{"id":1201706,"url":"https://alion.io/job/mind-computing-federal-solutions-architect-remote-opportunity","title":"Federal Solutions Architect (Remote Opportunity)","company":{"id":689973,"name":"Mind Computing","domain":"mindcomputing.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/mindcomputing","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":null},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":125000,"max_usd":247000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":155},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"ChatGPT","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Claude","optional":false},{"name":"Context Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"Hallucination","optional":false},{"name":"LLM","optional":false},{"name":"RAG","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T20:43:37Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T21:16:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Mind Computing is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect to support federal growth, capture, and solution development initiatives, with a primary focus on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), DoD, DHA, CMS, HHS, and other federal agencies. The ideal candidate will have strong experience designing enterprise technology solutions and translating complex federal requirements into practical, scalable, and differentiated architectures across healthcare IT, cloud, data, interoperability, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and AI/Generative AI.\nThe candidate must reside within the continental US.\nResponsibilities:\n Independently develop, write, and refine proposal-ready technical narratives for RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, task orders, white papers, and other federal pursuits, translating solicitation requirements and SME input into clear, persuasive, evaluator-focused responses.\nDevelop and review technical proposal content, ensuring solutions are compliant, feasible, differentiated, and aligned with customer objectives and evaluation criteria.\nPartner with Growth, Capture, Proposal, Delivery, Engineering, Pricing, and Executive teams to develop technical solutions and win strategies.\nLead and facilitate technical solutioning sessions, proposal reviews, color teams, oral presentations, and customer or partner discussions.\nAnalyze solicitations, PWS/SOO, technical requirements, Q&A, and acquisition documents to identify customer objectives, technical risks, assumptions, and solution opportunities.\nDesign and communicate enterprise architectures spanning application modernization, cloud, data, APIs, healthcare interoperability, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and operations.\nTranslate customer requirements into technical approaches, implementation strategies, workstreams, technologies, staffing models, and technical differentiators.\nApply knowledge of VA technology and healthcare environments, including VistA, Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), My HealtheVet (MHV), Federal EHR/Oracle Health, and related enterprise systems.\nDevelop architecture diagrams, data flows, integration models, modernization roadmaps, conceptual designs, and other technical artifacts.\nEvaluate technologies, platforms, and potential partners to determine appropriate build, buy, reuse, integration, and teaming strategies.\nProvide technical guidance on emerging technologies and identify opportunities to apply AI and Generative AI to federal healthcare solutions.\nLeverage AI-assisted tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and similar platforms for technical research, requirements analysis, architecture development, software engineering, and proposal activities while validating outputs for accuracy and security.\nSupport responsible AI practices, including data protection, human oversight, model evaluation, security, governance, and hallucination mitigation.\nTake on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure the success of the project. \nQualifications:\n Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.\n10+ years of experience in enterprise IT, software engineering, systems architecture, or related technical disciplines.\n5+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technical Architecture, or comparable technical leadership roles.\nSignificant experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, preferably within VA healthcare, OIT, Digital Health, or major enterprise technology programs.\nExperience architecting, modernizing, integrating, or delivering complex enterprise or healthcare systems.\nExperience estimating technical staffing, labor categories, level of effort, and implementation timelines.\nExperience supporting federal capture, solution reviews, Black Hat, Pink/Red/Gold Team reviews, or oral proposal presentations.\nStrong technical writing skills with the ability to translate complex architectures into clear, persuasive, evaluator-focused content.\nExperience developing and presenting technical architectures, solution concepts, implementation approaches, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.\nCurrent knowledge of AI/ML and Generative AI, including LLM applications, RAG, AI agents, prompt/context engineering, model evaluation, and responsible AI.\nStrong analytical, communication, facilitation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.\nStrong knowledge across several of the following: Cloud architecture and modernization\nApplication and legacy system modernization\nMicroservices and API architecture\nData architecture and analytics\nDevSecOps and CI/CD\nHealthcare interoperability\nEnterprise integration and event-driven architecture\nCybersecurity and Zero Trust\nProduction operations, scalability, resilience, and observability\n\nAdditional Qualifications:\n Additional experience supporting DoD/DHA, CMS, HHS, or other federal healthcare programs.\nPrior federal/government experience.\nExperience with VA enterprise architecture, Technical Reference Model (TRM), ATO, security, or technical governance processes.\nExperience integrating legacy VA environments with modern cloud, API, data, and Federal EHR capabilities.\nWorking knowledge of HL7, FHIR, REST APIs, and healthcare integration technologies.\nExperience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.\n Familiarity with Shipley or APMP proposal methodologies.\nRelevant cloud, architecture, cybersecurity, healthcare IT, or AI certifications.\nAbility to meet applicable federal background investigation and suitability requirements, including Public Trust, and obtain and maintain a security clearance when required by the customer or opportunity. \nBenefits:\nMedical/Dental/Vision\n401k with Employer Match\nPTO + Federal Holidays\nCorporate Laptop\nTraining Opportunities\nRemote Opportunity\nNote: Selected candidates will be required to complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.\nMind Computing is an equal opportunity employer. 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