Field Architect – Federal

Illumination Systems Arizona

. Architect AIStor deployments for federal customers across on-prem, air-gapped, sovereign cloud, and tactical edge environments, including erasure coding, tiering, and replication topology design .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting AIStor deployments across diverse environments, with a strong focus on federal compliance frameworks and technical guidance for partners. Proficient in Kubernetes, object storage, and AI infrastructure to support large-scale data workloads.

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AIStor Deployment ArchitectureFIPS 140-3 ComplianceKubernetes ExpertiseObject Storage KnowledgeTechnical Training and Guidance

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Hard Skills

AI Infrastructure ArchitectureErasure CodingReplication Topology DesignData Lake WorkloadsInference and Agentic AI ArchitectureCloud-Native ArchitectureHybrid ArchitectureTechnical White Papers DevelopmentReference Architecture DesignGPU Utilization Optimization

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationCollaboration with PartnersStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesOpenShiftRancherNVIDIADatabricksSupermicro

Certifications & Qualifications

Active Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Federal Systems IntegrationCloud StorageDoW/IC Deployment EnvironmentsNIST 800-53FedRAMP

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesOpenShift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect AIStor deployments for federal customers across on-prem, air-gapped, sovereign cloud, and tactical edge environments, including erasure coding, tiering, and replication topology design
Serve as the technical authority on FIPS 140-3, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust alignment
Lead proofs of value, technical demonstrations, and reference architecture design for DoW, IC, and civilian agency opportunities
Provide technical training and architecture guidance to federal resellers, systems integrators, and technology ecosystem partners
Serve as technical point of contact for joint architecture work with partners such as NVIDIA, Databricks, and Supermicro
Guide deployment of AIStor across Kubernetes distributions including OpenShift and Rancher
Architect data infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and large-scale data lake workloads
Advise on inference and agentic AI architecture to reduce recompute overhead and maximize GPU utilization
Develop reference architectures, technical white papers, and solution briefs supporting Federal Partner Sales and partner pursuits
Collaborate with Federal Partner Sales, Engineering, Support, channel and systems integrator partners, and technology ecosystem partners from proof of value through production

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
4+ years in a solutions architect, sales engineering, or field engineering role, preferably within cloud, storage, or federal systems integration
Active security clearance strongly preferred; ability to obtain a clearance required
Deep technical knowledge of object storage (S3-compatible platforms), Kubernetes, and cloud-native/on-prem hybrid architectures
Familiarity with GPU-accelerated infrastructure and the data/memory demands of AI training and inference workloads at scale
Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks (FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP) and DoW/IC deployment environments (air-gapped, classified, DDIL)
Strong technical acumen with the ability to communicate complex architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience working through or alongside channel partners, FSIs, and technology ecosystem partners (e.g., NVIDIA, Databricks) is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
401K with 3% Contribution
Pre-IPO Stock Options
At least 12 Public Holidays
Flexible Time Off