Solutions Architect - Data Science, Machine Learning

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. Transform your career to the next level with GDIT as a Solutions Architect where you can elevate your skills in Data Science, Machine Learning, or leading AI techniques and technology expertise into solutions in support of our Government customers. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how the Government operates.

As a Solutions Architect supporting the most complex administrative, defense, and intelligence missions across the Government, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Solutions Architect joining our Federal Civilian (Fed Civ) CTO organization and help drive the technical solutions needed to win our most complex and strategic deals.

• Support GDIT’s Fed Civ business areas by developing solutions to deliver capabilities, including Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Align GDIT’s capabilities or identify industry leading solutions to meet our customers’ business and technical criteria; analyzes alternatives and implements the designs.
• Analyze Request for Information/Quote/Proposal (RFI/RFQ/RFP) requirements and develop responsive solutions to include scoping of staff requirements and other potential operational costs; review solutions developed by team members for appropriateness and completeness; present solutions to internal management and peers, as well as our customers.
• Develop and explain use-cases and work closely with opportunity capture and proposal development teams.
• Research current and emerging technologies and delivery methodologies and tailor the results to meet our customer’s needs; propose changes as needed.
• Assess current systems and business processes and works with business area staff to recommend improvements.
• Ensure technical architecture teams deliver efficient and effective system solutions to support business goals and objectives.
• Develop logical and physical architectures and designs. The successful candidate will be required to author proposal materials to include writing proposal sections and developing complementary diagrams; reviews all work with peers and critiques the work products of other team members for completeness, applicability, and responsiveness to requirements.
• Apply industry IT delivery frameworks, methodologies, and practices to meet customers’ requirements.
• Identify customers’ requirements, analyze alternatives, and conduct product recommendations related to software, platforms, and other IT systems configurations.
• Throughout the lifecycle of opportunity pursuits or project delivery, provide updates to stakeholders on project cost, schedule, and quality in comparison to stakeholder objectives.
• Make decisions regarding staff assignments for assigned opportunity pursuits or projects.
• Follow up with other solution architects who develop solutions and manage small to medium sized teams to develop responses to customers’ requirements.
• Provides expert guidance and leadership to less-experienced colleagues.
• May be assigned as a task or project leader on programs for short to long-term assignments (Not a people manager).

• Lead technical solution strategy throughout the capture and proposal lifecycle, from early Qualification through proposal submission.
• Contribute to GDIT win strategies and lead the development of technical solution themes and maintain solution readiness plans.
• Customer Engagement – Directly influence current and prospective customers to understand critical needs, socialize and vet solutions, and advise on strategies to shape acquisitions that achieve desired results.
• Identify and select the best technical solutions and approaches to meet anticipated or actual acquisition requirements.
• Lead solution design and the development of key artifacts including, but not limited to architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, staffing plans, etc.
• Develop unsolicited technical recommendations, collateral, and RFI/Q/P responses to engage prospective customers and position GDIT to win.
• Collaborate with GDIT technical service areas and lines of business to identify and bring the…