Solutions Architect (Public Sector)

Responsibilities

• Own technical engagement and success for assigned federal accounts and programs, from discovery through operational implementation and transition.
• Design end-to-end solution architectures (logical and physical) covering deployment, scaling, reliability, security, and accreditation for federal and classified environments.
• Lead technical workshops to capture mission objectives, requirements, and success criteria, and translate them into implementation-ready designs tied to measurable mission outcomes.
• Advise on architectural tradeoffs across cloud, hybrid, on-prem, tactical edge, and air-gapped/classified deployments, and deliver compelling capability demos for customers and at conferences and symposiums.
• Engage early in the capture lifecycle to shape technical requirements and position Niantic Spatial capabilities ahead of formal RFI/RFP release.
• Serve as primary technical author for RFIs, RFPs, CSOs, OTAs, and SBIR/STTR responses, coordinating across engineering and product to shape compliant, compelling architectures and customer narratives.
• Lead technical proposal content — solution approach, architecture, integration plan, security posture, risk/mitigation, accreditation, and compliance matrices, including rapid phased approaches.
• Partner with Capture/BD on technical win themes, differentiators, diagrams, competitive positioning, and effort assumptions grounded in repeatable delivery models.
• Ensure solutions integrate into customer environments — identity and access management, cross-domain solutions, data platforms, GIS/geo services, enterprise integration patterns, observability, and device constraints.
• Define integration patterns, APIs, and data flows; document operational runbooks, deployment/upgrade approaches, and sustainment models suited to federal operational environments.
• Account for cybersecurity and compliance requirements (e.g., RMF packages, ATO processes, DoD Cloud Computing SRG IL2/4/6, and TS-aligned environments) in architectural designs.
• Communicate customer needs, gaps, and requirements to Product Management and Engineering, influencing roadmap and prioritization with evidence from engagements and proposals.
• Translate recurring requirements and deployment patterns into reusable baselines, highlighting opportunities for productization that accelerate capture and delivery.
• Collaborate with delivery teams and partners to ensure architectures are implemented as designed; support escalations, tuning, accreditation, and post-launch adoption.
• Ensure solutions transition from pilot/prototype into sustained operational use, with clear documentation, ownership, and explicit boundaries between productized platform and bespoke services work.
• Maintain a set of repeatable demos optimized for DoW/IC/Civilian prospects; use demo feedback to inform proposals and the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 8+ years in Solutions Architecture, Systems Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Customer Engineering, Technical Consulting or technical program delivery supporting U.S. Federal customers (DoW, IC, or Federal Civilian preferred).
• Demonstrated experience shaping opportunities pre-RFP and authoring technical proposal content (narratives, diagrams, compliance responses).
• Strong architecture fundamentals across cloud and hybrid deployments, tactical edge, networking, identity, and security controls; enterprise integration (APIs, data pipelines); and operating within classified, IL-aligned, or otherwise regulated federal environments.
• Ability to translate mission needs into implementable architectures and explain tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent written communication, with the ability to produce high-quality technical proposal content under deadline.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required by program.