Teams at Defense Unicorns

Deploys, integrates, hardens, and operates modular C-UAS data and software platforms in secure DoD environments. Builds data pipelines across classification boundaries and disconnected conditions, integrates mission systems, manages Kubernetes-based infrastructure, supports accreditation, and handles observability, incident response, upgrades, and backup recovery. The role also documents solutions, trains mission teams, represents field needs to engineering, and mentors junior forward-deployed data engineers. Most work is remote with occasional travel to restricted environments and SCIFs.

Identify and develop business opportunities, partnerships, and stakeholder relationships within the defense technology ecosystem. Research markets, shape technology-driven strategies, negotiate proposals, close client deals, and drive revenue growth. Collaborate with executives and cross-functional teams, monitor industry trends and competitors, track KPIs, and use data-driven insights to improve business development outcomes. The role focuses on autonomous and unmanned systems and supports defense and Department of Defense customers in a remote U.S. environment.

Lead design, implementation, and deployment of core platform tooling enabling secure, cloud-native application delivery. Integrate with defense systems, own architecture, mentor engineers, contribute to open source, maintain documentation, and participate in a shared 24x7 on-call rotation.