Senior Director, Solution Architect (Solution Competitive Estimation)

Senior Director, Solution Architect (Solution Competitive Estimation)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for technology solution bid competitive analysis as it relates to how industry competitors approach technical solution pricing, trends in awards (best value vs LPTA), supporting Black Hats at the bid level and market / sector competitive analysis and similar efforts.

- Responsible for RFPs and RFQs review, question / gap assessment, labor category evaluation, top-down estimate development including competitive estimation concepts and initial basis of estimate development.

- Own and drive competitive top-down estimates using techniques such as expert judgement, comparative/analogous estimation, parametric estimation, top-down estimation, wideband delphi, and three-point estimation.

- Coach and mentor teams regarding estimation best practices, cost optimizations, risks impact and quantification, service level agreement impacts, market or seasonal trends, pricing strategies / approaches, and efficiencies.

- Develop and provide presentations and demonstrations high level solution concepts and related estimation models to internal stakeholders.

- Provide technical solution review support to include compliance and differentiation: cost competitiveness, technology stack selection, solution architecture, and implementation methodology.

- Ensure the bid services and solutions developed meet all requirements and standards including security, monitoring, performance, and SLAs.

- Review technology solutions to meet applicable requirements and federal standards, leveraging best practices that balance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.

- Communicate client opportunity specific architecture guidelines and technical details to technical and non-technical audiences.

- Innovate and articulate competitive cutting-edge cloud solutions approaches.

- Stay abreast of leading solution architectures including relevant industry partners (e.g. AWS, MSFT, Google, ServiceNow, Salesforce).

- Participate in opportunity relevant innovation activities by reviewing and generating ideas and collaborating with a diverse, distributed team.

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study -12+ years of relevant professional experience required.

- Solution awareness through hands on experience with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or one of the other major Cloud providers.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Minimum Salary: $190,000.00

Maximum Salary: $215,000.00