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Solution Architect - Autonomous Systems & Industrial Base (ComS058)

Defense Unicorns · San Francisco Or Los Angeles, CA

Posted 27 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
27 days
Defense Unicorns's roles stay open a median of 44 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
26% of Defense Unicorns's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Defense Unicorns
high
24 stale, 3 reposted of 50 open
Hiring momentum
76 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Defense Unicorns's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Defense Unicorns.

About this role

The Solutions Architect role at Defense Unicorns involves working with manufacturers of autonomous systems and Federal Systems Integrators to enhance capabilities in the Federal defense market. The architect will engage in technical discussions to understand customer systems, identify integration opportunities, and design cloud-native solutions for mission-critical platforms like drones and satellites. This role requires translating complex requirements into practical architectures while collaborating with various teams to develop technical solutions and support customers throughout the integration process.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Defense Unicorns as an employer.

What you need

  • Experience designing or supporting distributed, cloud-native, edge, or mission-critical software systems
  • Understanding of Kubernetes, containers, software supply chains, application deployment, and modern DevSecOps practices
  • Familiarity with data transport, messaging, networking, synchronization, and distributed-system architectures
  • Ability to reason about systems operating in disconnected, intermittent, limited-bandwidth, or resource-constrained environments
  • Strong technical communication skills to explain complex architecture concepts to diverse stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical discovery, whiteboarding sessions, architecture reviews, and customer workshops

Nice to have

  • Experience working with defense, aerospace, autonomous systems, robotics, satellites, weapons systems, or other complex cyber-physical platforms
  • Experience working with Federal Systems Integrators, Department of Defense organizations, or companies selling technology into the federal government
  • Ideal background in roles such as Solutions Architect, Systems Architect, Platform Engineer, Cloud Architect, Field Engineer, Sales Engineer, or Technical Product Leader

What you get

  • Medical/Dental/Vision premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options

Worth weighing

  • Role primarily based out of Los Angeles and San Francisco Areas
  • No salary listed in the posting
  • Focus on federal defense market may limit exposure to commercial technology environments

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Listed by Defense Unicorns on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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