Top Senior Level Jobs in Washington, DC

Manage and scale infrastructure across data centers and AWS using infrastructure-as-code, automation, and configuration management. Build and operate secure, maintainable deployments involving Kubernetes, EKS, containers, databases, firewalls, and AWS-native services. Improve system performance, observability, testing, and operational processes while collaborating with DevOps, platform, security, data science, and product teams. Lead major projects, mentor engineers, document solutions, and promote Agile engineering best practices in a regulated environment.

Lead federal sales efforts across Civilian and Defense agencies, managing the full enterprise software sales cycle from prospecting through close. Develop new business, expand customer relationships, engage federal systems integrators, and sell CloudBees’ CI/CD, DevSecOps, AI-assisted software development, and automation solutions. Navigate complex procurement cycles, build executive relationships, exceed quotas, close large deals, and communicate technical and mission impact to federal stakeholders.

Build and evolve Unity’s PolySpatial core technology across low-level C++ and high-level C# systems. Design high-performance APIs for embedded, cross-process, and networked environments; manage execution timing and resource contention; and synchronize assets and components under bandwidth and latency constraints. Responsibilities include engine architecture, serialization, runtime performance, multithreading, networking, and end-to-end implementation and debugging.

Leads quantitative and qualitative primary research engagements from project scoping through delivery. Responsibilities include designing questionnaires and discussion guides, managing survey fielding, conducting focus groups and interviews, overseeing vendors and quality control, analyzing research data, developing client-ready presentations, and translating findings into actionable recommendations. The role independently manages multiple projects, collaborates on large-scale initiatives, and mentors early-career researchers.

Create accessible graphics, infographics, diagrams, executive presentations, digital communications, and visual narratives for federal research, innovation, and portfolio-management programs. Translate complex technical information into clear visual materials for presentations, websites, newsletters, reports, collaboration platforms, and stakeholder events. Apply visual identity, accessibility, records-management, and information-security requirements while collaborating with writers, analysts, portfolio managers, subject-matter experts, and leadership.

Supports federal government affairs strategy across congressional and agency engagement, appropriations, authorization, policy analysis, stakeholder mapping, and executive briefings. Monitors legislation, budgets, regulations, and hearings; develops policy materials and engagement plans; coordinates government meetings, industry coalitions, consultants, and internal technical teams; and supports lobbying, compliance, and funding efforts related to quantum technology, national security, space, energy, and critical infrastructure.

Draft and negotiate complex AI procurement, SaaS, and data licensing agreements; manage contract pipelines and AI-assisted lifecycle processes; advise business leaders on regulatory, legal, contractual, IP, and data risks; develop playbooks and guidelines; and lead cross-functional initiatives supporting AI strategy, product roadmaps, and go-to-market activities.

Serve as a federal cybersecurity Sales Engineer by engaging customers, delivering tailored product demonstrations and proofs of concept, developing solutions, supporting RFPs/RFIs, training sales teams, and relaying field feedback to product and engineering. The role requires cybersecurity pre-sales experience, familiarity with cloud, identity, networking, SOC and security technologies, DoW offensive cyber operations experience, and eligibility for federal security clearance. It is remote but based in the Washington, DC region and requires up to 50% domestic and international travel.

Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate requirements into technical specifications, improve existing codebases, conduct peer reviews, and mentor junior developers. The role requires software development, programming, SQL databases, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Agile experience.

Leads economic consulting cases involving antitrust, intellectual property, mergers, damages, and regulatory matters. Manages case teams, directs research and data analysis, works with complex datasets using statistical and visualization tools, develops economic estimates, communicates findings to clients and legal stakeholders, and mentors junior team members.