Solution Architect - Civilian and Health Market
ASRC Federal· enterprise· Defense & Space Engineering· Sep 24, 2026 · 1mo ago
Washington, DC, USA / Maryland, USA / Reston, VA, USA
Hybrid
Full-time
Principal
$143K–$219K est.
10+ years exp
Job description
ASRC Federal is seeking a Portfolio Solution Architects (PSA) for Civilian and Health (C&H) Market support and drive our business development and capture activities. The C&H PSA applies deep knowledge of civilian and health missions, federal IT modernization, digital services, data and AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and mission applications to develop reusable solution strategies and architectures that address common customer challenges while accommodating agency-specific mission and regulatory requirements. This role ensures consistency, interoperability, and alignment of technical solutions across the portfolio while supporting organizational growth objectives, customer mission outcomes, and enterprise architecture standards. The C&H PSA collaborates closely with program leadership, capture teams, engineering organizations, and customers to develop innovative, compliant, and cost-effective solutions that align with portfolio priorities and long-term strategic goals. The C&H operating group (OG) serves several Federal customers including but not limited to Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
You’ll be working within a fun-loving team that is committed to our mission and achieving results. This is an opportunity for someone passionate about and experienced in technical solutioning to join a mission-focused organization and to work with an established team in a flexible and enjoyable work environment while making significant impact to customers.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be primarily providing direct support to several concurrent business development opportunities by performing a multitude of tasks, including:
Portfolio Solution Leadership
Lead the design and integration of solutions across a portfolio of federal programs and projects within the C&H OG or Division.
Develop reusable C&H reference architectures and solution patterns for digital modernization, cloud, data/AI, cybersecurity, application modernization, and citizen-facing services.
Identify common technical and mission challenges across C&H customers and translate them into portfolio-level capabilities and investments.
Develop portfolio-level technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, and solution frameworks.
Assess and recommend emerging technologies, architectures, and capabilities to improve mission effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Customer Engagement & Capture Leadership
Engage with federal customers, program managers, and stakeholders to anticipate customer mission needs and shape future solutions understand mission priorities, challenges, and future requirements.
Support business development, capture, and proposal efforts by shaping technical strategies and solution approaches.
Collaborate with portfolio leadership to identify growth opportunities, technology investments, and innovation initiatives.
Participate in strategic planning activities to ensure portfolio alignment with customer and organizational goals.
Provide technical guidance during solution reviews, technical exchanges, and customer briefings.
Translate emerging federal policy, technology trends, and agency mission priorities into actionable portfolio solution strategies and customer engagement opportunities.
Solution Architecture & Development
Architect end-to-end solutions that integrate digital services and application modernization; data platforms, analytics and AI/GenAI; cloud-native and hybrid-cloud architectures; API and data interoperability; automation and intelligent workflows; identity and Zero Trust; health IT and health-data interoperability where applicable; and citizen/customer experience technologies.
Ensure solutions comply with federal security, compliance, and enterprise architecture requirements.
Conduct technology trade studies, risk assessments, and architecture reviews to support informed decision-making.
Develop and maintain solution artifacts including architecture diagrams, implementation plans, technical roadmaps, and integration strategies.
Promote interoperability, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability across portfolio solutions.
Proposal & Pursuit Execution
Lead technical solution development for federal opportunities and proposals within the portfolio.
Collaborate with capture managers, pricing teams, SMEs, and proposal staff to develop compliant and compelling technical responses.
Contribute to technical volumes, executive summaries, staffing approaches, and solution narratives.
Define technical discriminators, win themes, and value propositions aligned to customer evaluation criteria.
Support proposal reviews, solution validation, and technical risk mitigation activities.
Leadership, Collaboration & Mentorship
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to solution architects, engineers, and project teams across the portfolio.
Foster collaboration across programs, business units, operations teams, and enterprise architecture organizations.
Support the development of reusable solution assets, standards, and best practices.
Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the portfolio.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
3+ years of experience working as a Solution Architect leading solutions for federal government opportunities and proposals.
Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise or portfolio-level technical solutions for federal customers.
Strong understanding of federal IT environments, compliance requirements, and acquisition processes.
Experience supporting capture, proposal, and business development activities.
Strong communication, collaboration, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Must have ability to obtain and maintain a U. S. Secret Clearance.
Preferred Skills & Certifications
Experience architecting and delivering complex federal C&H modernization solutions, including development of portfolio-level reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and reusable solution patterns.
Experience with AI/ML and Generative AI, cloud-native/hybrid-cloud architectures, data platforms and analytics, application modernization, and digital services.
Experience with cybersecurity, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, data/API interoperability, automation, and secure enterprise integration; familiarity with health IT and health-data interoperability is preferred.
Knowledge of applicable federal security, privacy, accessibility, and compliance frameworks, including NIST, RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Section 508.
Relevant certifications such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Solutions Architect, CISSP, TOGAF, or PMP
Active U.S. Security clearance (Secret or Above) preferred
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