Senior Solutions Architect

The role

You will provide guidance, support, and enablement for Unicorn Delivery Service projects and capabilities. You will lead and mentor a team of engineers and act as a primary point of contact for customers.

What you will do

• Act as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for customers.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers.
• Understand and articulate the technical competency and impact of engineers on the team.
• Understand Defense Unicorns' products and philosophy.
• Assist the team in discovery and framing efforts across the industry.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Assist with demonstration and content creation on products.
• Manage the proof of concept work.
• Build and maintain continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Build, deploy, test, and troubleshoot UDS Bundles, Zarf packages, and UDS packages.

Required qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Secret security clearance.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 1+ years in a manager role.

Nice to have

• Proven experience in growth engineering, digital marketing, or related roles within a tech startup environment.
• Extensive knowledge in containerization and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes.
• Preferred knowledge in the CNCF ecosystem and tooling.
• Knowledge in system architecture both cloud and on-prem.
• Ability to architect solutions based on potential customer requirements and articulate those solutions.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data for informed decision-making.
• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and familiarity with web technologies.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with training and mentoring.
• Experience with full-stack development.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Premiums are 100% Company Paid
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Company Stock Options
• Home Office Budget
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Federal Holidays
• One week for Thanksgiving
• Two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Secret security clearance required.

About the company

Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so customers can focus on the most important challenges. The team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans.