Jobs at DEFCON AI

Advise on nuclear Triad modernization by validating optimization models, pressure-testing assumptions, and translating enterprise realities into decision-support tools. Organize and reconcile acquisition, budget, cost, schedule, and performance data across modernization programs. Partner with modelers, customers, product leaders, and external stakeholders, while briefing and defending analysis for senior military and government decision-makers. This is a part-time 1099 consulting engagement primarily on-site near Offutt Air Force Base.

Leads a cross-functional team delivering an AI-enabled federal decision-support capability from discovery through deployment and operations. Owns technical strategy, architecture, integration, security, quality, delivery planning, risk resolution, and organizational development. The role aligns software, data, AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and product teams into a secure, explainable, maintainable system while partnering with customers and stakeholders. It is a remote-first role requiring occasional travel and US citizenship with Secret clearance eligibility.

Lead software design, architecture, and delivery for a government program: own end-to-end build, integrate optimization/analytics, manage unclassified-to-secure transfer, coordinate PM/SMEs/data scientists, lead a small engineering team, and ensure deployments with CI/CD and security practices. Customer-facing role requiring hands-on coding and program accountability.

Build and maintain data and model layers for an AI decision‑support system: data ingestion, probabilistic record matching, calibrated scoring, provenance‑tracked retrieval and grounded generation, and secure production pipelines. Ensure explainability, auditability, and accredited deployment in a controlled government cloud environment.