Senior PreSales Solutions Architect (Defense and Intelligence)

Location: Remote, based in France or the United Kingdom. If located near a hirify.global office, work from that office 3 days per week. Frequent international travel, up to 50%, primarily in Europe and the United States. The role requires working with CET-based application deadlines.

Salary: €47,180–€58,940 gross annually, plus potential commission, discretionary bonus, and equity.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and provides cloud-based Earth observation data and services.

What you will do

• Build and deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations for hirify.global’s satellite data platform.
• Advise defense and intelligence customers on solutions architectures that address their Earth data challenges.
• Develop trusted relationships with technical, management, and executive government stakeholders.
• Support tenders, RFIs, and RFPs with product and solution information.
• Collaborate with Customer Success, Product Management, Business Development, and Sales on account strategies and customer feedback.
• Mentor team members, lead training sessions, and represent Defense and Intelligence needs in sales planning and forecasting.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience supporting the European defense community.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance for regional customer engagements.
• Excellent French communication skills and professional working proficiency in English.
• Experience with GIS and remote sensing users in the defense industry, including IMINT, ISR, and related fields.
• Experience with QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, GDAL, Python, imagery processing, vector data, APIs, and data pipelines.

Nice to have

• Experience leading customer engagements, workshops, or user training sessions.
• Experience coordinating with international customers and sales teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with office collaboration required 3 days per week when located near an office.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and company-wide days off.
• Employee wellness program and home-office reimbursement.
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, equity, and paid volunteering time off.