Solutions Architect

REI Systems’ mission is to deliver reliable, innovative technology solutions that advance Federal clients' missions and exceed their expectations. Our technologists and consultants are passionate about solving complex challenges that impact millions of lives. We take a Mindful Modernization® approach in delivering our services, including application modernization, grants management, case management systems, government data analytics, and advisory services. This approach, the REI Way, ensures mission impact by aligning our clients' strategic objectives with measurable outcomes through people, processes, and technology. 
 
We offer the same commitment to our employees by providing professional development, meaningful projects, and flexibility to spend time with family and friends. We believe employees are at their best when fulfilled in both their professional careers and their personal lives. Learn more at www.REIsystems.com. 
 
Employees voted REI Systems a Washington Post Top Workplace in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024! 

Looking for your next challenge? REI is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to provide technical thought leadership and management of a complex program. Successful candidates will be able to support REI's growth strategy, competence development, and capacity building endeavors. The position enables REI to meet near-term new business goals through a combination of competitive and noncompetitive pursuits. It also contributes toward REI's long-term strategy to organically acquire and retain customers and talent and expand its portfolio of offerings to create new customers.

Develop Persuasive and Competitive Solutions for REI's Growth (Capture/Proposals)

• Serve as a Solutions Architect throughout the capture and active proposal phases – leading the creation of compelling solutions.
• Generate Thought Leadership, blogs, and articles pertaining to specific Growth Opportunities by working with Marketing, REI Account, and Offering teams. This could include Application Modernization, Cloud, Data Analytics, and other competency areas highlighted for a bid.
• Lead responses to market research (Request for Information) activities.
• Represent REI's complete suite of offerings and competencies in the market – through customer demonstrations, capability presentations, and Participate in the creation of Proof of Concepts (POCs).
• Support decision-making for lead identification and qualification.
• Manage and strengthen vendor and strategic partnerships.
• Foster internal REI relationships and mentor senior technical staff.

Identify and Exploit New Technologies for New and Existing Clients (Technology, Process, Tools, Platforms, Standards)

• Understand, contribute to, and maintain technology radars in relevant context (market, accounts, portfolios).
• Experience in aligning strategy and technology to meet organizational business objectives.
• Presents proposals to senior government officials or technical governance board in a clear and compelling way.
• Recommend pragmatic adoption strategies.
• Analyze available technologies and makes recommendations of technologies to use and how best to use them.
• Present advice inside and outside REI.
• Drive REI’s Innovation backlog and contribute to REI's Technology strategy.
   

Promote REI's Brand in the Industry for Trusted Advice (Marketing, Thought Leadership)

• Work with marketing, accounts, and offerings to provide thought leadership.
• Be a recognized thought leader in industry (must contribute individually).
• Influence customers, employees, and partners.
• Represent REI's complete suite of offerings and competencies in the market.

Required Experience:

• Delivery experience in enterprise-scale software and data platforms for Federal agencies.
• Familiarity with multiple technology stacks, including low-code platforms.
• Leadership experience in technical proposal generation.
• Capture and Sales support experience in the U.S. Federal, State, and Local public sector.
• Experience in end-to-end solution development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Expertise in cloud services supporting identity management, microservice and event-driven architectures and databases.
• Experience with modern delivery frameworks, such as Agile, DevSecOps, and integrated Human-Centered Design.
• Familiarity with latest industry trends related to Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.
• Participation in an industry such as ACT-IAC, ATARC, AFCEA or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to keep pace with emerging technologies, application modernization, and digital transformation trends.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated continued learning through one or more technical certifications or related methods.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience; two years may be substituted for a master's degree.
• At least one professional-level certification in a cloud platform like AWS.
• Able to lead technical teams developing solutions for pre-Sales and proposals.
• Able to manage and meet proposal deadlines for the team.
• Able to write and present persuasively.
• Able to communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Able to react based on new information, peer reviews, and feedback.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or another technical related field.

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance is preferred.

Location: Hybrid (One day per week or as needed in the REI Sterling Office).

EEO Statement: REI Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In our workplace, we seek, we welcome, and respect diversity in all of its forms. 
 

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