Director, Lead Solution Architect AI/ML

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Job Title: Director, Lead Solution Architect AI/ML

Company Name:	General Dynamics IT
Location:	Herndon, VA
Position Type:	Full Time
Post Date:	11/15/2025
Expire Date:	03/18/2026
Job Categories:	Engineering, Information Technology

Job Description

Director, Lead Solution Architect AI/ML

Join GDITs Intelligence and Homeland Security (IHS) CTO organization and lead AI/ML technical solutioning for data-rich ecosystems in support of our customers most critical missions. This role as highly technical Director, Lead Solution Architect AI/ML, combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and modern software delivery with the strategic acumen of a solutions architect. The candidate will will analyze RFI and RFP requirements and develop responsive solutions including staffing and other costs, review solutions developed by others, present solutions to internal teams and clients, develop and explain use-cases and will work closely with capture and proposal teams. Candidate will develop logical and physical architectures and designs. Candidate will author and lead proposal materials including writing proposal sections and diagrams and review the work of others in this area.

How a Director, Lead Solution Architect AI/ML will make an impact:

Proposal and Solution Leadership

Lead technical solution strategy throughout the Capture and Proposal lifecycle, from early Qualification through Proposal submission.
Contribute to GDIT win strategies and lead the development of technical win themes and solution readiness plans.
Engage current and prospective customers to understand critical needs, socialize and vet solutions, and advise on strategies to shape acquisitions that achieve desired results.
Identify and select the best technical solutions and approaches to meet anticipated or actual acquisition requirements.
Lead solution design and the development of key artifacts including, but not limited to architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, staffing plans etc.
Develop unsolicited technical recommendations, collateral and RFI/SSN responses to engage prospective customers and position GDIT to win.
Collaborate with GDIT technical service areas and lines of business to identify and bring the best technical and business strategies and solutions to differentiate GDIT.
Contribute to teaming strategies including identifying and vetting potential partners.
Develop cost strategies, LOEs/BOEs/BOMs, and associated rationale.
Ensure readiness of solution and proposal support team to prepare a compelling and compliant response to the governments solicitation.
Lead development of the Technical volumes and orals presentations for proposals.
Coach and advise more junior solution architecture and proposal support resources.
Ensure integration of technical solution with all sections and volumes of the proposal.
Review proposals and provide critical feedback needed to strengthen our solution and proposals
Author Technical volume introductions, key sections and orals slides including developing compelling graphics.

WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED:

The candidate must possess the following skills:

10+ years of professional experience in data science and AI/ML engineering and/or Data Science.
15+ years of professional experence in federal proposal solutioning with successful captures in the Intelligence Community and/or Department of Homeland Security.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, similar discipline or equivalent experience.
Experience with contributing to Federal solicitation responses.
Experience working with large data sets including data integration, data migration, analysis and visualization.
Experience with cloud-native data analytic solution architectures.
Experence with architecting end-to-end AI/ML systems, from data ingestion pipelines and feature stores to model training, evaluation, and deployment in production environments.
Programming: Expert-level Python proficiency; strong familiarity with C++, Go, or Java for integration and performance-critical workloads.
Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, ONNX, Hugging Face Transformers, scikit-learn.
Data Science: NumPy, pandas, SciPy, scikit-learn, LangChain, R, SQL
MLOps Tools: MLflow, Airflow, Kubeflow, DVC, BentoML, Weights & Biases.
Data Systems: Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Delta Lake, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
Cloud Platforms: AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock), Azure (Machine Learning, Synapse), or GCP (Vertex AI, Dataflow).
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, GPU/TPU orchestration.
Security/Compliance: IAM, key management, audit logging, AI model explainability, and responsible AI design to include the design of Agentic guardrails
Communcation: Ability to write exceptionally and to create compliant and compelling narrative that best presents GDITs solutions and approaches within the governments requirements and evaluation criteria coupled with the ability to conceptualize and communicate or develop rich graphic visuals that help to strengthen the GDIT story and clearly and effectively communicate concepts and approaches
US Citizenship required
Clearance: Candidates must have an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance, with a Poly clearance strongly preferred.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

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