senior Solution Architect, with a focus in IT, to serve as an integral member of our US Government Capture and Proposal team. This position will help grow our business and make an impact in an exciting, growing market. We require a collaborative team member who can effectively work across all levels of Amentum, gathering information and producing critical content under deadlines. This candidate will support business capture, develop marketing strategies and inputs into long range business plans, lead RFP proposal response development and technical solution design using knowledge of the current market, support staffing levels development and basis-of-estimates for technical solutions.

The Sr. Solution Architect will provide thought leadership and have end-item ownership of the technical strategy and response for the proposal development process and serve as the technical volume manager and/or lead in select proposal volumes/sections. The candidate must be able to proactively engage with key Amentum stakeholders to include interviewing Subject Matter Experts to develop technical solutions and proposal technical responses. This position requires outstanding writing skills and ability to convey complex technical solutions, and compliance information within the systems engineering domain space in a highly readable, customer-focused format.

Responsibilities include:

• Serving as the senior technical architect across the pursuit lifecycle and within an integrated growth team, including proposal, capture and business development activities.

 • Providing end-to-end thought leadership across proposal responses that include elements such as technical solution, staffing, implementation schedule, and BOE.

• Providing expert technical writing capabilities in the development of technical artifacts, white papers, statements of work, briefings and proposals.

• Leading and mentoring junior staff in responding to RFI’s and RFP’s.

• Working with teaming partners to develop technical solutions, integration of teaming partners’ capabilities, and pricing strategies, etc.

• Exploring new approaches/enabling technologies to drive solution innovation and improvements and ensure corporate solutions are relevant for current and emerging trends

• Contributing to the development of standard proposal-ready content (Gold Standard) for use in future proposal development efforts, capturing any new language written for addition to the proposal Gold Standard database.

• Supporting the capture of business and technical requirements and clearly convey them to audiences of varying technical skill levels.

• Working independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment, completing multiple complex tasks simultaneously.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven years of recent experience (within the last ten years) serving as a subject matter expert to lead, support, and advise large, multi-disciplinary teams performing IT infrastructure, cloud, cyber, end user support, and software projects in support of Government stakeholders to include experience modernizing customer IT environments.

• Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with an advanced degree preferred.

• The proven ability to own one or more sections of a proposal across a diverse range of topics

• Proficiency in designing solutions using cloud platforms, cybersecurity, software development, and network architecture is essential.

• Experience utilizing methodologies guided by industry best practices like ITIL, ITSM and Agile

• The proven ability to write, review, direct, and craft proposal sections regardless of the discipline, technology, or requirements of those sections

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts, are crucial.

Highly Desired Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library version 4 (ITILv4).

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain. Note: US citizenship is required to obtain or maintain a US Government TS/SCI clearance.

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