By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.
*Candidates located in the Washington DC, or Orlando, Florida areas strongly preferred but will consider remote for an exceptional fit.
Position OverviewThe Proposal Solution Architect for Global Solutions will serve as the technical lead and SME, with responsibilities including services, solution architecture, and design engineering functions, as well as leading RFP (Request for Proposal) technical responses.
The candidate will serve as a Solution Architect responsible for shaping the client’s vision and strategy, and for developing highly advanced, leading‑edge technology concepts spanning networking, mobility, SDN, cloud, cybersecurity, and software applications and platforms for automation, analytics, and/or AI to deliver the necessary solutions and services to our customers.
Responsibilities- Contribute technical responses to customer RFP’s (Requests for Proposals) and developing innovative solutions while collaborating across business units.
- Responsible for the end-to-end telecommunications and information technology architecture of total enterprise-wide system solutions and services to include: elements of customer requirements gathering, translation of business needs into technical system solutions, architectural design, testing, implementation, documentation and supportability.
- Develops customer technology solutions using best engineering practices utilizing various industry products and technologies.
- Coordinates or leads the transition or transformation from existing, to new network and/or telecommunications design solutions.
- Provides technical direction and engineering expertise for network and telecommunications systems infrastructure activities, including planning, designing, and implementing communications and network infrastructure requirements
- Develop work breakdown structure and level of effort for opportunity capture
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other technical field desired w/ a minimum 5 years of work experience as a technical lead or in a role related to solutions / enterprise architect capacity; mobility and wireline networks, large scale enterprise systems integration, IT Strategy and Management, IT Transformations, and/or Cloud Architecture.
- 5 years supporting Enterprise customers or Carrier Companies serving Enterprise companies
- Candidate must have a strong understanding of telecom and IT infrastructure business.
- Extensive technical knowledge of managing and manipulating telemetry for cybersecurity solutions and/or IT/Software solutions related to performance, behavior, and user experience. Recent experience in the past 2-3 years is preferred.
- Working technical knowledge or work experience in data transport services, technologies – IP, MPLS, Ethernet, OTN, DWDM and SDWAN
- Working technical knowledge of basic and advanced networking appliances and concepts.
- Working knowledge of new and emerging technologies such as autonomous networking, SDN, NFV, Cloud, DevOps, SecDevOps and Managed Security Services.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products (ex. Excel and word) and Salesforce.com
- Flexibility and ability to work in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
- High proficiency in Technical Writing including proposal writing
- Excellent communication, effective leadership and interpersonal skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, Strong communicator, Strong presentation skills, knowledge of 'Solutions Selling' basics.
- Current technical certifications aligned to telecommunications, cybersecurity, networking, software development and/or information technology.
- Active SECRET Security or higher Clearance is required.
Salary Minimum: $135,000
Salary Maximum: $175,000
The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another technical field
- At least 5 years of experience as a technical lead or in solutions architecture or enterprise architecture
- At least 5 years supporting enterprise customers or carrier companies serving enterprise customers
- Strong understanding of telecommunications and IT infrastructure businesses
- Technical knowledge of cybersecurity and IT/software solution telemetry
- Working knowledge of IP, MPLS, Ethernet, OTN, DWDM, and SD-WAN
- Working knowledge of networking appliances and networking concepts
- Working knowledge of autonomous networking, SDN, NFV, cloud, DevOps, SecDevOps, and managed security services
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and Word, and Salesforce.com
- High proficiency in technical and proposal writing
- Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal, presentation, and solution-selling skills
- Current technical certifications in telecommunications, cybersecurity, networking, software development, or information technology
- Active Secret security clearance or higher
What We Do
By Light Professional IT Services LLC (By Light) provides a full range of hardware and software engineering services to defense, civilian, and commercial customers worldwide. Driven by a management team that leverages real-world expertise from the defense, intelligence, federal healthcare, and commercial sectors, we provide reliable, efficient, and cost-effective IT solutions. Some of our successes include: • Completion of 80+ Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) sites both CONUS & OCONUS. Provided Optical Network Engineering, Implementation, & Project Control Worldwide. • Provided timely completion of ATM to IP Migration, Legacy Network Optimization, & VOIP Implementation of 47 CONUS Sites for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SCAMPI Network. • Supporting the AMC CIO/G6 in the Depot Modernization Program, implementing CONUS wide 802.11/a/b/g/n wireless networks, Area Processing Center Migration, DISN Optimization, and a 40,000 user, enterprise-wide SharePoint Implementation. • Completion of 2,000 Plus Legacy Circuit Migrations to DISN Transport for DISN Transition Program. • Delivered Communications Support & Staff Augmentation for Deployed DoD Forces under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems Technology Applications Office (PEO EIS TAO). • Successful Implementation of Secure Intelligent Video Systems (IVS) for the Intelligence Community. • Supporting major international carriers in the modernization and expansion of Data Center Facilities. • Engineering new Turnkey “Cloud Services,” including Hosting, Managed Services, COOP, and Data Storage and Archival.
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