Senior Solution Architect & Product Manager.

AgileRank is a dynamic IT services firm specializing in support to federal customers. As industry leaders in Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), we deliver innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency, asset visibility, and decision-making across complex healthcare environments.

We are seeking a senior‑level Solution Architect & Product Manager (8+ years) with deep expertise in Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) to drive both deal solutioning and product ownership for VA‑centric location‑based services. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, solution architecture, capture and proposal support, and delivery execution.

Position: Senior Solution Architect & Product Manager.

Location: Sterling, VA/Remote
Position Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Opportunity Support

Serve as the lead RTLS solution architect for deals, opportunities, and capture activities across VA environments.

Partner with Business Development and Capture teams to shape opportunities, define solution approaches, and influence win strategies.

Lead solutioning for RTLS opportunities, including:

Technical architecture and integration approaches

Deployment and operational concepts

Phased rollout and sustainment models.

Participate in customer discovery sessions to clarify needs and translate them into actionable solution designs.

Support proposal development by contributing to and/or authoring:

Technical volumes and product narratives

Implementation and transition approaches

Sustainment, operations, and risk mitigation strategies

Ensure proposed solutions align with VA standards, ATO/RMF constraints, enterprise architecture, and delivery realities.

Support product demonstrations, technical briefings, and executive‑level discussions with customers and partners.

Product Ownership & Roadmap Leadership

Own the RTLS product roadmap (active RTLS and passive RFID), ensuring alignment with:

Business objectives and growth priorities

VA enterprise initiatives and operational needs

Technology evolution and partner capabilities

Translate strategy into a clear, executable product operating plan, including priorities, milestones, success metrics, and reporting.

Act as Product Owner within Agile delivery, including:

Backlog ownership and prioritization

Feature definition and acceptance criteria

Trade‑off decisions balancing speed, risk, and value

Lead requirements definition and prioritization with traceability from stakeholder needs through delivery and sustainment.

Incorporate delivery feedback, lessons learned, and operational outcomes into continuous product improvement.

Measure and communicate product health, performance, risks, and roadmap progress to leadership and stakeholders.

Governance, Change Management & Compliance

Support structured governance processes including:

Change Control Boards (CCBs)

Release coordination

Technical bulletins and communications

Ensure RTLS product changes are:

Documented and traceable

Aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards

Introduced in a controlled, operationally safe manner

Apply awareness of ATO, RMF, and continuous monitoring when making product and architecture decisions.

Ensure product evolution accounts for:

Security impact analysis

Documentation updates

Operational and sustainment risk

Delivery Support & Technical Leadership

Act as a technical SME and advisor to active delivery efforts, supporting RTLS capabilities including:

Active RTLS and passive RFID

Asset tracking and location workflows

Tagging and commissioning processes

Battery lifecycle management

Inventory and cycle count operations

Provide hands‑on guidance as needed to projects to resolve architectural, integration, or operational challenges.

Partner with delivery leaders to define and standardize repeatable implementation models, artifacts, and best practices across VA sites.

Serve as a trusted escalation point for complex technical or product‑related delivery issues.

Qualifications Required:

8+ years of experience in Product Management, Solution Architecture, or related senior product/technical leadership roles.

Demonstrated, hands‑on experience designing and implementing RTLS solutions (active RTLS and/or passive RFID).

Experience working with RTLS OEMs, integrators, or healthcare delivery teams.

Strong understanding of asset tracking, tagging, inventory management, and sustainment workflows.

Proven experience supporting capture, proposal, or pre‑sales solutioning efforts.

Experience operating within Agile or hybrid Agile delivery environments, including backlog and roadmap ownership.

Working knowledge of change management and governance in regulated or enterprise environments.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing:

Product documentation

Technical proposals

Executive briefings

Proven ability to engage effectively with technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.

Direct experience supporting VA / VHA / VISN / VAMC environments.

Familiarity with enterprise healthcare IT, HTM, and clinical operations.

Experience supporting or delivering ATO/RMF‑driven systems.

If you are interested in this position, please send me a copy of your latest resume at [email protected] with the information requested below: Also, please let me know what time/number is best to call to discuss this great opportunity. In case you are not interested in this position or this is not a right fit for you, please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends/networks or anyone you know who may be interested in this position. Thank you!

Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any question (s) you may have. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Regards
Sal Farooqui
Recruiter
AgileRank, LLC
[email protected]
(703)-936-0026 x 528

This is a remote position.