Solutions Architecture & Sales Engineering - DevSecOps Security Clearance

Position: Solutions Architecture & Sales Engineering - DevSecOps with Security Clearance
Position Summary:

Aleut Federal is seeking a senior, market-facing technical leader specializing in custom software development and Dev Sec Ops  transformation across U.S. federal environments. This role operates across the full lifecycle - from opportunity shaping and technical solutioning through capture, proposal development, pricing, and post-award delivery assurance. The successful candidate will directly influence technical win strategies while maintaining accountability for execution fidelity.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer-architect who can design modern, cloud-native systems, implement secure Dev Sec Ops  pipelines, and translate engineering capabilities into differentiated, winning solutions. This is a build, sell, and validate role with direct impact on growth and delivery outcomes. Core Responsibilities Growth, Sales Engineering & Solutioning
* Lead technical solutioning for federal opportunities involving custom application development, cloud-native modernization, Dev Sec Ops , and platform engineering.
* Directly influence and help drive technical wins by defining solution discriminators, shaping technical win themes, and leading customer-facing architecture discussions, whiteboarding sessions, and demos.
* Partner with Business Development and Capture to shape opportunities pre-RFP and translate engineering approaches into clear mission, performance, and cost outcomes.
* Present and defend technical approaches to clients, partners, and internal stakeholders and serve as a senior technical voice in opportunity strategy. AI-Enabled Engineering (Required)
* Aleut Federal expects AI to be embedded into all engineering and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
* Integrate AI into the SDLC, including AI-assisted code generation, automated test generation, defect detection, documentation support, and requirements refinement.
* Apply AI within Dev Sec Ops  pipelines for intelligent test selection, anomaly detection in builds and deployments, and pipeline optimization.
* Implement semi-autonomous engineering and release workflows with human oversight, auditability, and rollback controls.

* Required:

practical use of AI tools within development or pipeline workflows. Strongly preferred for Senior Principal: delivered AI-enabled engineering pipelines with measurable improvements in quality, speed, or cost.
* Ensure AI usage aligns with federal security, privacy, and compliance expectations. Capture, Proposal & Pricing
* Lead and contribute to technical proposal development.
* Author and own complete technical sections, including solution architecture, custom development approach, Dev Sec Ops  strategy, and transition approach.
* Build BOEs aligned to labor mix, automation strategy, tooling, and delivery assumptions.
* Ensure proposed solutions are executable, cost-efficient, and clearly differentiated. Delivery Assurance & Technical QA
* Ensure alignment between proposed solutions and delivered systems.
* Provide technical oversight during startup and early execution and identify risks in architecture, pipelines, security, and release management.
* Support delivery teams in resolving technical challenges and maintaining proposal-to-delivery fidelity. Technical Marketing, Thought Leadership & Industry Engagement
* Develop Dev Sec Ops  and engineering solution briefs, capability messaging, and reference architectures.
* Actively participate in industry events, client briefings, and technical forums and be willing to speak in front of teams, customers, and conference audiences.
* Position Aleut Federal as a credible modernization and Dev Sec Ops  partner.

Required Qualifications
* S. Citizenship (U.S. Citizens only).
* 7+ years of U.S. federal experience with a Bachelor's degree.
* Hands-on experience in custom software development, Dev Sec Ops  pipeline implementation, and cloud-native architectures.
* Experience supporting technical solutioning, capture, and proposal development.
* Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to obtain a Position of Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with AWS Gov Cloud or Azure Government.
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