Principal Solutions Architect

Solution Architect

Join Our Innovative Team at Mile Two! Are you into solving tough problems for customers? Do you thrive in a team where your ideas are heard and your creativity is encouraged? If you're nodding along, Mile Two might be the place for you. We're all about creating advanced solutions that really make a difference for our government partners. Our team uses the latest technologies to make a tangible impact, creating seamless integrations between human expertise and machine capabilities to tackle complex challenges.

Position Overview The Solution Architect plays a critical leadership role in developing innovative, compliant, and competitive technical solutions for federal contracting opportunities, serving as the Growth Team's primary technical integrator and a key partner to Capture Managers, Technical Leads, Proposal Managers, and Operations teams. This individual drives the end-to-end solution design process- from shaping strategy and architecture to developing compelling proposal narratives that clearly articulate how the company delivers mission impact. Reporting to the VP of Growth, the Solution Architect ensures all technical approaches align with corporate strategy and portfolio capabilities while synthesizing SME input into cohesive, customer-ready solution architectures. The role partners closely with Capture Managers to co-develop solution strategies, discriminators, and win themes, and works across proposal and delivery stakeholders to produce compliant, persuasive technical content, visuals, and supporting materials. Through this cross-functional engagement, the Solution Architect serves as the connective tissue between business development, technical execution, and corporate strategy, helping ensure each pursuit reflects both customer mission needs and the company's most differentiating capabilities. This position requires a unique balance of technical depth, creative problem-solving, and business acumen. The Solution Architect helps shape the company's solution strategy, informs enterprise technical direction, and contributes directly to growth, differentiation, and the overall strength of the company's portfolio.

Key Responsibilities Lead technical solution development for new and recompete opportunities, ensuring architectures align with customer objectives, requirements, and evaluation criteria while reflecting current and emerging capabilities across portfolios. Partner with Capture Managers to define solution strategy, discriminators, and win themes early in the capture lifecycle. Collaborate with Technical Leads and SMEs to design and document realistic, innovative architectures, concepts of operations (CONOPS/OV-1s), and delivery models for proposals, white papers, and other deliverables. Translate technical concepts into clear, persuasive written narratives, diagrams, and visuals for proposal volumes, presentations, and customer briefings. Author and edit technical solution content across proposals, white papers, marketing materials, and capability statements to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with corporate voice. Support business development engagements, including client briefings, industry days, and technical exchange meetings, representing the company's solution vision and technical capabilities. Develop tailored technical talking points, solution summaries, and briefing materials that enable effective customer and partner conversations. Lead the technical storyboarding process, connecting operational need, technical approach, and customer outcomes. Support Basis of Estimate (BOE) development, staffing plans, and level-of-effort assessments in coordination with Operations and Pricing teams. Maintain and enhance solution libraries, reusable content, and technical templates to improve consistency and efficiency across pursuits. Conduct market and technology research to identify emerging tools, frameworks, and trends relevant to customer missions (e.g., Zero Trust, Cloud, AI/ML, DevSecOps). Participate in color team reviews and incorporate feedback to strengthen technical clarity and competitiveness. Interface with the Technical Steering Group (TSG) to align capture and proposal efforts with enterprise technical direction, identify capability gaps, and relay market insights to inform R&D and innovation priorities. Provide strategic technical input to corporate goals and TGAs (Traction), advising on technical investments, solution maturity, and capability development priorities that advance growth objectives. Support internal solution reviews, demonstrations, and capture readouts that communicate proposed approaches to executives and stakeholders.

Requirements Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes, RFP structures, and technical volume development. 15+ years of experience in government contracting, systems engineering, defense, and/or solution architecture roles. Demonstrated experience leading technical solutioning efforts for proposals, task orders, or contract recompetes. Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills—capable of simplifying complex technical concepts. Proven ability to work across business development, operations, and technical teams to deliver integrated, compliant, and compelling solutions. Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Preferred: Experience with cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure), Zero Trust Architecture, DevSecOps, AI/ML, or data modernization in federal environments. Familiarity with NIST, RMF, ATO, and other DoD cybersecurity frameworks. Shipley or equivalent capture/proposal process training. Proficiency with architecture and visualization tools. Active security clearance or eligibility.

More About Us... Our values guide everything we do: Supported Autonomy: We trust you to take initiative and make decisions, but we've always got your back. Humble Expertise: We respect everyone's knowledge and skills, creating an environment where we can all learn and get better together. Success is a Team Effort: We believe that we can only achieve great things when we work as a team. Tangible Results: We're motivated by the desire to create real, measurable impacts through our work. When you join us, you'll work on meaningful projects that challenge you and help you grow. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment, competitive benefits, and plenty of opportunities to advance your career.

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