Solutions Architect - Base Operations Support

Base Operations Support Solutions Architect

Professional Summary

The Base Operations Support (BOS) Solutions Architect (SA) is a technical leader responsible for designing innovative, compliant, cost-effective, and executable solutions for federal facility operations, maintenance, and sustainment opportunities. The SA integrates facilities maintenance, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preventive and predictive maintenance, Predictive Testing & Inspection (PT&I), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), energy management, workforce, technology, and operational processes into comprehensive solutions that improve asset reliability, facility performance, mission readiness, and lifecycle cost. Working closely with customers, capture teams, operations, engineering, pricing, and subject matter experts, the SA translates customer requirements and facility data into differentiated technical solutions for federal BOS opportunities and programs.

Responsibilities:

BOS Solution Architecture & Development

• Design end-to-end BOS solutions integrating facility operations, maintenance and repair, sustainment, asset management, workforce, supply chain, CMMS, energy management, and supporting technologies.
• Develop maintenance and sustainment strategies that balance mission availability, asset condition, reliability, risk, service levels, and lifecycle cost.
• Design preventive and predictive maintenance programs incorporating scheduled maintenance, condition-based maintenance, PT&I, and Reliability Centered Maintenance principles.
• Develop CMMS-enabled solutions for work management, asset management, preventive maintenance scheduling, service requests, inspections, inventory, labor management, performance reporting, and lifecycle asset data.
• Evaluate facility condition, maintenance history, asset criticality, work-order data, staffing, and performance requirements to develop executable technical and operational approaches.
• Develop solution artifacts including process flows, operating concepts, staffing models, maintenance strategies, technology architectures, transition approaches, implementation plans, and performance metrics.
• Conduct technical trade studies, risk assessments, technology evaluations, and solution optimization to improve performance and affordability.

Facilities Maintenance, Reliability & Sustainment

• Develop integrated facility maintenance and sustainment approaches addressing preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Apply Reliability Centered Maintenance principles to optimize maintenance strategies based on asset criticality, failure modes, operational risk, and lifecycle considerations.
• Incorporate PT&I technologies and condition-based maintenance techniques to identify degradation, predict failures, reduce unplanned downtime, and extend asset life.
• Develop asset management and lifecycle sustainment strategies that improve facility condition, reliability, availability, and mission readiness.
• Establish performance measures and analytical approaches for evaluating work-order performance, preventive maintenance compliance, equipment reliability, backlog, asset condition, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Integrate maintenance engineering, facility operations, technicians, supply chain, and technology into practical and executable operating models.

CMMS, Data & Digital Solutions

• Architect CMMS solutions that support asset hierarchies, work management, preventive maintenance, inspections, inventory, scheduling, mobile workforce operations, reporting, and performance management.
• Define approaches for CMMS implementation, optimization, data migration, asset-data quality, system integration, mobile enablement, and operational adoption.
• Leverage CMMS, building systems, sensors, IoT, and operational data to improve maintenance planning, asset reliability, workforce productivity, and management decision-making.
• Develop data and analytics approaches that transform facility and maintenance data into actionable insights, predictive indicators, and performance dashboards.
• Evaluate opportunities to apply AI, machine learning, automation, digital twins, remote monitoring, and other emerging technologies to improve BOS operations.
• Energy Management & Facility Performance
• Develop energy-management solutions that improve facility efficiency, reduce operating costs, and support customer energy and sustainability objectives.

• Integrate building automation, energy-management systems, metering, facility controls, and operational data into broader BOS solutions.
• Identify opportunities for energy conservation, demand reduction, operational optimization, and improved equipment performance.
• Incorporate energy performance and sustainability considerations into facility maintenance, asset management, and lifecycle investment strategies.
• Customer Engagement & Capture Support
• Engage federal customers, facility managers, engineers, operators, and mission stakeholders to understand facility conditions, mission requirements, performance challenges, and modernization priorities.
• Translate Statements of Work, Performance Work Statements, technical requirements, asset data, and performance standards into integrated BOS solution approaches.
• Support site visits, due diligence, technical exchanges, solution workshops, and customer briefings.
• Collaborate with capture managers, operations, pricing, SMEs, partners, and subcontractors to develop feasible, compliant, and competitive solutions.
• Identify solution discriminators and innovations that improve facility performance, reliability, workforce productivity, customer experience, and lifecycle affordability.

Proposal & Pursuit Execution

• Lead or support technical solution development for federal BOS, facility operations, maintenance, and sustainment opportunities.
• Develop technical approaches and contribute to technical volumes, management approaches, staffing concepts, transition plans, executive summaries, and oral presentations.
• Translate technical solutions into staffing requirements, labor categories, equipment, materials, technology, subcontracting requirements, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) inputs.
• Define technical discriminators, innovations, performance measures, and value propositions aligned with customer mission requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Participate in solution reviews, proposal color reviews, technical risk reviews, and solution validation activities.
• Ensure proposed solutions are technically feasible, operationally executable, compliant, affordable, and clearly connected to customer outcomes.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and operational practices that can improve BOS service delivery and facility performance.
• Develop innovative approaches using predictive analytics, AI/ML, IoT sensors, mobile technologies, automation, robotics, digital twins, and condition-based monitoring where they provide measurable operational value.
• Develop approaches for continuous improvement using CMMS and operational performance data to identify trends, recurring failures, productivity opportunities, and maintenance optimization opportunities.
• Capture lessons learned and develop reusable solution components, technical approaches, benchmarks, and best practices for future BOS opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities/Construction Management, Information Technology, or related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership role within the federal government contracting environment, preferably supporting Base Operations Support, facility operations, maintenance, sustainment, infrastructure, or related services.
• 1+ years of experience supporting proposals and technically leading or developing solutions for federal government opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing facility operations, maintenance, asset management, or sustainment solutions.
• Working knowledge of CMMS, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance/PT&I, condition-based maintenance, and Reliability Centered Maintenance principles and practices.
• Ability to translate facility requirements, asset information, maintenance data, performance standards, and operational constraints into executable technical solutions.
• Experience developing technical approaches, staffing concepts, process models, performance measures, and cost/BOE inputs for complex service solutions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, leadership, and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary solution teams involving facilities, engineering, operations, IT, cybersecurity, energy, supply chain, pricing, and other technical disciplines.
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain the U.S. Security clearance required by assigned customers and programs.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Experience developing federal BOS, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), facility sustainment, asset management, or infrastructure support solutions, including complex multi-site or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience implementing or optimizing CMMS, Building Automation System, Energy  Management platforms and using asset, work-order, maintenance, and condition data to improve operational performance and lifecycle management.
• Experience applying RCM, PT&I, predictive/condition-based maintenance, asset criticality, failure analysis, and reliability engineering practices to facility systems and infrastructure.
• Experience with energy management, building automation/control systems, smart facilities, IoT, analytics, AI/ML, digital twins, and other technologies that improve facility reliability, efficiency, and workforce productivity.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Reliability/RCM credentials, PMP, or applicable engineering licensure preferred.