Principal Solutions Architect (UK)

Key Responsibilities

Solution Leadership & Strategy

• Lead solution design and strategy for large, complex government pursuits

• Define and oversee technical win themes, discriminators, and innovation differentiators

• Collaborate with capture managers and business development teams to shape opportunities pre-RFP through deep, meaningful and direct engagement with customers

• Facilitate and lead solution reviews with executives and subject matter experts

• Lead large, complex initiatives of strategic importance involving cross-functional teams

Technical Architecture & Innovation

• Design scalable, extensible, and flexible solutions leveraging cutting-edge technologies

• Incorporate capabilities from Maximus Accelerators and internal reusable capabilities and offerings to drive differentiation

• Leverage reference architectures, demonstrations, playbooks, and various technology artifacts

• Stay current with leading solution architectures and industry hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft, Google, ServiceNow, Salesforce)

• Ensure compliance with technical requirements and validate solution feasibility

Proposal Development & Competitive Analysis

• Own technical solutions for RFI, RFP, and RFQ responses, including whitepaper creation and concept development.

• Conduct competitive analysis of industry pricing approaches and award trends


• Support Black Hat exercises at bid level and perform market/sector competitive analysis

• Review technology solutions for compliance with federal and corporate standards

Estimation & Cost Management

• Own and drive competitive top-down estimates using expert judgment, comparative/analogous estimation, parametric estimation, and three-point estimation techniques

• Guide teams on estimation best practices, cost optimizations, risk quantification, and pricing strategies

• Interface with pricing and delivery teams to ensure solution viability and cost realism

• Assess market trends, seasonal impacts, and service level agreement implications

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor other Solution Architects to advance in both their capabilities and their careers.

• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to technical employees across the organization

• Act as bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders both internal and external to Maximus.

• Collaborate with operations, information security, and human resource teams early in capture process to ensure implementable solutions

• Work directly with customers to understand needs to design tailored solutions

Implementation

• Work with delivery teams to build implementation plans addressing technical operational readiness

• Fulfil the chief engineer role for project delivery - you design it, you build it.

• Ensure solutions are designed with implementation and operational considerations

• Collaborate with delivery teams to guarantee effective operational implementation

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and deliver presentations and demonstrations to internal and external stakeholders

• Communicate complex technical concepts to senior leadership and non-technical audiences

• Build trust and credibility through consistent delivery and transparency

• Present high-level solution concepts and estimation models to stakeholders

Essential Skills - What You'll Bring

• Deep technical and hands on understanding of modern cloud platforms, including AI and data solutions.

• Proven experience delivering material impact in creating winning technology solutions for large bids (£20-200M+), large contracts, or public sector clients, ideally leveraging AI as a USP.

• Deep experience in several of the following technologies: Salesforce, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365, AWS Connect, Genesys, Verint, Case Management including native AI capability

• Outstanding communication-able to explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences with clarity and confidence.

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building across diverse teams.

• Collaborative mindset-enthusiastic about co-creating with colleagues, partners, and clients.

• Driving capability modelling sessions with business, vendors and technology stakeholders to create roadmap architectures

• Agile approach to problem-solving and adaptability in dynamic environments.

• Experience with Managed Services, IT Services, and Software Development opportunities

• Experience in one or more additional technology areas such as Secure Software, DevOps, CI/CD, or Site Reliability Engineering; Data Management and Governance; Data Science; Data Analytics; infrastructure; cloud; platform; software as a service offering.

• Track record of crafting solution architectures rooted in business needs, customer journeys, and innovation.

• Ability to thrive in flexible, fast-paced environments across multiple time zones

• String commercial acumen, including understanding pricing models


• Excellent organisational skills-comfortable juggling multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Curiosity and a desire for continuous learning in technology and beyond.

• A passion for presenting, public speaking, or sharing insights at industry events.

Desirable Skills - What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in designing and implementing secure cloud solutions and proficient in cybersecurity

• Compliance standards, and risk management framework experience through the delivery and accreditation of solutions in a highly regulated customer environment.

• Experience supporting Black Hat exercises at bid level

• Knowledge of security, monitoring, performance, and SLA standards

• Comfort with cross-cultural, cross-functional collaboration in global organisations.

• Recognition for empowering inclusive, diverse teams and championing ethical technology.

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