Senior Solutions Engineering Lead

Agile Defense; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 157,500 - 292,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Inclusive culture

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in McLean, VA is seeking a VP of Solutions Engineering to define architecture and lead teams in AI and Cyber initiatives. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in software engineering and a proven track record in delivering Generative AI solutions. Responsibilities include architecting frameworks, overseeing project execution, and engaging with stakeholders. This full-time role emphasizes leadership and technical expertise in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years of software engineering experience.
• Five years leading multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Proven record in Generative AI delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define the solutions architecture framework for Agile Labs.
• Lead technical capture and proposal writing for new business.
• Oversee execution for AI and Cyber programs.

Skills

Expertise in transformer-based GenAI solutions

Fluency in DevSecOps toolchain

Proficiency in programming languages (Python, TypeScript)

Experience with modern frameworks (React, Django)

Verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Overview

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation’s most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1107

Job Title : VP of Solutions Engineering

Salary Range: $157,500 - $292,500

Summary

Agile Labs is the innovation engine of Agile Defense, charged with rapidly conceiving, prototyping, and operationalizing next generation capabilities for our federal and commercial customers. From mission specific GenAI assistants to DevSecOps pipelines and threat informed cyber platforms, the Lab turns bold ideas into field ready solutions that scale across the enterprise. Our multidisciplinary teams combine research, design, engineering, and delivery excellence, enabling customers to adopt cutting-edge technology at the speed of relevance while complying with the most stringent security and compliance requirements.

The Vice President of Solutions Engineering sets the technical vision and delivery blueprint for Agile Labs. The role blends deep, hands-on architecture with executive level portfolio leadership. You will shape roadmaps for Applied AI, cloud native applications, DevSecOps, and Cyber Defense offerings, then lead distributed teams in turning those strategies into production systems. Acting as chief engineer, you will engage C-level stakeholders, translate mission needs into actionable backlog and working prototypes, all while author compelling technical proposals and white papers. You will also cultivate a culture of experimentation, rapidly building prototypes that derisk adoption of emerging technologies such as multimodal foundation models, autonomous agents, confidential compute, and software supply chain security. Internally, you will provide mentorship of engineering prowess to more than 2000 employees through Community of Practice forums, Labs solutions, and enablement programs, ensuring our workforce stays ahead of industry curves.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the solutions architecture framework and reference implementations for all Agile Labs service lines.
• Lead opportunity shaping, technical capture, and proposal writing for new business, owning the end-to-end solution narrative.
• Oversee delivery execution for high visibility AI, DevSecOps, and Cyber programs, ensuring outcomes meet cost, schedule, performance, and compliance goals.
• Drive the evaluation, selection, and integration of commercially available and opensource AI models, orchestration frameworks, and MLOps toolchains into secure cloud environments.
• Steward Agile Labs’ IP roadmap, prioritizing R&D investments that create reusable accelerators and differentiated capabilities.
• Represent Agile Defense in industry forums and customer briefings, speaking authoritatively on GenAI adoption, secure cloud modernization, and zero trust architectures.
• Establish engineering best practices, quality gates, and SRE informed operations that enable rapid, reliable releases in classified and unclassified domains.
• Foster a high performance, inclusive culture that attracts, develops, and retains top engineering talent.

SUPERVISORY DUTIES

• Provides direct line management to Solutions Architects, DevSecOps engineers, and Data Scientists across multiple concurrent programs.

QUALIFICATIONS Required Certifications

Education, Background, and Years of Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred
• Fifteen or more years of progressive software or systems engineering experience with at least five years directing multi disciplinary delivery teams
• Proven record delivering production Generative AI, MLOps, or large scale data platforms in regulated environments
• Demonstrated success leading and supporting technical capture efforts.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Required Skills

• Expertise architecting and deploying transformer based and retrieval augmented GenAI solutions in AWS, Azure, GCP or hybrid clouds
• Fluency across the DevSecOps toolchain including IaC, CI/CD, SBOM generation, vulnerability management, and policy-as-code
• Hands on development proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and/or NodeJs.
• Hands on experience using frontend and backend modern frameworks such as React, Vuejs, FastAPI, Django, Express.
• Deep understanding of zero-trust, container security, and supply chain hardening practices for federal compliance (FedRAMP, NIST SP 80053, CNSS 1253)
• Distinguished verbal and written communication skills with a track record of briefing SES, Flag Officer, or Fortune500 executives

Preferred Skills

• Experience operationalizing AI/ML capabilities on air gapped or Secret/TS/SCI networks
• Familiarity with DoD Software Modernization Strategy, Platform One, and Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) ecosystems
• Publications, patents, or opensource contributions in AI safety, privacy enhancing technologies, or secure software factory design
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or equivalent enterprise agile transformation leadership.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Strength Demands

• Sedentary – 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Push or Pull; Climb (stairs, ladders) or Balance (ascend / descend, work atop, traverse).

AGILE DEFENSE is committed to an inclusive, high-performing culture. We seek to attract, develop, and retain top talent and provide competitive benefits. This description reflects the current role and may be updated as needed.