Full-time · lead
Principal Solutions Architect, Security
Tessellate Labshttps://tessellatelabs.example.com
Location
Washington, DC
Work mode
Hybrid
Territory
US East
Compensation
$215,000 – $265,000 · Base salary; plus variable compensation, equity, and a $10,000 signing bonus
Serve as the lead technical strategist on our largest federal and enterprise XDR pursuits and mentor a team of solutions engineers.
About the role
About Tessellate Labs Tessellate Labs builds an open extended detection and response (XDR) platform that correlates endpoint, network, identity, and cloud telemetry into high-fidelity detections. Our platform is deployed across Fortune 500 enterprises and federal civilian agencies, and we are FedRAMP Moderate authorized.
About the role The Principal Solutions Architect is the senior technical leader on our most complex pursuits. You will shape solution strategy with executive stakeholders, design architectures for large, distributed environments, and act as a force multiplier for the broader SE organization. You will work closely with product leadership to bring field insight into the roadmap.
What success looks like You will be the technical lead on our top pursuits, create architecture patterns that other SEs reuse, and become a recognized voice for Tessellate at industry events and with analyst firms.
Compensation The base salary range for this position is $215,000 to $265,000. Base salary; plus variable compensation, equity, and a $10,000 signing bonus. Final offers are based on experience, skills, and location.
Benefits Premium medical, dental, and vision with 100% employee coverage; 401(k) with 6% match; equity with annual refresh; flexible PTO; $5,000 annual professional development budget; clearance maintenance support.
Tessellate Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the interview process.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical strategy for strategic enterprise and federal pursuits
- Present to CISOs, CIOs, and agency technology leadership
- Design detection and response architectures for large, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments
- Define evaluation strategies and oversee complex proofs of value
- Mentor and coach solutions engineers on architecture, discovery, and executive communication
- Develop reference architectures and best-practice guides
- Partner with product management on roadmap priorities based on field insight
- Engage with analyst firms, alliance partners, and industry events as a technical spokesperson
Requirements
- 12+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 6 years in presales or solutions architecture
- Expert knowledge of EDR, XDR, SIEM, NDR, and SOAR technologies
- Experience architecting security solutions for environments of 50,000+ endpoints
- Strong knowledge of federal security frameworks: FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and CDM
- Track record of leading technical strategy on $1M+ deals
- Outstanding executive presence and written communication
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Master's degree preferred
- Certifications: CISSP required
- one or more of GIAC GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, or OSCP strongly preferred
- Clearance: active Secret clearance or ability to obtain
- TS/SCI preferred
- U.S. citizenship required
- Travel up to 35%
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Posted October 15, 2026

