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Remote Job Openings at DEFCON AI (9)

VP of Defense Solutions & Growth - Clearance Required

United States $225K - $275K per year 10+ yrs exp Marketing

The VP of Defense Solutions & Growth will lead the company's defense growth strategy by identifying mission challenges and collaborating with government stakeholders to define innovative solutions. This role involves building a durable pipeline of opportunities and managing the entire capture process from concept through contract award.

Cloud Systems Engineer

United States $160K - $190K per year 5-10 yrs exp Software Development

The Cloud Systems Engineer will manage and maintain AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments, ensuring secure and scalable infrastructure. This role involves implementing Infrastructure as Code, managing identity governance, and supporting compliance requirements within a defense-sector context.

QA Engineer - Clearance Required

United States $135K - $170K per year 5-10 yrs exp Software Development

You will own the system test plan and translate product acceptance criteria into executable automated tests. You are responsible for holding engineering and platform teams accountable to quality standards and managing release governance.

Technical Talent Acquisition Partner

United States $100K - $125K per year 5-10 yrs exp Recruitment

The role involves leading full-cycle technical recruiting for specialized engineering positions and managing the company's onboarding program. You will also partner with the Head of HR to optimize People Operations processes and develop talent strategies for government and defense contracts.

Senior Product Designer (UX) - Clearance Required

United States $180K - $215K per year 10+ yrs exp Design

The Senior Product Designer will own complex product experiences from discovery through delivery for an AI-enabled decision-support system. Responsibilities include conducting user research, creating interactive prototypes, and partnering with engineering to ensure high-quality implementation.

Data & ML Engineer

United States $150K - $200K per year 5-10 yrs exp Software Development

The role involves building the data and model layer for an AI-enabled decision-support system, focusing on ingestion, record resolution, and relevance scoring. You will also design and maintain data pipelines, implement retrieval-augmented generation, and ensure all system outputs are traceable and explainable.

Software Project Lead

United States $175K - $215K per year 10+ yrs exp Product

You will own the end-to-end software design, architecture, and delivery for a mission-critical program while leading a small team. You are responsible for coordinating across cross-functional roles to ensure software is successfully deployed into secure government environments.

Program Contracts Manager

United States $110K - $140K per year 5-10 yrs exp Others

The Program Contracts Manager will own the contract operations backbone, managing the full lifecycle of contracts and subcontracts for a major US defense program. This includes driving milestone and invoice readiness, building scalable governance processes, and ensuring contractual obligations remain aligned.