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Senior Solutions Architect I, Pre-Sales - US Government Defense & Intelligence

Washington D.C. OfficeFull-time$118k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Design complex solutions and deliver demonstrations to help US Defense and Intelligence organizations overcome earth data challenges using Planet's satellite imagery and cloud platform.

Role type

Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Architect (Defense & Intelligence)

Builds

Solution demonstrations, technical proposals (RFI/RFP), and account strategies for government clients.

Domain

Space technology, Earth observation, Defense & Intelligence, Geospatial data

Required skills

US Defense/Intelligence community support, GIS/Remote Sensing, IMINT/ISR, QGIS/SocetGXP/ArcGIS/GDAL/Python, AI/ML, complex system architecture, geospatial data processing, API interaction, data pipeline building, technical leadership, workshop facilitation

Technologies

QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, GDAL, Python, AI/ML

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver solution demonstrations; act as trusted advisor to customer technical and management staff; craft technical responses to tenders and RFPs; partner with sales teams to drive technical strategy; present to key US Federal Government executive stakeholders; mentor team members and lead training.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities