Position Summary:Aleut Federal is seeking a senior, market-facing technical leader specializing in custom software development and DevSecOps 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 DevSecOps 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 ResponsibilitiesGrowth, Sales Engineering & Solutioning- Lead technical solutioning for federal opportunities involving custom application development, cloud-native modernization, DevSecOps, 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 DevSecOps practices.
- Integrate AI into the SDLC, including AI-assisted code generation, automated test generation, defect detection, documentation support, and requirements refinement.
- Apply AI within DevSecOps 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, DevSecOps 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 DevSecOps 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 DevSecOps 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, DevSecOps 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 GovCloud or Azure Government.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST, and Zero Trust frameworks.
- Experience integrating AI into engineering workflows.
- Experience with platform engineering models.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
Certifications (Desired, Representative of Level)- AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional
- Azure DevOps Engineer - Expert
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
Position Profile Summary- Engineering and DevSecOps-focused
- Growth-driven with direct impact on technical wins
- Hands-on and delivery accountable
- AI-enabled
- Mission-aligned
Salary Range: $150,000-$225,000 We will accept applications for this position until 11/1/26.Aleut offers the following benefits to eligible employees:
- Health insurance
- Dental/Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Life insurance
- 401 (k) and match
