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# Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Pueo Business Solutions
- **Location:** Fairfax County, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $176,000 - $220,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, DevOps, High-Level Architecture, Machine Learning, Scrum Methodology, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Blue Team (Cyber Security)
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2b17ff37b0853e71

## About the Role

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

 * 8 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, cloud, technical services, or a related technical discipline.
 * 4 years of experience as a Solution Architect supporting capture, proposal development, or technical solutioning.
 * Possess a certification in a relevant technical, management, cybersecurity, cloud, or IT service management discipline.
 * Demonstrate strong understanding of enterprise technology, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, and high-level architecture concepts.
 * Demonstrate knowledge of industry best practices in IT, cybersecurity, project management, Agile, DevOps, and IT service delivery.
 * Working knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
 * Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive, customer, capture, proposal, technical, and pricing stakeholders.
 * Apply strong analytical, problem-solving, and tradeoff analysis skills to develop compliant and executable solutions.
 * Lead cross-functional technical teams, solution teams, projects, or proposal workstreams in deadline-driven environments.
 * Work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight capture and proposal deadlines.

Ideal KSAs:

 * Demonstrated success leading solution architecture for major federal, defense, or national security contract proposals.
 * Experience developing solutions that directly contributed to contract awards or measurable capture outcomes.
 * Advanced certifications in relevant technical domains such as AWS, Azure, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, networking, or cloud architecture.
 * Management or delivery certifications such as PMP, ITIL, Agile, Scrum, or other IT service delivery credentials.
 * Experience supporting defense industry, Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal government customers.
 * Knowledge of ITIL, DevOps, Agile, and other delivery frameworks used to design scalable and executable technical solutions.
 * Strong understanding of network, systems, cloud, security, and enterprise architecture principles and protocols.
 * Experience applying emerging technologies such as data analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, or machine learning to mission or enterprise IT solutions.
 * Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders, build consensus across technical and business teams, and translate strategy into proposal-ready solution content.

Certification Requirements:

 * Certification in a relevant technical, management, cyber security, cloud, or IT service management discipline., * Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
 * Bachelor's degree in IT or related technical field with 8 years of IT background and 4 yrs of Solutions Architect experience
 * Substitution for degree: the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

## Description

* Provide early capture support to understand customer requirements, shape acquisition strategy, and influence technical requirements through white papers, solution artifacts, and customer-aligned recommendations.
 * Develop the integrated solution, including technical approach, management approach, transition strategy, staffing mix, risks, mitigations, and basis of estimate/bill of materials inputs.
 * Collaborate with domain experts, program teams, pricing, capture, and proposal leads to design solutions that are compliant, compelling, executable, and aligned with customer architectural direction and evaluation criteria.
 * Develop and maintain solution artifacts used throughout the capture and proposal lifecycle, including solution narratives, diagrams, staffing concepts, labor category inputs, demonstration plans, and cost/capability tradeoff recommendations.
 * Coordinate and co-lead Blue Team reviews, solution iteration workshops, and color review activities to ensure the solution story remains consistent across volumes and proposal assignments.
 * Lead and coordinate the developing, reviewing, and delivering assigned proposal artifacts while ensuring completeness, quality, compliance, and alignment with capture and proposal schedules.
 * Support program growth by working with delivery teams to identify improvements, requirements, and technical discriminators needed to strengthen the proposed solution.
 * Support program growth by working with delivery teams to identify improvements, innovations, and technical solutions that enhance existing contracts and inform future capture strategy., * McLean, VA on-site required; hybrid, or on-site work arrangements may vary based on customer, contract, and program needs.