Forward Deployed Team Lead, Federal
Core
Senior tech lead owning a federal customer end-to-end, embedding with civilian agency and DoD customers to take enterprise AI products from design to production.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed team lead (federal AI)
Builds
Enterprise AI applications and C3 Agentic AI Platform deployments for US federal customers
Domain
US Federal Government / Defense / Enterprise AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical architecture, hands-on coding (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, Go, C++), product ownership, project management, stakeholder communication, ATO/cATO drive, deployment into high-side environments (IL5/IL6)
Preferred skills
Prior tech lead/staff engineer at federal-focused vendor, AWS GovCloud/Azure Government experience, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD into disconnected environments, data engineering at scale
Technologies
Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Go, C++, Advana, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Kubernetes, Terraform
Responsibilities
Own data flow, integration topology, identity model, and deployment topology across IL boundaries; Write production code for backend services, data pipelines, APIs, and integrations; Own the deployment's roadmap and execute on the Statement of work; Own the plan, milestones, risks, and dependencies; Run customer working sessions and brief program offices; Deploy across IL2 → IL5 → IL6 in SIPR/JWICS and air-gapped networks; Partner with security to drive ATO/cATO and own accreditation artifacts; Push field learnings into the core platform
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC