Senior Solutions Architect

Defense Unicorns

Solutions Architect responsible for delivering guidance and support on Unicorn Delivery Service projects. Collaborating with customers and teams to ensure seamless technical execution and growth strategies.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,750 - $201,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaScriptKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for customers and their technical needs, challenges, and goals.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and support of customer engagements
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 to increase team efficiency and effectiveness
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.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for brainstorming, research, and innovative growth strategies
Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to growth hacking and user acquisition
Experiment with new tools, techniques, and technologies to improve growth outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in growth engineering, digital marketing, or related roles within a tech startup environment.
Extensive knowledge in containerization and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes
7+ years of experience in software engineering, with 1+ years in a manager role
Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing engineering teams
Preferred knowledge in the CNCF ecosystem and tooling
Knowledge in system architecture both cloud and on-prem
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.
Experience with training and mentoring.
Experience with full-stack development.
Understanding of continuous delivery and agile principles.
4+ years of experience with full-stack development teams.
5+ years of experience with Defense-based customer-facing interactions and engagements.
Proven experience synthesizing technical solutions and making sense of them.
Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Containers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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) plus all Federal Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)

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Hard Skills & Tools

growth engineeringdigital marketingcontainerizationKubernetessoftware engineeringprogramming languagesPythonJavaScriptfull-stack developmentcontinuous delivery

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringanalytical skillscommunicationteam developmentproblem-solvingcollaborationcustomer engagementprocess improvementinnovation