Key skills
AI
About this role
Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter adversaries. The role involves leading the design and implementation of core data platform infrastructure and shared services, while collaborating with various teams to ensure security and compliance in DoD environments.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of core data platform infrastructure and shared services
- Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale foundational platform capabilities
- Partner closely with engineers across the organization to develop and standardize data platform solutions that solve cross-product challenges
- Collaborate with Security and Mission stakeholders to define and enforce standards for access control, data protection, and system integrity
- Influence architecture, technology selection, and engineering standards across the company
- Grow your engineering skills by solving complex, high-impact problems in data platform and infrastructure systems
Requirements:
- 7+ years of hands-on experience building and operating data platform primitives (storage, retrieval, and processing pipelines) that other product teams rely on
- Strong system design skills and can make thoughtful tradeoffs across performance, reliability, scalability, and cost
- Led cross-team technical initiatives spanning multiple systems, and driven adoption through influence
- Bring a security-first mindset and are comfortable operating in environments with high operational discipline and sensitive constraints
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a broad audience, including engineers, cross-functional partners, and end users
- U.S. Person status is required, as this role requires access to U.S.-only data systems