Competitive Solution Architect Senior Manager

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Business Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Information Technology (IT) Solutions, Request for Proposals (RFP), Solutions Development, Technical Knowledge, Technical Solutions

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Apply your expertise to advance the mission and optimize our business strategy as a Competitive Solution Architect Senior Manager at GDIT. Here, you’ll support solving some of our clients’ biggest challenges and help us grow the business.
 

As part of GDIT's Growth organization, the CI/PTW group supports capture for the company’s most strategic bids. The Competitive Solution Architect Senior Manager is responsible for leading the analysis and development of competitor solutions ultimately leading to a winning bid price recommendation.  The successful candidate will possess a mix of IT technical knowledge, business acumen, and BOE modeling experience.

As a Competitive Solution Architect Senior Manager, you will:

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Characterize the “trade space” of potential IT solutions and model likely competitor architecture and approaches
• Quantify each competitor’s likely bid solution considering labor profile, hardware and software elements, service delivery approach, and other relevant parameters
• Assess government RFP price evaluation models to determine the key cost and price levers for the evaluated bid price and how those factors will influence the competitive solution
• Interface with internal and external resources including price to win and competitive intelligence analysts, technical solution architects, pricing strategists, cost estimators, and industry workgroups to evaluate solution options
• Brief Senior Leadership and "make the case" for likely competitor solutions

In addition to the above, the successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Complex IT infrastructure bids including managed services and “as a service” in commercial and government markets
• Complex software bids including Agile 
• Mission services such as cyber, systems engineering, infrastructure, etc.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years related experience in solution development
• In lieu of degree, 9 yrs of related experience is required
• Experience with federal proposals
• Experience with estimation, pricing and PTW

Preferred:

• Ability to obtain a security clearance is preferred

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $147,857 - $200,043. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, i