Convergint is seeking a full-time, enthusiastic, results-driven, and forward-thinking Solutions Architect to lead our Public Sector Verticals focused Design and Estimating team. This role leads a team of design engineering, estimating, solution development, and construction drawing resources that support opportunities and projects across critical infrastructure and government-focused markets, including defense, aviation, federal, utilities (electric, water, wastewater, and gas utilities), as well as federal, state, and local agencies, education, and public safety organizations.
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Who You Are
You are a highly skilled problem-solver with an eye for detail and precision. You thrive in managing complex, large-scale opportunities and have the expertise to navigate specialized security requirements. You are collaborative, resourceful, and committed to delivering results on high-stakes projects.
Who We Are
With 20 years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer’s best service provider. Our company is built upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs that drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, service-based systems integrator. We take pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.
What you’ll do with “Our Training and Your Experience”
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• Provide overall leadership for design, engineering, estimating, solution development, and construction drawing support across the Public Sector verticals.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, estimators, and technical specialists, including workload coordination, mentoring, performance management, and technical guidance.
• Serve as the senior technical leader and escalation point for complex opportunities, regulated installations, specialized environments, and large-scale, multi-site, or global programs.
• Define and implement consistent standards, processes, tools, and best practices for solution design, scopes of work, estimates, proposals, and construction documentation across both verticals.
• Coordinate resources across regions and Convergint Technology Centers to support strategic pursuits, high-value opportunities, and customer commitments.
• Collaborate with sales leadership and vertical leadership to align solution strategies with customer requirements, organizational growth objectives, business goals, and market conditions.
• Guide teams in developing integrated system designs, solution strategies, estimates, proposal content, specifications, and construction drawings for complex critical infrastructure and public sector opportunities.
• Work directly with customers and sales colleagues to clarify requirements, develop solutions, define scope, and communicate technical and business value.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site and technical discussions, solution reviews, and customer presentations to assess project needs and unique requirements.
• Lead the preparation and review of detailed cost estimates for complex, multi-site, multi-country, regulated, and mission-critical security projects.
• Partner with engineering, procurement, operations, installation teams, vendors, subcontractors, and technology partners to validate feasibility, pricing, compliance, schedules, and delivery assumptions.
• Identify project risks, special handling requirements, scope gaps, regulatory considerations, and mitigation strategies before proposal submission.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advanced analytics and promote appropriate convergence of physical security, cybersecurity, operational technology, and life-safety systems.
• Ensure solutions and proposals address applicable public sector and critical infrastructure requirements, including FIPS 201/HSPD-12, NIST frameworks, CJIS, DHS requirements, UL 2050, and other customer- or jurisdiction-specific standards.
• Support the development of audit-ready, compliant solutions for government and other regulated environments.
• Apply sound pricing, cost, risk, and margin judgment to support competitive and sustainable proposals.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested or required
What You’ll Need
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• 10+ years of progressive experience in systems integration, electronic physical security, infrastructure technology, design consulting, system design, commissioning, estimating, project management, or installation for complex and large-scale projects.
• 6+ years of leadership or management experience, including responsibility for multidisciplinary technical teams and complex customer opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting utilities and/or public sector environments, such as energy, water, wastewater, gas, federal, state, local government, education, or public safety.
• Experience managing enterprise, multi-site, or global deployments and coordinating work across regions and internal delivery teams.
• Deep knowledge of access control, video surveillance/CCTV, intrusion detection, and related physical security technologies; familiarity with information technology, radar, gunshot detection, LiDAR, OT/SCADA, and infrastructure systems is preferred.
• Strong understanding of critical infrastructure protection and government or utility regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Proficiency with advanced estimating tools, Microsoft Office applications, and project collaboration software.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and deliver accurate, high-quality work under demanding timelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal stakeholders at technical, operational, sales, and executive levels.
Company Benefits
Convergint fosters a supportive, accessible, and inclusive environment in which all individuals are able to realize their maximum potential within the company. We offer a variety of programs and exceptional benefits:
• 10 Company Holidays and Paid Time Off starting at 13 days annually
• Fun & Laughter Day Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plan
• Life insurance & Disability Plan
• Wellness Program
• 401K Matching Plan
• Colleague Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary and compensation plan
• Vehicle reimbursement plan or company vehicle
• Corporate Social Responsibility Day
• Cell phone reimbursement (if applicable)
• Paid parental leave
Requirements:
Education: College degree, trade school, or equivalent experience.
Minimum Experience: 7-9 years of experience in design consulting, system design, system commissioning, estimating, project management and/or installation for complex and large-scale electronic physical security projects.
Convergint is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please note that this job posting includes salary information for the assigned target market range within the primary geographic region the requisition is posted. If the position is posted in multiple locations or is a remote position, the salary range may vary. Individual pay rates will, of course, vary depending on the job, department, and location, as well as the individual skills, experience, certifications, specific licenses, and education of the applicant.
This posting is expected to remain open until 9/04/26
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