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Senior Director, Solutions Architecture

Austin, TXFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-08
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead the design, deployment, and operation of agentic AI platforms in high-stakes, mission-critical government environments and build the forward-deployed engineering team.

Role type

Senior Director, Solutions Architecture

Builds

Agentic AI and data platforms for national security logistics

Domain

National Security / Defense Technology / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Team leadership, Solution Architecture, Customer Engagement, Forward Deployment, Cross-Functional Leadership, Compliance & Security, Automation, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, DevSecOps, Python/JavaScript/TypeScript

Preferred skills

Active security clearance (TS/SCI), Military service, Defense tech company experience, Early-stage startup scaling, JADC2/C2 systems familiarity

Technologies

Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, LLMs, Agentic AI systems

Responsibilities

Build and lead forward-deployed engineering organization (pre-sales and post-sales), Design end-to-end technical solutions for classified environments, Serve as senior technical point of contact for program offices, Deploy and operate AI/ML-enabled software platforms at customer sites, Partner with product and business teams to shape roadmaps and respond to RFPs, Navigate security architecture requirements (FedRAMP, Zero Trust, RMF/ATO)

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with team leadership