Solutions Architect - Growth
About the job
- At least 7 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and delivering technical solutions as a practicing architect or engineer, most recently within a government contracting or systems integrator environment, across cloud infrastructure, enterprise data platforms, application modernization, cybersecurity, or artificial intelligence and automation.
- The ability to translate requirements from requests for proposals, requests for information, and sources sought into compelling, compliant, and deliverable technical solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience creating architecture diagrams and presenting to client and executive audiences.
- Working knowledge of federal compliance and security frameworks, including Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 and 800-171, Risk Management Framework, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, and Section 508.
- Experience using artificial intelligence tools to support research, analysis, solution development, or drafting, with an understanding of their limitations and appropriate controls.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven proposal environment with shifting priorities.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a United States Government security clearance; only United States citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Design end-to-end technical solutions involving cloud, data, application modernization, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and DevSecOps that respond directly to agency requirements and evaluation criteria.
- Identify emerging customer needs, technology trends, and contract vehicles, including GSA Multiple Award Schedule, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, CIO-SP3/4, and Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts, to proactively shape new solution offerings before opportunities are released.
- Build trusted relationships with government technical leaders, industry partners, and internal subject matter experts.
- Develop and maintain reusable solution artifacts, including reference architectures, concept diagrams, prototypes, and past-performance technical narratives, using rapid prototyping and emerging technologies to differentiate LMI in competitive pursuits.
- Lead technical volume development for proposals and partner with Capture Managers, Business Development, and market chief technology officers to shape win themes, technical approach, and solution architecture for new pursuits and recompetes.
- Serve as the subject-matter and architecture resource in client meetings, industry days, oral presentations, and demonstrations, translating complex technical concepts into clear, client-ready language for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Partner with market leadership and the chief technology officer team to ensure proposed solutions are realistic, deliverable, and compliant with relevant government frameworks, including Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, and Section 508, drawing on delivery experience to stress-test feasibility.
- Support price-to-win and technical risk assessments in coordination with pricing and contracts teams.
- Use artificial intelligence-enabled tools to accelerate research, analysis, concept development, drafting, and solution visualization, applying judgment regarding accuracy, security, privacy, and human oversight.
- Experience supporting government contracting, capture, or proposal efforts.
- An active security clearance, such as Public Trust, Secret, or Top Secret.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Platform Solutions Architect, The Open Group Architecture Framework, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, or Project Management Professional.
- Prior experience in a pre-sales, capture support, or proposal writing role at a government contracting or federal systems integration firm.
- Experience with government contracting financial and pricing considerations, including basis of estimate development and labor category mapping.
About the company
Clover Imaging is a leading provider of refurbished and remanufactured printer cartridges. It operates by collecting used cartridges, refurbishing and testing them, and selling remanufactured supplies that are compatible with common printers. This process lets organizations cut printing costs by up to 40% while significantly reducing waste and environmental impact. The company differentiates itself through its large scale, award-winning environmentally friendly approach, and focus on sustainable innovation rather than simply offering new cartridges. Its goal is to reduce the environmental footprint of printing while helping customers save money on consumables.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded
1996
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graham Evans joined in August 2026, strengthening national security growth against Booz Allen.
- SHEPRD showed battlefield use at Ivy Sting 5 in 2026, accelerating credibility.
- The $110.4 million OUSD(A&S) award extends LMI into acquisition and sustainment work.
What critics are saying
- Defense revenue concentration leaves LMI exposed if Army NGC2 or Space Force recompetes slip.
- Sole-source and IDIQ wins face protest risk from larger primes through 2026-2027.
- SPECTR and SHEPRD need sustained adoption; failed fielding would undercut LMI's product narrative.
What makes LMI unique
- Josh Wilson and Graham Evans now pair mission delivery with AI product execution.
- SHEPRD reached Army NGC2 and Tradewinds in March 2026, proving deployable software.
- LMI won a $100 million Space Force SBIR Phase III through March 2031.
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Former Booz Allen executive Graham Evans joins LMI as president of national security. * Graham Evans will oversee LMI's defense and intelligence business * He brings more than 16 years of experience at Booz Allen Hamilton * Evans most recently led AI and platform work at Booz Allen's defense technology group LMI named long-time Booz Allen Hamilton executive Graham Evans president of national security, the executive announced on LinkedIn Friday. Evans will oversee the company's defense and intelligence business. Who is Graham Evans? Evans is a data platform and enterprise analytics executive with extensive experience helping defense customers put cloud-based analytics to work and adopt technologies such as open architectures, machine learning and DevSecOps. In the new role, he will focus on helping defense, space and national security clients field new capabilities faster by leveraging mission, technology, program delivery and growth functions. What experience does Evans bring? Evans spent more than 16 years at Booz Allen Hamilton before joining LMI. He most recently served as senior vice president in the company's defense technology group, overseeing artificial intelligence and platform work for senior defense customers throughout the enterprise. He also served as vice president, principal and director. He joined Booz Allen in 2010 as a senior associate, a role he held for more than nine years. During his tenure at Booz Allen, his work covered AI, enterprise analytics, rapid software development and reusable products for national security missions, as well as enterprise architecture, agile development, DevOps and data science. Evans pointed to LMI's SHEPRD threat management tool as an example of the company's approach to developing defense technology when announcing his appointment. He said SHEPRD brought threat data, asset locations, terrain and protection coverage together in a real-time common operating picture during Ivy Sting. The tool, which was recently launched at the Department of War Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, was built alongside soldiers and refined under real-world conditions. SHEPRD was also part of LMI's rapid development work for the Army's Next Generation Command and Control environment, providing a direct example of the type of defense technology Evans will oversee as president of national security. Evans started his career as a systems engineer at Gibbs & Cox.
RIVA names David Acton as chief financial officer. by Jamie Bennet September 2, 2026, 11:38 am * RIVA Solutions has chosen David Acton as chief financial officer amid plans to expand its federal market presence * Acton most recently served as CFO of defense information technology company ISI * Acton was appointed CFO at companies including Suntiva, Navstar, Edge Technologies and Avant-Garde Technology Solutions RIVA Solutions announced on LinkedIn the appointment of David Acton as chief financial officer. The company said its financial fundamentals will be strengthened by the professional experience Acton brings, which covers close to three decades in financial leadership, including 25 years in government contracting. Who is David Acton? Before joining RIVA, Acton was CFO at defense information technology firm ISI. He served the same role for seven years at Suntiva, which has since been acquired by LMI, as well as at companies including Navstar, Johnston McLamb and Edge Technologies. He briefly served as CFO and COO at Avant-Garde Technology Solutions from 2008 to 2009. Acton worked as vice president of finance at SiloSmashers and A-TEK. Earlier in his career, he was also VP controller at Consolidated Safety Services, controller at GeoTrans and assistant controller at Electronic Warfare Associates. What are the other recent executive changes at RIVA Solutions? Acton's appointment comes more than a month after RIVA selected Sean Fitzpatrick as chief digital officer. Fitzpatrick joined the firm in 2022 as senior vice president of human-centered design. He has since led the development of the company's proprietary iDX methodology, which folds strategy, design, accessibility, content and engineering into a single delivery model that has supported modernization efforts for agencies including the Department of Agriculture and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The promotion gives Fitzpatrick oversight of the company's approach to digital service delivery, user experience and human-centered design work for federal clients.