Forward Deployed Engineering Lead - Data Science & Integration

Description

Must be a U.S. citizen who does not hold dual citizenship, living on U.S. soil, and able to meet customer and government screening standards. Candidates interested in the Hawaii location must be based in Oahu or DC, Northern VA, WMATA.

PLEASE NOTE:
Qualification for this job is contingent upon acceptable results from a background investigation as well as your having and maintaining the specific level of U.S. government background investigation and clearance required for this role.

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We believe technology should serve the greater good—powering mission outcomes, stewarding taxpayer resources, and enabling innovation at speed and scale. We are seeking a highly accomplished and senior-level Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join our elite Public Sector team. This is a unique and high-impact position, blending the roles of a hands‑on data scientist, integration architect, and strategic partner embedded directly with customers.

In this role, you will be the primary driver for bringing cutting‑edge data science pipelines, intelligent automation, and enterprise integration solutions to life for mission‑critical work across the U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community (IC), and Aerospace & Allied Nations.

This role demands a seasoned technologist who thrives working forward‑deployed at customer sites, building bespoke solutions leveraging enterprise workflow orchestration platforms such as Regrello and API‑led connectivity platforms such as Mule Soft
, while also designing and delivering advanced AI/ML systems. Candidates with equivalent experience in comparable platforms are strongly encouraged to apply; direct experience with these specific tools is a plus. You will work directly with mission owners and internal teams—from initial concept through deployment and ongoing optimization—to solve the most complex data and integration challenges in national security environments.

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• Deploy Cutting-Edge Data Science & Integration Innovation – from API‑led integration ecosystems to orchestrated operational workflows to advanced ML pipelines—directly at customer sites in defense, intelligence, and aerospace environments, accelerating mission transformation.
  
  Experience with platforms such as Mule Soft and Regrello
  , or comparable tools, is leveraged to deliver these outcomes.
• Become a Trusted Partner Embedded with Mission Owners
  , working in classified and unclassified environments to deeply understand operational challenges and translate them into end‑to‑end data science and integration solutions using best‑fit tooling.
• Drive Innovation at the Front Lines by serving as the connective bridge between customer missions and internal engineering teams, gathering frontline feedback to help co‑design integration patterns, workflow templates, and data science capabilities that strengthen national security outcomes.
• Improve Efficiency, Mission-Readiness, and Trust by helping the U.S. and allied governments deploy integrated data technology stacks that deliver faster response times, better personnel utilization, and more effective logistics and asset management.
• Drive Tangible Outcomes through Hands‑On Implementation
  , taking responsibility for end‑to‑end technical delivery of complex data pipelines, integration flows, and predictive models—personally writing critical code, configuring systems, and troubleshooting issues in the field while guiding junior team members.
• Build Transformative Data Science Solutions by taking primary ownership of designing, developing, and implementing high-quality, scalable production ML and analytics systems, including predictive models, intelligent automation pipelines, and LLM‑augmented workflows.
• Engineer Bespoke Integration Architectures
  , designing and building custom API‑led integrations using enterprise integration platforms—such as Mule Soft Anypoint Platform or equivalent middleware solutions—to ensure seamless connectivity across enterprise data sources, operational systems, and cloud environments in highly regulated settings. Demonstrated experience with comparable iPaaS or API management platforms (e.g., Dell Boomi, Azure API Management,…