Lead Software Architect

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1407
Title: Lead Software Engineer
Clearance: Secret/Top Secret clearance
Location: Scott Air Force Base, IL

Overview:

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome, and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. We are currently looking for a Lead Software Engineer to support our contract with the DRAID CDAO ADA IR Program.

As a Lead Software Engineer at Agile Defense, you will be joining a team of professionals that secure, scalable data architectures and AI/ML pipelines. This role will support data science and engineering activities, partnering with product teams, data engineers, mission stakeholders, and technologists to unlock the value of structured and unstructured data in support of national defense priorities. You will implement data engineering activities and develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make complicated data meaningful.

As a direct employee of Agile Defense, you would receive a benefit package that includes health/dental/vision insurance coverage, 401K with company match, PTO & paid holidays, and annual tuition/training assistance. For more information, please visit our website.

Responsibilities/Duties:

· Establish engineering best practices and ensure compliance across the entire portfolio. This includes and is not limited to documentation, linting standards, utilization of source code repositories, unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, code peer review, etc.
· Enable development with API technologies including the installation, configuration, operations, and troubleshooting of API products
· Employ MLOps best practices when developing, testing, and maintaining data pipelines
· Enable development with API technologies including the installation, configuration, platform operations, and troubleshooting of API products
· Align and prioritize initiatives with the product roadmap in accordance with the organizations needs and overall operational goal
· Identify data solutions in accordance with agreed organization standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable, and future proof
· Direct best practices for database security, including setting up user accounts and managing access controls
· Support system with database optimization, backup, and recovery procedures.
· Support with data migration and data integration processes
· Troubleshoot database-related issues and providing technical support to development teams
· Improve digital services through rapid prototype and develop solutions on existing infrastructure in a response to emergent requirements
· Document and maintain applicable organization Software Architecture maps and technology roadmaps
· Facilitate the “conception though completion” of large-scale digital products, in conjunction with Product teams that can be composed of Engineering, web applications and UX Design

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
· 2+ years of experience working with Palantir Foundry
· Experience developing enterprise applications with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, and Vue.
· Experience building modern, responsive, and cross-browser-compatible websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
· Experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise analytic products using business intelligence software applications, such as Qlik, Tableau, etc.
· Expected to possess proficiency in manipulating data for analytical assessments; be proficient with tools and programming languages such as Excel / PowerBI.

Required Skills/Qualifications:
· 8+ years of relevant work experience OR 6+ years of relevant work experience with Masters Degree
· 3+ years of experience with data analytics, data engineering, statistical analysis, or artificial intelligence and machine learning
· 3+ years of experience with common data science languages, including Python and R
· 3+ years of experience retrieving, merging, and analyzing structured and unstructured data sources from APIs and databases, including through R, Python, or SQL
· 2+ years of experience working with Advana
· Experience designing and implementing scalable technologies such as streaming data transformation for joining, analyzing, and processing disparate data sets into features for predictive analytics.
· Experience developing API interfaces to facilitate data availability
· Experience leading major technical efforts and guiding development teams to an ideal solution
· Experience developing and documenting organizational standards for Data Storage, Data Transformation, and Metadata Management
· Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction
· Bachelor's degree in computer sciences, information systems, engineering or other related technical discipline

About Us:
Agile Defense delivers IT strategy, cloud, cybersecurity, application, data and analytics, enterprise IT, intelligence analysis, and mission operation support services to accelerate technical performance and efficiency for Defense, Civilian, and National Security & Federal Law Enforcement clients.

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.

Happy - Be Infectious.
Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.

Helpful - Be Supportive.
Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.

Honest - Be Trustworthy.
Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.

Humble - Be Grounded.
Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.

Hungry - Be Eager.
Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.

Hustle - Be Driven.
Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

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