# Technical Lead/Platform Solutions Architect (FedD236) at Defenseunicorns

- Company: Defenseunicorns
- What the company does: At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.
- Company website: https://defenseunicorns.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Springfield, VA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/defenseunicorns/jobs/5251864007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-technical-lead-platform-solutions-architect/

## About the role

Own the end-to-end technical architecture and serve as the primary technical SME across the platform ecosystem. Become a trusted technology advisor to the mission hero, translating mission objectives into pragmatic technical choices and providing clear recommendations, tradeoffs, and risk assessments. Create and maintain the architectural “big picture” across application, platform, AI, data, networking, security, identity, and integration layers. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Local to the National Capital Region and able to support onsite work at a government facility in Springfield, Virginia, availability for increasing onsite/SCIF interaction as the program scales
- 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, or solution architecture, with demonstrated ownership of complex technical environments
- Deep hands-on understanding of Kubernetes and enterprise container platforms, preferably Red Hat OpenShift.Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, APIs, networking, identity, secrets, and observability
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53, RMF, ATO/C-ATO, zero-trust architecture, software supply-chain security, and continuous authorization
- Ability to understand and communicate system architecture across application, platform, AI, data, and security boundaries

Tags: Federal Delivery

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