About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering & Technology supporting defense and government contracting.

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

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Role Overview

This opportunity is for an AI-Enabled Solution Architect focused on capture and proposal support (pre-award). The Confidential Client is seeking an architect who will use enterprise and commercial AI tools to shape compliant, competitive technical solutions and produce proposal-ready artifacts that increase Probability of Win (PWin) for defense-focused pursuits. This role is remote within CONUS and reports to the Lead Solution Architect.

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What You’ll Do

Support capture and proposal teams to rapidly develop clear, compliant, and competitive solution artifacts using AI-enabled workflows.

• Support live DoD/defense captures and proposals by developing concept-level solutions that map directly to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Translate customer requirements and technical baselines into proposal-ready artifacts (solution descriptions, features/benefits, compliance matrices, discriminators).
• Create and refine reusable solution architectures, workflows, and patterns for use across multiple pursuits.
• Draft and edit technical and management volume content that explains mission fit, risk reduction, and measurable value.
• Use enterprise and commercial AI platforms to analyze RFPs/RFIs, identify requirements and risks, and generate/refine solution narratives.
• Develop and maintain repeatable prompt patterns and AI workflows to increase speed and consistency.
• Apply prompt-engineering best practices and curate AI outputs to ensure technical accuracy and contractual compliance.
• Support color-team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) by iterating solution narratives and artifacts quickly based on reviewer feedback.

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Collaboration & Stakeholders

Work closely with capture and proposal leadership and subject-matter experts to ensure AI-enabled solutions align with strategy and win themes.

• Lead Solution Architect (primary supervisor and mentor)
• Capture managers (strategy and win themes)
• Proposal managers (structure, schedule, compliance)
• Technical SMEs and engineering leads (accuracy and feasibility)
• Operations and program managers (past performance, operational realism)

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Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience supporting defense/government mission support environments.
• Strong familiarity with defense mission contexts and common solution constructs (systems integration, logistics/sustainment, training/simulation, C5ISR, etc.).
• Demonstrated proficiency with commercial AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) for analysis, drafting, and solution exploration.
• Experience designing effective prompts and repeatable prompt patterns for consistent AI outputs.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills for formal, structured proposal content.
• Ability to manage multiple pursuits in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with high attention to detail and compliance.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance as required by assignments.
• Must support proposal timelines, including surge periods and occasional non-standard hours.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data/AI, business, or related field preferred.
• Familiarity with enterprise/secure AI platforms (e.g., government-specific AI environments).
• Conceptual knowledge of generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI-assisted analytics.
• Experience with structured capture/proposal processes (Shipley, gated reviews, color teams).
• Prior experience collaborating with cross-functional capture, BD, and technical teams.

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Location & Working Conditions

• Remote within CONUS; occasional travel (<20%) for in-person working sessions, workshops, or proposal orals.
• Pre-award (capture/proposal) role only — no post-award execution responsibility.
• Schedule flexibility required to support proposal deadlines and surge periods.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base compensation (good-faith estimate): $140,000 per year.
• Benefits may include: health/dental/vision, PTO and holidays, 401(k) with match, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, disability & life insurance, and additional offerings where applicable.
• Actual compensation will vary based on experience, skills, location, and applicable agreements.

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Why This Role Matters

This AI-Enabled Solution Architect role expands capture capacity so the Confidential Client can pursue a broader range of defense opportunities. By combining domain expertise with AI-enabled workflows, this position helps produce higher-quality, more consistent proposals that directly support win strategy across many 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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