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Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems.
ABOUT DEFCON AI
RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF DISRUPTION. DEFCON AI is an insights company that leverages artificial intelligence, mathematical optimization, data analytics, and software engineering for resilient optimization of complex systems.
In today’s dynamically changing world, DEFCON AI’s technology aligns outcomes with operational goals, better decision making, and empowers customers to anticipate assess, and mitigate the impacts of disruptions.
This is a rare opportunity to be the software champion for a mission-critical DoW effort, owning it end to end from the customer's problem to working, deployed software.
As a Software Project Lead, you will own the software design, architecture, and delivery for a dedicated program
Concretely, you own three things: the software build itself, integrating the optimization and analytics work into the product, and the path from unclassified development to secure delivery
The work spans both modern commercial engineering practices and the realities of DoW delivery, with unclassified development that moves to a government classified environment to meet real data. This is a fully remote role with travel up to 25% to the customer site, DEFCON AI HQ, and vendor facilities as required.
Own the software design, architecture, delivery & deployment for the program
Be accountable for delivery; keep the effort honest about scope, schedule, and risk, and raise issues early.
Favor proven, open-source and off-the-shelf tools, and reuse what already exists, over building from scratch.
Sit with the customer and end users, gather requirements, and turn what they need into a design and a plan, including the user experience and UX direction.
Represent DEFCON's engineering to the customer and work the "how does our software get your network" conversation to a resolution.
Communicate clearly across many audiences: run stakeholder workshops and translate between the customer, the PM, subject-matter experts, and the optimization and data-science staff.
Drive the technical vision and keep the program aligned to it.
Coordinate across the PM, subject-matter experts, and the software team, sequence the work, define what "done" looks like, and unblock the team.
Lead a small software team as the effort grows.
Own the release cadence from capability intake through demonstration and deployment, aligned to government timelines.
Own the unclassified-to-secure delivery path: design so software built in the open runs unchanged it moves into the government's secure environment.
Own the data and schema contract that lets the app ingest securely-prepared data it has never seen before, and keep unclassified fixtures and secure-side data in strict parity.
Drive the transfer process end to end: offline, self-contained packaging, the low-to-high move, and a secure-side smoke test, working it early so it stays off the critical path.
Keep sensible CI/CD hygiene (testing, security scanning) as a normal engineering practice, and coordinate with the security team on whatever accreditation the program ultimately requires.
, including at least system owned end to end as the senior technical voice accountable for it, not just a component.
in a modern component framework (React, Angular, Vue, or Blazor): the deliverable is a data-visualization product, so you can architect and personally build its core surfaces.
and coordinating across roles (PM, SMEs, data scientists, operations research and analytics, security), customer-facing in a government setting.
US Citizenship Required
Active Secret Clearance
Willingness to Travel up to 25% to customer site, Defcon AI HQ, and vendor facilities as required.
Background in defense and national-security software, especially anything touching classified, cross-domain, or air-gapped environments
Hands-on depth in optimization or operations research (e.g. building or integrating solvers), or a track record partnering closely with OR and data-science teams
Experience standing up software in government-furnished or classified environments (IL-6 or equivalent)
Experience transitioning systems from an existing or incumbent starting point to a durable production system, or standing up greenfield
Experience leading AI-augmented software delivery: directing agent-assisted implementation, critically reviewing AI-generated code, and working inside a gated spec, review, and retro workflow (or a clear track record adopting new delivery methods fast). This is how the team works.
Familiarity with government secure-software platforms and accreditation pipelines (RMF and cATO, containerized or air-gapped delivery), and with platforms such as Iron Bank, Platform, Second Front (Game Warden), Stormbreaker, or Black Pearl
Comfortable across a modern software stack: backend in any of Python, C#/.Net, Java, or Node.js, plus JavaScript/TypeScript on the front end, SQL, databases and containerized cloud deployment.
Deep optimization or operations-research depth, or full-stack depth beyond the front end
Range to flex across efforts. The core of this role is owning program, but a lead who can lend a hand across other efforts and help the broader engineering org is a real plus
A program that ships; the customer's problem turned into working, deployed software on the government's timeline
A clean unclassified-to-secure delivery path: software that runs unchanged on the government's secure environment, with the transfer proven ahead of time
A customer who trusts DEFCON's engineering, with requirements understood and no surprises
A small team with clear ownership and a clear definition of done
A fully remote, results-based environment
Competitive salary, bonus, and equity package
100% employer paid, comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
Unlimited PTO, with your manager’s approval
Flexible work environment where you manage your work day
14 weeks of fully-paid parental leave
Salary Range: $175,000-$215,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.
Our Red Cell Partners Benefits (may differ for each incubation):
For full-time roles
Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
Mental health benefits are available through https://www.taramind.com/ Tara Mind.
Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through https://soon.getcrux.com/ Crux.
We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
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What is the salary for this role?
The salary for this role is $175,000-$215,000 per annum.
What experience is required?
8+ years of experience is required.
Is this position still open?
Yes, currently active and accepting applications.
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