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As a Proposal Manager, you will lead the proposal process for federal contracts, collaborate with teams, and manage proposal timelines. Your role is pivotal in supporting national defense by delivering compliant, high-quality proposals that align with U.S. Department of Defense needs.

As a Platform Engineer, you will automate production environments, validate implementations, problem-solve independently, and facilitate communication between teams.

Manage and operate UDS deployments across cloud and on-prem Kubernetes clusters, build IaC packages, provide customer onboarding/training and production support, troubleshoot to meet SLAs, gather feedback to improve delivery, and analyze operational data to optimize platform delivery.

Forward-deployed senior data engineer who deploys, hardens, integrates, and operates a data platform (lakehouse, streaming, governance) in DoD environments. Build pipelines across classification boundaries, produce accreditation evidence (STIG/cATO/FIPS), run day-2 operations, train mission teams, and mentor junior FDEs while feeding field feedback into product improvements.

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you will architect, build, and deploy Generative AI systems while working closely with customers to ensure mission success. Your role involves mission-driven software delivery, collaborating with various stakeholders, and defining solution roadmaps.

Manage and support Kubernetes-based hybrid (cloud/on-prem) UDS deployments, implement storage and networking/IAM controls, build and maintain IaC and CI/CD automation, provide on-call SLA support, train and interface with system integrators, and contribute to enterprise Infrastructure-as-Code modules and platform sustainment.

Design and build cloud-native ETL/ELT pipelines and microservices, modernize on-prem systems to distributed services, implement authentication/authorization and data governance, ensure data quality and observability, drive architecture and CI/CD best practices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders across a US Navy-focused defense program.

Build and maintain cloud-native platform infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters, develop IaC and CI/CD pipelines, support IAM and monitoring, manage certificates and container security, participate in on-call incident response, and document runbooks and standards while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead customer retention, adoption, and account expansion for autonomous and unmanned systems in the federal sector. Drive onboarding, time-to-value, product adoption, cross-selling, and collaborative product feedback. Track KPIs, run QBRs and retrospectives, and balance early TTV with long-term profitability to grow the domain and maintain high hero satisfaction and low churn.

Develop, deploy, and maintain the UDS Registry and related tools (Pepr, Lula). Lead architecture and implementation, integrate with defense systems, participate in on-call rotation, contribute to open source, produce documentation, mentor engineers, and influence product direction with user-focused design.