About Careertakes

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Role Overview

This opportunity is for an AI-Enabled Solution Architect supporting capture and proposal development for Department of Defense (DoD) pursuits. The role is a pre-award, capture/proposal-focused architecture position that leverages enterprise and commercial AI tools to shape compliant, competitive technical solutions and translate them into proposal-ready artifacts. The position reports to the Lead Solution Architect and operates as a shared resource across multiple pursuits.

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Key Responsibilities

• Support live DoD capture and proposal efforts by developing concept-level technical solutions that respond to solicitations, evaluation criteria, and customer constraints under guidance from the Lead Solution Architect.
• Translate customer requirements, technical baselines, and capability narratives into proposal-ready artifacts (solution descriptions, features/benefits, compliance matrices, discriminators) using AI-assisted analysis and drafting.
• Create and refine reusable solution architectures, workflows, and patterns that prioritize clarity, compliance, and competitive differentiation.
• Draft and refine content for technical and management volumes that demonstrate mission fit, risk reduction, and measurable value.
• Use internal enterprise AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT.gov, AwardedAI) and commercial tools (e.g., Claude) to analyze RFPs/RFIs, generate/refine solution concepts, and speed content production.
• Develop and maintain repeatable prompt patterns and AI workflows; apply sound prompt-engineering practices to direct AI toward accurate, relevant, and compliant outputs.
• Curate, validate, and organize AI-generated content to ensure technical coherence and alignment with capture strategy and the Lead Solution Architect’s direction.
• Assist with PWin-focused activities: align solution concepts to win themes, support color team reviews (Pink/Red/Gold), and rapidly iterate artifacts based on reviewer feedback.
• Serve as an AI advocate and coach for capture/proposal teams—document lessons learned, promote safe/compliant AI use, and help teammates apply effective prompt strategies.
• Balance workload across multiple pursuits as a shared resource; support surge periods and non-standard hours to meet proposal deadlines.

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What We're Looking For (Required Qualifications)

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years supporting defense or government mission support environments.
• Domain knowledge: Strong understanding of DoD missions and common solution constructs (systems integration, logistics/sustainment, training/simulation, C5ISR, etc.) and familiarity with federal proposal structure and evaluation criteria.
• AI tooling: Demonstrated proficiency using commercial AI products (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) for analysis, drafting, and solution exploration; experience designing repeatable prompt patterns and AI workflows.
• Skills: Strong analytical ability to assimilate RFP requirements and stakeholder input and synthesize clear solution narratives; excellent written communication for formal, customer-facing proposal content; high attention to compliance and traceability.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Eligibility: U.S. citizenship required and eligibility to obtain/maintain a security clearance as project needs dictate.
• Schedule: Ability to support proposal timelines including surge activity and occasional non-standard hours.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data/AI, business, or related defense discipline.
• Familiarity with enterprise/secure AI platforms and concepts (generative AI, RAG, prompt engineering, AI-assisted analytics).
• Experience with structured capture/proposal processes (Shipley methods, gated reviews, color teams).
• Proven experience collaborating with technical SMEs, program managers, and business development stakeholders.

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Working Conditions & Logistics

• Location: Remote within CONUS; occasional travel for in-person workshops, team sessions, or proposal orals (estimated <20%).
• Reports to: Lead Solution Architect within the client’s Engineering & Technology organization; functions as a shared resource across multiple pursuits.
• Must be able to accommodate surge periods and support tight submission deadlines as needed.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation (good-faith estimate): $140,000 per year.
• Benefits (may vary by location/employment type): health, dental, and vision insurance; PTO and holidays; 401(k) with match; educational reimbursement; parental leave; employee stock purchase plan; tax-advantaged accounts; disability and life insurance; pet insurance.
• Note: Benefits and exact compensation may vary based on experience, location, employment type, and applicable agreements or laws.

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Why This Role Matters

This role increases capture team capacity and brings AI-enabled solutioning to smaller and mid-sized DoD pursuits that require technically credible and competitive responses. By combining domain knowledge with AI-driven workflows, this architect helps improve proposal quality, consistency, and innovation — directly supporting higher Probability of Win (PWin) across a broader range of opportunities.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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