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Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration

Virginia - Herndon, USFull-time2026-09-03 → 2026-11-12
Based in United StatesUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer acting as a hands-on data scientist, integration architect, and strategic partner embedded with U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Aerospace customers to deliver mission-critical data pipelines, intelligent automation, and enterprise integration solutions.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC Forward Deployed Engineer (Data Science & Integration)

Builds

Production ML models, API-led integration ecosystems, and orchestrated operational workflows for national security environments.

Domain

Defense, Intelligence, and Aerospace (National Security)

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Data science, ML pipeline design, API-led integration architecture, workflow orchestration, ETL/ELT, system troubleshooting, mentoring

Preferred skills

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Regrello, Dell Boomi, Azure API Management, Apache Airflow, ServiceNow

Technologies

MuleSoft, Regrello, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Dell Boomi, Azure API Management, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Temporal, Prefect, Apache Airflow, ServiceNow

Responsibilities

Design and deploy custom API-led integrations and workflow automation solutions on-site; build and optimize scalable production ML and analytics systems; mentor junior engineers; translate mission priorities into technical roadmaps; work with customer security teams to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO).