Senior Solutions Architect, Defense Pre-Sales (Arlington)

Planet sells satellite data and services to the US defence and intelligence community. As a pre-sales Senior Solutions Architect you design solutions and demonstrations that show customers how Planet's data solves their problems, working with the sales team.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deliver solution demonstrations and presentations
• Advise customers on a solution architecture that fits their needs
• Write the technical response to tenders, RFIs, RFPs and proposals
• Shape technical strategy for account plans with sales colleagues
• Bring customer needs to Product, Customer Success and Business Development

Requirements

• 6+ years supporting the US defence and intelligence community in a technical role
• A degree in a relevant field
• Experience with GIS and remote sensing users, IMINT and ISR
• QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, GDAL, Python and similar geospatial tools
• Willing to travel up to 25%, including internationally

Location and schedule

• Hybrid: you work from the Arlington, Virginia office 3 days a week
• Travel up to 25%

Salary and benefits

US base salary $116,340 to $145,390 a year, plus possible bonus and equity. Benefits include medical, dental and vision cover, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and tuition support.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.