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ValidaTek is seeking a self-motivated and experienced Senior Solutions Architect to support development of technical solutions and work as part of our Business Development and Capture Management Team.
The ideal candidate will work with a team that architects, designs, and develops the technical responses for proposals in compliance with requests for proposal (RFPs) requirements; analyzes RFPs’ requirements; responsible for full life-cycle development of technical solutions; partner with the proposal manager to oversee, develop, produce, and deliver high-quality technical approaches, including both written responses and oral presentations, while ensuring compliance with solicitation requirements.

 

• Assume responsibility for development and documentation of the technical approach in response to RFI’s/RFP’s/RFQ’s, sources sought notices, and marketing calls.
• Define the overall solution to include What are we going to do?; How are we going to do it?; Who is going to do it?; When is it going to be done?; How much will it cost?; and Why are we going to do it?
• Leads decomposition of technical requirements, story-boarding the technical response, and develop specific technical solutions in accordance with the overall proposal approach and timeline.
• Leads proposal technical approach development by designing and developing win themes, key differentiating attributes, proposal outline and sections, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Crafts technical processes to address specific requirements, identifying assumptions, benefits, and risks
• Serves as Book-Boss to the technical approach section of the proposal and oversees the writing of the various contributors including revisions/reviews in support of the color team reviews.
• Serves as the technical volume lead through the proposal lifecycle.
• Participate in the entire business development lifecycle including technical input to capture plans, opportunity analysis, and capture briefing.
• Interviews technical resources and subject matter experts (SMEs) to understand the processes, technologies, business needs, and other contextual details of a particulate IT area and to elicit the appropriate technical and scientific information needed to compose high-quality technical write-ups.

• The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of solutions architecture experience within various disciplines, with at least 5 years' experience within the DoD market.
• Demonstrated current information technology skills, knowledge, and abilities in the Federal Consulting market.
• Demonstrated experience leading development of technical approaches in response to DoD and FedCiv requirements.
• Demonstrated experience developing and defending BoEs.
• Possess a broad knowledge of processes and approaches to address the full range of IT challenges, including Application Development, Infrastructure Engineering, Security, Cloud, Policy, and Training to name a few disciplines.
• Knowledge of DoD/FedCiv procurement processes, contracts and RFPs
• Demonstrated experience leading teams in preparing proposals that led to contract WINS
• Ability to meet tight deadlines ranging from two weeks to 60 days or more
• Demonstrated organizational and pro-activity skills
• Demonstrated flexibility with regards to work schedule
• Self-starter who can work independently or with a team with the ability to manage projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to understand complex technical solutions and assist in writing technical responses
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Strong technical writing skills and a proven track record of creating effective, clear, and concise documentation.
• Experience managing complex IT-based proposals over $10M
• Ability to analyze, categorize, and logically group data in written and graphical reports.
• Ability to plan and prioritize strategically
• Ability to effectively interact with a wide range of personnel
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated ability to multitask with multiple high-priority demands in an intense, deadline-driven environment
• Very strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

ValidaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to verify authorization to work in the United States.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a post-offer background check.