Maximus · 7 hours ago
IT Principal Solution Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $282K/yr
10+ years expMaximus is seeking an IT Principal Solution Architect. The candidate will lead solution architecture and estimation with a focus on business process and technical services, working across the opportunity lifecycle and supporting competitive solutioning efforts.
Business Process Automation (BPA)ConsultingEducationGovernmentGovTechHealth CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design and develop specific solutions leveraging technologies and design practices that enable a scalable, extensible and flexible solution
Develop and provide presentations and demonstrations of technology solutions to both internal and external stakeholders as needed
Extend and partner with internal/external resources to identify and contribute to continuous improvements of open source projects across multiple open source technologies/projects
Engage with internal teams to understand and architect technical solutions, facilitate solutions design and manage implementations
Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure solutions can be effectively implemented by operations teams
Mentor Solution Architects and integrate contributions across the team. Provide guidance, coaching, and training to technical employees across the company
Interface with pricing and delivery teams to ensure solution viability and cost realism
Lead major solution components or technical volumes as part of a capture team
Translate client requirements into viable solution elements and architecture views
Lead large complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, which involve large cross-functional teams
Work closely with business leaders, customers, or other stakeholders to understand priorities and constraints. Facilitate collaboration across organizations and act as a bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
Work directly with customers to understand their needs and design tailored solutions. Build trust and credibility through consistent delivery and transparency
Help guide teams through technology transitions. Support training and adoption efforts to ensure successful implementation
Review, guide and support RFIs, RFPs and RFQs, response development including writing of whitepapers and concept development
Provide technical solution support during proposal process, to include technology stack, solution architecture, and implementation methodology
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study
10+ years of relevant professional experience required
Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree. Master's degree is preferred
At least 10 years of technical experience in IT including estimation and successful bid development is required
Understanding of current state and federal solution space and government initiatives with demonstrated capture, proposal, estimation, and/or bid experience
Demonstrated experience leading competitive top-down estimates, BOE development, and driving estimation using techniques such as: Expert Judgement, Comparative/Analogous Estimation, Parametric Estimation, Top-down Estimation, Wideband Delphi, and Three-point Estimation for Managed Services, IT Services, and Software Development opportunities
Demonstrated experience with competitive analysis – competitive patterns and pricing approaches, trends in awards (best value vs LPTA)
Proven experience communicating with non-technical business personnel and ability to interact and work in a team environment
Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills to senior management both internal and external including SMEs
Ability to articulate and explain high-level architecture and design ideas to larger audiences and stakeholders
Ability to thrive in a flexible and fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations
Review technology solutions to meet applicable opportunity requirements and federal and corporate standards, leveraging best practices that balance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance
Communicate client opportunity specific architecture guidelines and technical details to technical and non-technical audiences
Innovate and articulate competitive cutting-edge cloud solutions approaches
Stay abreast of leading solution architectures including relevant industry partners (e.g., AWS, MSFT, Google, ServiceNow, Salesforce)
Participate in opportunity relevant innovation activities by reviewing and generating ideas and collaborating with a diverse, distributed team
Preferred
Experience in the healthcare managed services, including public health and clinical health
Knowledge of the US Federal sector, including competitive reviews, estimation, pricing, and compliance
Professional experience should include both project management and solution architecture tasks to include designing, implementing and improving federal business solutions
Technical professional experience building scalable enterprise applications with high availability and reliability. Strong technological affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail and the ability to estimate, design, and execute strategic goals
Experience supporting Black Hats at the bid level, market/sector analysis and similar capabilities is preferred
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
A retirement savings plan
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Company
Maximus
Providing government technology services, digitally enabled customer experiences, and clinical health services that change lives.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.93M2010-12-09Post Ipo Equity· $7.93M
Leadership Team
Elisabeth Schmidt
Senior Vice President
Michael Mateer
Sr. Vice President, Enterprise Technology
Recent News
2025-11-20
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