Defense Solutions Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VA
Salary: $99,000–$225,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 54 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Dec 1, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1662 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Defense Solutions Architect

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The Defense Solutions Architect joins the capture team to shape technical architectures for critical national defense challenges. This role involves translating complex mission needs into executable solution concepts, win themes, and technical volumes during competitive pursuits and high-speed acquisitions. You will lead solution development, produce architecture diagrams, and evaluate competitor approaches across digital, cyber, autonomy, AI/ML, and infrastructure domains. Key responsibilities include partnering with capture and pricing leads to develop bills of materials and navigating defense acquisition pathways like the Adaptive Acquisition Framework or SBIR/STTR. Required expertise includes systems engineering or solution architecture experience in areas such as Undersea Autonomy, DevSecOps, Software Engineering, or Model-Based Systems Engineering. You will solve problems related to cloud migration, modernizing legacy systems, and integrating advanced technologies into government proposals.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning DevSecOps Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Cloud Migration Networks Digital Infrastructure AWS Azure CISSP Security+ DoD 8570 Undersea Autonomy Enterprise IT COTS

What you'll do

Lead technical solution development and architecture visioning during capture, shaping, and pre-RFP phases.
Translate customer mission needs into actionable solution concepts across digital, cyber, autonomy, and AI/ML domains.
Produce technical volumes, architecture diagrams, compliance matrices, and other supporting artifacts for bids.
Evaluate competitor approaches and teaming strategies to ensure solutions are differentiated and winnable.
Partner with Capture, Pricing, and technology partners to shape end-to-end solutions and bills of materials.
Apply knowledge of defense acquisition pathways to align technical solutions with specific contracting approaches.
Build reusable solution assets and inject COTS capabilities into government proposals to scale across pursuits.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in solution architecture or systems engineering.
Experience developing technical solutions in areas like Undersea Autonomy, MBSE, DevSecOps, Software Engineering, Digital Infrastructure, AI, ML, Networks, or Enterprise IT.
Experience supporting defense capture, proposals, or technical solutioning in a government or government-contracting environment.
Experience authoring technical volumes, solution narratives, or written proposal artifacts.
Experience supporting DoD or IC clients, including Army, Navy, or Marine Corps missions.
Knowledge of the defense industry and the U.S. Government acquisition process.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or STEM Field, or 5+ years of military experience in a technical engineering field (required).