Position Details

Salary $135K – $216K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category System Administration

About this role

This role is a Lead Solutions Architect supporting Air Force business development and capture teams by translating acquisition and operational requirements into winning technical solutions and proposal narratives. The position requires deep Air Force IT and C2 architecture knowledge, including theater connectivity and base-level communications programs.

Key Responsibilities

Support Business Development Executive and capture teams on Air Force proposals, Translate Air Force acquisition frameworks and modernization priorities into winning architectures and narratives
Apply deep familiarity with Air Force enterprise IT and C2 systems architecture
Provide operationally credible solution architectures across installation IT and mission-system domains
Support acquisition processes including requirements flow understanding from HAF/A6 through MAJCOM and Wing-level commands

Technical Overview

The Solutions Architect - Air Force will architect technically credible solutions grounded in Air Force acquisition structures (AFWAY, ITSM contracting vehicles, AFMC mechanisms) and requirements flow (HAF/A6 through MAJCOM and Wing commands). Technical scope spans NIPR/SIPR/JWICS enclave operations, ITSM tooling such as ServiceNow, DISA STIG automation, RMF/ATO and AFCYBER compliance, PACAF/INDOPACOM connectivity, SATCOM resilience, and Air Force C2 architecture areas including ABMS, ACC combat communications, and JADC2 integration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a Solutions Architect with deep, hands-on familiarity with Air Force enterprise IT and C2 systems, including base-level communications and PACAF/INDOPACOM connectivity. They have experience translating Air Force acquisition frameworks and requirements flows into technically credible, operationally sound proposal architectures and narratives, ideally with direct program office exposure.

Must-Have Skills

deep familiarity with Air Force enterprise ITC2 systemsPacific theater connectivityand base-level communications programsin-depth knowledge of Air Force base-level IT and communications managed servicesincluding NIPR/SIPR/JWICS enclave operations at installation scale and multi-base enterprise network managementWorking knowledge of Air Force C2 systems architecture: ABMS program contextACC combat communicationsand theater battle management

Tools & Platforms

ServiceNowDISA STIGRMFATOAFCYBERNIPRSIPRJWICS

Required Skills

Air Force enterprise ITC2 systemsPacific theater connectivitybase-level communications programsNIPRSIPRJWICSenclave operationsmulti-base enterprise network managementAFWAYAir Force ITSM contracting vehiclesAFMC contracting mechanismsWing/MAJCOM requirements generation processServiceNowITSMDISA STIG automationRMF/ATO processesAFCYBER compliance requirementsPACAFINDOPACOMC5ISROSATCOMABMSACC combat communicationstheater battle managementJADC2 integrationsensor-to-shooter data flowsSpace Force ground system sustainmentHAF/A6MAJCOM

Hard Skills

Air Force enterprise ITC2 systemsPacific theater connectivitybase-level communications programsNIPR/SIPR/JWICS enclave operationsmulti-base enterprise network managementNIPRSIPRJWICSAFWAYAir Force ITSM contracting vehiclesAFMC contracting mechanismsWing/MAJCOM requirements generation processITSM platform deployment in AF environmentsServiceNowDISA STIG automationRMF/ATO processesAFCYBER compliance requirementsPACAF connectivityINDOPACOM joint C4 architecturesSATCOMresilient connectivity requirementsforward USAF positions with limited terrestrial infrastructureABMSACC combat communicationstheater battle managementJADC2 integrationsensor-to-shooter data flowsSpace Force ground system sustainmentspace-based assets integrationHAF/A6MAJCOMWing-level commandsAir Force help deskservice desk operationsITSM

Soft Skills

Business Development Executive supportcapture team supportdeveloping technically credible proposalswriting proposal narrativestranslating acquisition frameworks into technical solutionsleads evaluation sessions with external vendorsarchitect solutions that are operationally credibleworks across installation IT and mission-system domainsunderstands requirements flow from HAF/A6 through MAJCOM and Wing-level commands

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Architect Air Force-aligned IT and C2 solutions for proposal development and capture execution.

Role Subtype Solutions Architect

Tech Domains Networking / TCP-IP, Cloud & Infrastructure, ITSM / ServiceNow, Cybersecurity, Networking & Telecom

Keywords for Your Resume

Lead Solutions ArchitectSolutions ArchitectSolutions Architect - Air ForceAir Force enterprise ITC2 systemsPacific theater connectivitybase-level communicationsNIPRSIPRJWICSNIPR/SIPR/JWICS enclave operationsmulti-base enterprise network managementAFWAYAir Force ITSM contracting vehiclesAFMC contracting mechanismsWing/MAJCOM requirements generation processServiceNowITSM platform deploymentDISA STIG automationRMF/ATOAFCYBER compliancePACAFINDOPACOMSATCOMABMSACC combat communicationsJADC2sensor-to-shooter data flowsSpace Force ground system sustainmentHAF/A6

Deal Breakers

Deep familiarity with Air Force enterprise IT, C2 systems, Pacific theater connectivity, and base-level communications programs, Must be able to support Tampa, FL on-site with hybrid capability

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