Solutions Architect

Summary

Join Defense Unicorns as a Solution Architect supporting the Navy Domain, playing a key role in modernizing afloat and ashore networks. Design and document integrated hardware/software solutions, guide prototype development, and translate mission needs into scalable, secure, and resilient systems. Leverage experience in data center infrastructure, software deployment pipelines, and defense IT environments to ensure solutions transition from prototype to program of record. Provide systems engineering rigor, strong technical writing, stakeholder engagement, and architectural foresight across complex Navy systems-of-systems. The ideal candidate will create detailed technical documentation and act as the technical face of delivery to Navy customers. A successful candidate will ensure prototype solutions are technically sound and ready for scaling into Navy acquisition channels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering or solution architecture, ideally within the Department of Defense or defense industrial base
• Demonstrated experience with data center compute/storage/networking, virtualization (VMware or KVM), and Kubernetes-based software deployments
• Experience modernizing legacy applications or deploying legacy applications onto modern infrastructure
• Strong technical writing skills with experience producing formal documentation for government or acquisition programs
• Understanding of DoD cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., RMF, STIGs) and familiarity with the ATO process
• Experience integrating systems in contested, classified, or degraded operational environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI or eligibility preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and document integrated system architectures that combine data center hardware, virtualization layers, and modern containerized software
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between hardware vendors, software developers, delivery engineers, and cybersecurity teams
• Ensure architectures meet mission resilience needs, operate in disconnected or degraded environments, and comply with cybersecurity standards
• Translate technical prototypes into scalable, sustainable configurations suitable for formal acquisition and fleet deployment
• Document system baselines, configuration details, and deployment patterns for sustainment and repeatability across operational units
• Identify gaps or risks in prototype architectures that could impede transition to scale or achieve ATO approval
• Develop, document, and manage system requirements, interface definitions, and performance constraints across interconnected hardware and software systems
• Conduct or support technical reviews, interface control working groups, and configuration management processes with Navy stakeholders
• Create detailed technical documentation including: System Design Documents (SDD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), Technical Design Documentation (TDD), Installation Procedures, Test Plans and Results, Cybersecurity documentation (e.g., RMF artifacts, SSP inputs)
• Ensure documentation is structured to support Navy acquisition reviews, technical evaluation, and operational deployment
• Act as the technical face of delivery to Navy customers and mission partners—translating engineering decisions and trade-offs clearly and confidently
• Support test events, onboard installations, and technical exchanges with system integrators, field engineers, and program offices

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Premiums are 100% Company Paid
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Company Stock Options
• Home Office Budget
• Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
• Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)