IT Principal Solution Architect Job Kansas City area,Missouri USA,IT/Tech

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and develop specific solutions leveraging technologies and design practices that enable a scalable, extensible and flexible solution.
Develop and provide presentations and demonstrations of technology solutions to both internal and external stakeholders as needed.
Extend and partner with internal/external resources to identify and contribute to continuous improvements of open source projects across multiple open source technologies/projects.
Engage with internal teams to understand and architect technical solutions, facilitate solutions design and manage implementations.
Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure solutions can be effectively implemented by operations teams.
Mentor Solution Architects and integrate contributions across the team. Provide guidance, coaching, and training to technical employees across the company.
Interface with pricing and delivery teams to ensure solution viability and cost realism.
Lead major solution components or technical volumes as part of a capture team.
Translate client requirements into viable solution elements and architecture views.
Lead large complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, which involve large cross-functional teams.
Work closely with business leaders, customers, or other stakeholders to understand priorities and constraints. Facilitate collaboration across organizations and act as a bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Work directly with customers to understand their needs and design tailored solutions. Build trust and credibility through consistent delivery and transparency.
Help guide teams through technology transitions. Support training and adoption efforts to ensure successful implementation.
Review, guide and support RFIs, RFPs and RFQs, response development including writing of whitepapers and concept development.
Provide technical solution support during proposal process, to include technology stack, solution architecture, and implementation methodology.

Job-Specific

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Solution Strategy &

Innovation:

Lead solution design and strategy for high-priority government pursuits.
Define technical win themes and differentiators for competitive proposals.
Incorporate capabilities from Maximus Accelerators and reusable components.
Drive innovation through emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Conduct competitive analysis and develop strategies to address market trends.
Lead solution reviews with executives and subject matter experts Technical Leadership & Business Alignment.
Design scalable, extensible solutions leveraging cutting‑edge technologies.
Lead RFI, RFP, and RFQ response development including white paper creation.
Develop estimation models and solution pricing strategies.
Collaborate with capture managers to shape opportunities pre‑RFP.
Mentor junior architects and provide technical guidance across teams.
Ensure solutions meet compliance requirements and align with customer needs.
Develop transition plans addressing operational readiness and implementation.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field.
10-12 years of relevant professional experience required.
Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

Job-Specific

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study required (Master's degree preferred).
10+ years of technical IT experience including solution development.
Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.

Technical & Business

Skills:

Deep understanding of government IT landscape and compliance requirements.
Experience with estimation techniques and competitive solution development.
Expertise in one or more…