About Careertakes

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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Overview

Confidential Client is seeking an AI-Enabled Solution Architect (entry-level architect for capture & proposal support) to join capture and proposal teams supporting Department of Defense (DoD) opportunities. This is a pre-award role focused on shaping compliant, competitive technical solutions using enterprise and commercial AI tools. The role is remote within CONUS with occasional travel (<20%) and requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.

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Key Responsibilities

• Support DoD capture and proposal efforts by developing concept-level solution architectures that map to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Translate customer requirements and technical baselines into proposal-ready artifacts (solution descriptions, features/benefits, compliance matrices, discriminators).
• Use internal enterprise AI platforms and commercial LLM tools to analyze RFPs/RFIs, generate solution concepts, and draft proposal content.
• Create and maintain repeatable prompt patterns, AI workflows, and prompt-engineering best practices to improve speed and output quality.
• Contribute content to technical and management volumes—focusing on mission alignment, risk reduction, and measurable value—under the Lead Solution Architect’s guidance.
• Rapidly iterate solution artifacts during color-team reviews (Pink/Red/Gold), incorporating reviewer feedback and capture strategy.
• Serve as a shared resource across multiple pursuits, balancing priorities to meet submission schedules and surge demands.
• Advocate for safe, compliant, and secure use of AI across capture/proposal activities; document lessons learned and coach teammates on practical AI usage.
• Curate AI-generated content to ensure technical coherence, compliance, and traceability from requirements to solution features.

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What You’ll Bring (Required Qualifications)

• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting DoD or equivalent government mission-support environments.
• Strong domain knowledge of defense mission areas (systems integration, logistics/sustainment, training & simulation, C5ISR, or similar).
• Demonstrated proficiency with commercial AI products (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) for professional analysis, drafting, and solution exploration.
• Experience designing effective AI prompts and repeatable prompt patterns that yield consistent, high-quality outputs.
• Excellent written communication skills for formal, structured, customer-facing proposal content.
• Strong analytical ability to rapidly synthesize RFP requirements, technical baselines, and stakeholder input into coherent solution narratives.
• High attention to detail and a compliance-first mindset when mapping requirements to proposed solutions.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance (level TBD).
• Availability for surge periods and non-standard hours as needed to meet proposal deadlines.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data/AI, business, or a defense-related discipline.
• Familiarity with enterprise/secure AI platforms (e.g., government-specific instances such as ChatGPT.gov, AwardedAI, or equivalents).
• Conceptual familiarity with generative AI techniques, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI-assisted analytics from an architectural perspective.
• Experience with structured capture/proposal processes (Shipley methods, gated reviews, color teams).
• Track record collaborating with cross-functional teams of SMEs, program managers, and BD professionals.

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Working Conditions & Location

• Remote within CONUS; occasional travel (<20%) for in-person workshops, team sessions, or proposal orals.
• Pre-award role only (capture/proposal). No post-award execution responsibilities.
• Reports to the Lead Solution Architect and operates as a shared resource supporting multiple capture teams.
• Must support proposal timelines including surge periods and non-standard hours.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $140,000 (good-faith estimate; final offer may vary based on experience, location, and other factors).
• Benefits may include:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan (where applicable)
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance (where applicable)
• Note: Benefits and terms may vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements (e.g., CBA, SCA).

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Why This Role Matters

This role expands organizational capacity to support smaller and mid-sized DoD pursuits that require high-quality solutioning but may have previously lacked dedicated architecture resources. By leveraging AI to accelerate and standardize solution development, the role helps increase the Probability of Win (PWin) across a broader portfolio 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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