Senior Software Architect, DEFCON AI
$175-220k
+ Equity incentives available
Modeling, simulation & analysis for mobility
Open for applications
Modeling, simulation & analysis for mobility
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$175-220k
+ Equity incentives available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create and scale state-of-the-art technology solutions for the next-generation of logistics and mobility workflows.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in software development and 2+ years of experience in architecture with a strong focus on AWS services and solutions
- Architectural Design: Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures leveraging AWS
- Programming Skills: Experience in developing and integrating applications using AWS services. Proficiency in an objective oriented language, C# or Python is a plus
- Database Management: Extensive experience with data design, optimization, and management
- Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker, including containerizing applications and managing Docker images and registries
- Orchestration: Proficient in Kubernetes, with experience in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications in Kubernetes clusters
- DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in cloud and containerized environments
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and capable to fostering meaningful relationships across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
- Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, project managers, and business stakeholders
- Security Clearance: U.S. SECRET clearance is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Architect, you will play a key role in gathering business requirements and designing technical architectures to address both current and future needs
- Your responsibilities include evaluating and recommending technologies that align with business objectives, developing proof of concepts, and providing training and mentorship to the software engineering team
- Strategic Oversight: Collaborate with the Director of Technical Architecture and business leaders to develop and implement technical architectural strategies that align with business objectives
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, developers, and technical roles to ensure clear understanding and alignment on requirements and deliverables
- Team Leadership: Guide and mentor engineers and architects, fostering a culture that integrates technical excellence with business insight
- Bridging the Gap: Act as the primary liaison between business and product teams and the technical delivery team, ensuring accurate translation of business requirements into technical solutions
- Technical Design & Review: Design scalable, secure, and robust architectural solutions tailored to business needs, and establish standards to ensure technical and business process alignment
- Management of Technical Debt: Anticipate potential issues and develop strategies to mitigate technical debt before it arises
- Solution Assessment: Evaluate technical solutions for feasibility and risk in relation to business needs
- Documentation: Ensure comprehensive and accessible documentation of technical design specifications and their business justifications for both business and technical stakeholders
Our take
According to DEFCON AI, current military logistics and supply chain operations are not resilient to disruptive events. This can mean that vital personnel, equipment, and cargo might not get where they are needed at the right times, a problem that the company hopes to combat.
Its approach is to deliver high-quality simulations that show how different logistics operations and supply chains respond to disruption. Leveraging AI and advanced software architectures, DEFCON AI can model events at multiple levels of fidelity, supplying actionable insights for improvement.
A Red Cell Partners’ incubation, DEFCON AI has grown impressively since founding in 2022. It has closed millions of dollars in funding and delivered a well-received first product. Now, with its latest investment, the company will grow its team, enhance its R&D program and extend its core capabilities.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2024
$44m
SEED
Total funding: $44m
Company HQ
McLean, VA
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Leadership
Grant Verstandig
(Executive Chair)Director of the Board Of Directors for The OSS Society. Member of the Board of Directors at Envisagenics, Greater Washington Partnership and NexImmune. Co-founded Zephyr AI, Red Cell Partners and Epirus.
Yisroel Brumer
(CEO)Founding Partner at Red Cell Partners and Board Member at TARA Mind. Co-founded and is Executive Vice Chairman at Zephyr AI and spent 14 years working in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
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