Teams at DEFCON AI

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.

Own full-cycle technical and non-technical recruiting, with a primary focus on hiring specialized engineering talent for DoD and government-contracting programs. Develop cleared-talent pipelines, partner with hiring managers, negotiate offers, and improve candidate experience. Lead and scale onboarding and support People Operations process improvements, including employee lifecycle workflows, documentation, and data integrity. Serve as a strategic partner to the Head of HR in a fully remote, high-growth AI and defense technology company.

Lead design and build of a hardened CI/CD delivery platform in an IL-5 government cloud. Own pipeline, IaC, container strategy, security controls, SBOM and authorization artifacts, run observability and release metrics, and guide a small platform team while supporting ATO/cATO processes and customer accreditation.