Federal Solutions Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in federal growth, capture, and solution development efforts, primarily targeting the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as DoD, DHA, CMS, and HHS.

• Independently create, write, and enhance proposal-ready technical narratives for RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, task orders, white papers, and other federal initiatives.

• Convert solicitation requirements and SME input into clear, persuasive responses focused on evaluators.

• Develop and assess technical proposal content for compliance, feasibility, differentiation, and alignment with client objectives and evaluation criteria.

• Collaborate with Growth, Capture, Proposal, Delivery, Engineering, Pricing, and Executive teams on technical solutions and winning strategies.

• Facilitate technical solution sessions, proposal reviews, color teams, oral presentations, and discussions with customers or partners.

• Analyze solicitations, PWS/SOO, technical requirements, Q&A, and acquisition documents to pinpoint objectives, risks, assumptions, and opportunities.

• Design and communicate enterprise architectures that encompass application modernization, cloud, data, APIs, healthcare interoperability, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and operations.

• Transform customer requirements into technical approaches, implementation strategies, workstreams, technologies, staffing models, and unique differentiators.

• Utilize knowledge of VA technology and healthcare environments, including VistA, CDW, My HealtheVet, Federal EHR/Oracle Health, and related enterprise systems.

• Create architecture diagrams, data flows, integration models, modernization roadmaps, conceptual designs, and various technical artifacts.

• Assess technologies, platforms, and potential partners for build, buy, reuse, integration, and teaming strategies.

• Provide technical insights on emerging technologies and identify opportunities for AI and Generative AI in federal healthcare solutions.

• Utilize AI-assisted tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and GitHub Copilot for research, requirements analysis, architecture development, software engineering, and proposal activities while validating outputs.

• Advocate for responsible AI practices that involve data protection, human oversight, model evaluation, security, governance, and hallucination mitigation.

• Assume additional tasks and responsibilities as necessary to support team objectives and project success.

• Complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.

• Over 5 years of experience in enterprise IT, software engineering, systems architecture, and technical leadership, including Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Technical Architecture.

• Extensive experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, ideally within VA healthcare, OIT, Digital Health, or major enterprise technology programs.

• Experience in architecting, modernizing, integrating, or delivering complex enterprise or healthcare systems.

• Proficiency in estimating technical staffing, labor categories, level of effort, and implementation timelines.

• Experience supporting federal capture, solution reviews, Black Hat, Pink/Red/Gold Team reviews, or oral proposal presentations.

• Strong technical writing skills with the capability to translate complex architectures into clear, persuasive, evaluator-focused content.

• Experience in developing and presenting technical architectures, solution concepts, implementation approaches, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Current knowledge of AI/ML and Generative AI, including LLM applications, RAG, AI agents, prompt/context engineering, model evaluation, and responsible AI.

• Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong understanding of several of the following areas: Cloud architecture and modernization; Application and legacy system modernization; Microservices and API architecture; Data architecture and analytics; DevSecOps and CI/CD; Healthcare interoperability; Enterprise integration and event-driven architecture; Cybersecurity and Zero Trust; Production operations, scalability, resilience, and observability.

• Additional experience supporting DoD/DHA, CMS, HHS, or other federal healthcare programs.

• Previous federal/government experience.

• Familiarity with VA enterprise architecture, Technical Reference Model (TRM), ATO, security, or technical governance processes.

• Experience integrating legacy VA environments with modern cloud, API, data, and Federal EHR capabilities.

• Working knowledge of HL7, FHIR, REST APIs, and healthcare integration technologies.

• Experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.

• Awareness of Shipley or APMP proposal methodologies.

• Relevant certifications in cloud, architecture, cybersecurity, healthcare IT, or AI.

• Ability to meet applicable federal background investigation and suitability requirements, including Public Trust, and to obtain and maintain a security clearance when required by the customer or opportunity.

• Must reside within the continental US.

• Currently, we are unable to provide sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.

• 401k plan with Employer Match.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) plus Federal Holidays.

• Corporate Laptop provided.

• Opportunities for Training.

• Option for Remote Work.