Sr. Solutions Architect with Security Clearance

Rancher Government Solutions; Reston (VA); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rancher Government Solutions seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead the technical strategy and win-work for DoD, IC, and civilian programs. You’ll engage with customer stakeholders to translate mission requirements into validated architectures using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.

You will design reference architectures, deliver POCs and demos, and ensure security/compliance across DoD and federal environments. Strong communication to both engineers and executives is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with on prem Kubernetes and its ecosystem (CNCF tooling, Helm, Prometheus, GitOps frameworks, etc.).
• Strong background in DevOps, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Flux, etc.).
• Advanced Linux systems knowledge across distributions (SUSE, RHEL, Ubuntu).
• Familiarity with container runtimes, networking, storage, and security in production environments.
• Experience architecting or operating in cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, on‑prem).
• Proven ability to design and articulate solutions that meet customer objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with technical and executive audiences.
• Experience with U.S. Government customers and pre-sales technical roles.
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Residence within the Continental U.S.

Responsabilités

• Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution validation within assigned accounts.
• Present Rancher Government Solutions offerings and demonstrate how they solve customer pain points.
• Develop and deliver POCs, demos, and reference architectures leveraging Rancher, RKE2, and Harvester.
• Provide technical leadership during proposals, ensuring alignment with DoD/IC security requirements.
• Partner with account executives on GTM strategy, pipeline, and QBRs.
• Mentor junior engineers and represent RGS at industry events.

Connaissances

Kubernetes expertise

DevOps automation

Linux systems

CI/CD tooling

Cloud/hybrid

Communication

Government experience

Outils

Ansible

Terraform

ArgoCD

Flux

Helm

Rancher

Harvester

Description du poste

Company Description

Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) is purpose-built to address the unique security, compliance, and operational challenges of the U.S. Government and military as they modernize mission-critical applications through containers and Kubernetes. RGS delivers, supports, and secures the full Rancher stack — the leading open-source enterprise Kubernetes management platform — for federal, defense, intelligence, and civilian agency customers. All RGS personnel are U.S. citizens, cleared, and based within the United States, supporting programs across DoD, IC, and federal agencies.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Solutions Architect plays a key pre-sales leadership role, owning the technical strategy and “technical win” for each qualified customer opportunity. This individual engages deeply with customer stakeholders to understand mission requirements, align RGS solutions with their modernization initiatives, and guide them from concept to validated architecture. This role requires strong expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, deep familiarity with Linux, DevOps automation, GitOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences. The Senior SA serves as the trusted advisor and technical lead for strategic accounts, shaping architectures, delivering proof-of-concepts, and influencing solution adoption across the enterprise.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution validation activities within assigned accounts.
• Present RGS solutions and demonstrate how they solve customer pain points across container orchestration, automation, and platform management.
• Develop and deliver POCs, demos, and reference architectures leveraging the Rancher, RKE2, and Harvester stack.
• Provide technical leadership during proposal and design phases, ensuring alignment with security and compliance requirements in DoD, IC, and civilian environments.
• Partner closely with account executives on go-to-market strategy, pipeline development, and QBRs.
• Mentor junior engineers and represent RGS at industry and customer events.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with on prem Kubernetes and its ecosystem (CNCF tooling, Helm, Prometheus, GitOps frameworks, etc.).
• Strong background in DevOps, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Flux, etc.).
• Advanced Linux systems knowledge, including multiple distributions (SUSE, RHEL, Ubuntu, etc.).
• Familiarity with container runtimes, networking (CNI), storage (CSI), and security in production environments.
• Experience architecting or operating in cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, on-prem).
• Proven ability to design and articulate solutions that meet customer technical and business objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with both engineering and executive audiences.
• Experience with U.S. Government customers
• Prior Experience in pre-sales technical roles
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Reside within the Continental U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Experience with Rancher, Harvester, or comparable hyperconverged/Kubernetes-based virtualization platforms.
• Background with VMware, OpenShift, or other enterprise virtualization solutions.
• Familiarity with DoD, IC, or federal IT modernization initiatives and security frameworks (STIGs, RMF, etc.).
• Prior experience supporting solutions engineering, or technical consulting roles.

Travel Requirements Up to 50% travel within assigned territory, plus annual global Sales Kickoff and select conferences. #CJ