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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an AI-Enabled Solution Architect to support capture and proposal development for Department of Defense (DoD) opportunities. This remote (CONUS) entry-level architect role focuses on using AI-driven tools and repeatable prompt patterns to shape compliant, compelling technical solutions and produce proposal-ready artifacts that increase Probability of Win (PWin). The primary keyword for this posting is: AI-Enabled Solution Architect (Remote).

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What You’ll Do

• Support live DoD captures and pre-award proposal efforts by developing concept-level technical solutions aligned to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Translate requirements, technical baselines, and customer narratives into proposal-ready artifacts (solution descriptions, features/benefits, compliance matrices, discriminators) using AI-assisted analysis.
• Create and refine solution architectures, workflows, and reusable patterns that prioritize clarity, compliance, and competitive differentiation.
• Draft and edit technical and management volume content that explains how proposed solutions meet mission needs, reduce risk, and deliver measurable value.
• Rapidly iterate solution narratives for color team reviews (Pink/Red/Gold) using AI tools and reviewer feedback to align with capture strategy.
• Maintain traceability from requirements to solution features to ensure compliance and evaluation defensibility.

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AI-Enabled Solutioning & Tools

• Use enterprise and commercial AI platforms (e.g., secure enterprise models, ChatGPT-like environments, Claude, retrieval-augmented generation tools) to:
  • Analyze RFPs, RFIs, and related documents to identify requirements, risks, and opportunities.
  • Generate and refine solution concepts, narratives, and supporting materials.
• Develop, document, and reuse effective prompt patterns and AI workflows to improve speed and output consistency.
• Apply prompt-engineering best practices and human-in-the-loop QA to guide AI toward accurate, compliant outputs for defense-focused proposals.
• Curate, sanitize, and organize AI-generated content to ensure technical coherence and alignment with capture strategy.

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Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with the Lead Solution Architect (primary supervisor), capture managers, proposal managers, technical SMEs, and operations/program managers.
• Operate as a shared resource across multiple pursuits, balancing priorities and surge demands as directed by capture/proposal leadership.
• Advocate for safe, secure, and effective AI use in capture and proposal activities; coach colleagues on appropriate AI use-cases and limitations.

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Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years supporting DoD or defense-related mission support environments or demonstrable equivalent experience in defense solutioning.
• Strong familiarity with federal proposal structure (technical and management volumes), evaluation criteria, and compliance expectations.
• Practical experience using commercial AI products (ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) for professional analysis, drafting, and solution exploration.
• Demonstrated ability to design effective prompts and repeatable prompt patterns that produce high-quality outputs.
• Excellent written communication skills for formal, structured, customer-facing proposal content.
• High attention to detail and ability to ensure requirements traceability and compliance.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required by assigned projects.
• Ability to support proposal schedules including surge periods and non-standard hours.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data/AI, business, or a defense-related discipline.
• Familiarity with secure or enterprise-grade AI platforms (e.g., government-specific AI environments).
• Conceptual knowledge of generative AI, RAG, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted analytics.
• Experience with formal capture and proposal processes (Shipley methodology, gated reviews, color teams).
• Prior collaboration with cross-functional capture teams including SMEs, program managers, and BD professionals.

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Working Conditions

• Location: Remote within CONUS (occasional travel <20% for in-person sessions, workshops, or proposal orals).
• Schedule: Must support proposal timelines and surge periods (may include non-standard hours).
• Reporting: Reports to the Lead Solution Architect; functions as a shared resource across multiple pursuits.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base compensation: $140,000 (provided as a good-faith estimate; final offer depends on experience, skills, internal equity, and applicable laws).
• Benefits may include:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (401(k) matching where applicable)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave and other leave benefits
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan and tax-advantaged options
  • Pet insurance
• Note: Benefits vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements (CBAs, SCA, etc.).

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Why This Role Matters

This position increases capture team capacity to address a broader range of DoD opportunities by applying AI to solution shaping and proposal development. The role boosts the quality, consistency, and innovation of proposals and directly supports Confidential Client’s strategic objective to increase PWin across a spectrum of pursuits.

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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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