Solutions Architect Deployment Stategist

Planet München

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About The Role

Planet’s Professional Services team helps our Defense and Intelligence (D&I) customers adopt the Planet Platform and rapidly realize return on investment in Planet data and analytics. The Professional Services Global D&I team is looking for a Solutions Architect responsible for the implementation, integration, and analysis of new software and data products that extend the Planet Platform and deliver new capabilities to our strategic D&I customers. In this role, you will be embedded with our customer to train users on Planet products, translate requirements, design workflows, and communicate with Planet’s product team on mission critical capabilities. Your work will be highly visible, directly impacting customers’ ability to quickly access Planet's unprecedented datasets, as well as streamline the internal processes for adding new customers to our platform. Ideal candidates will be excited about Planet’s mission.

This is a full‑time, in‑office position based in one of our strategic customer locations five days a week, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This position is contingent upon award.

Impact You’ll Own

Understand clients’ needs and deliver tailored solutions
Break down ambiguous, high‑stakes problems into clearly defined, solvable components
Leverage analytical skills to deliver products to our D&I customers and support mission requirements
Design workflows, defining data models, configuring integrations, and helping define tooling that aligns to the customer’s mission.
Train users, iterate with them in real time, and ensure that Planet solutions become mission‑critical to daily operations.
Translate operational requirements into actionable product feedback for Planet’s engineering teams.
Communicate technical capabilities back to customers in clear, mission‑focused language.
Rapidly prototype, test, and adjust workflows to match real operational needs.
Map out high‑level strategy with decision makers by sitting next to analysts to debug workflows.
Work closely with customer teams to understand their workflows, pain points, and mission priorities.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software, Systems Engineering, or similar
4+ years of experience supporting D&I customers, with specialized technical experience in systems integration
Fluent in Golang, Python, PostgreSQL, & React or related technologies
Experience with cloud deployments; GCP, AWS, Azure
Solid problem‑solving and systems thinking skills
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management
Ability to quickly learn new technical domains and tools
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, high‑pressure environments
Deep curiosity and willingness to dive into operational details
Fluency in translating between technical and non‑technical audiences
Experience solving complex problems through analytical skills
Experience scaling and maintaining production systems

What Makes You Stand Out

Experience working with defense and intelligence organizations in the UAE
Systems integrations experience working with multi‑domain/multi‑level security architectures, particularly the Defence and Intelligence
Working knowledge of JavaScript and its mapping libraries (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ArcGIS API for JavaScript), Google Earth Engine and its SDK
Experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL, SQL) and distributed databases (NoSQL)
Experience in geopolitics and data science
Ability to pick up new technologies quickly
Experience building analytical products from complex datasets
Experience with geospatial technologies and data
GEOINT experience, imagery exploitation and analysis
Fluent in multiple languages

Application Deadline

February 20th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST

Benefits While Working At Planet

Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company‑wide days off
Employee Wellness Program
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Volunteering Paid Time Off

Why We Care So Much About Belonging

We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please apply! At Planet, we are looking for well‑rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.

EEO Statement

Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Know Your Rights.

Accommodations

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AI in Our Interviewing Process

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