Architecture & Data Lead

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>ABOUT DEFCON AI</p> <p>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.<br>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.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Role</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></strong></p> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This is a rare opportunity to define how data moves across the U.S. military’s logistics ecosystem.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As the Architecture and Data Lead, you will own one of the most critical integration challenges in modern DoW software: enabling data to flow reliably across platforms, classification levels, and operational environments — and transforming it into usable, decision-ready information.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will design and build the integration platform that connects DEFCON AI’s software to the broader logistics C2 ecosystem. This includes developing adapters, common data models, translation layers, synchronization mechanisms, and classification-aware data architecture that ensure systems remain coherent from headquarters to the tactical edge.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This is a senior role combining </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">deep technical execution and system-level architecture leadership</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">. You will define the architecture, build key components, and guide a team of engineers and partners to deliver production-ready integrations across disconnected environments, varied data models, and multi-enclave deployments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Cross-Platform Integration Architecture</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design and implement the bidirectional data layer connecting major DoW C2 platforms (Palantir and Anduril)</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Develop common data models and translation layers to resolve schema and vocabulary mismatches</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Build and validate production-grade adapters (e.g., Foundry, Lattice) in live government environments</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20"…