SciTec

Develops and manages business opportunities, proposals, and client relationships in a defense and government context. | Requires 20+ years of technical program management experience in defense, U.S. Government security clearance, and industry-specific technical expertise. | SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions. Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented business development professional with technical product background and a track record of business growth to serve as a Senior Program Development Manager (PDM) and work to develop business and program in line with our strategic growth initiatives. This on-site (in-office) position is based in our Herndon, VA office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities within assigned Strategic Campaigns. The PDM leads or actively contributes to proposals. The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and lead or serve on teams within a tight schedule environment. Responsibilities Identify, capture, and maintain program opportunity pipelines and roadmaps within assigned Strategic Campaigns as part of overall corporate strategy Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal development effort or a no-bid decision Lead assigned proposal efforts as the Proposal Manager and manage development of proposal solution content (win themes, features/benefits, proof points, graphics, etc.) with the technical team (company and teammates) and proposal compliance content with internal Business Operations organizations (Contracts, Finance, IT, Security, etc.) Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts to ensure timely delivery of all required proposal content Develop teaming strategies, teaming agreements, and subcontract RFPs Develop marketing materials and articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions to customers and industry partners Brief corporate and portfolio leadership on the status and progress of new business pipeline and initiatives Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement Support just-awarded program standup activities to include kickoff meetings, staff hiring, team orientation and collaborative IT environments Periodic business travel may be necessary to meet with customers and industry teammates and to represent SciTec at tradeshows and conferences Other duties as assigned Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher U.S. Government or aerospace industry experience in technical program management roles of 20+ years Industry experience of 15+ years leading the development of capture plans and technical proposals in support of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community Experience in leading proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews. Should include experience leading and winning individual technical proposal efforts in excess of $50M Possess strong verbal and written skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that align with customers’ needs Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates, and company senior leadership Possess strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities Demonstrated attention to detail Preferred Experience and Skills Demonstrated experience working with the Intelligence Community, U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), or Space Development Agency (SDA) Demonstrated domain expertise in technologies, applications, and operations in one or more of the following mission areas: national security space systems, battle management command and control (BMC2), integrated air and missile defense, or ISR Demonstrated experience leading technical teams to develop new capabilities and solutions for US Government customers Demonstrated track record of business development success with US Government customers in national security space arena SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including: 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options 80% company paid Dental insurance 100% company paid Vision insurance 100% company paid Life insurance 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance Short-term Disability insurance Annual Profit-Sharing Plan Discretionary Performance Bonus Paid Parental Leave Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay Flexible Work Hours The pay range for this position is $172,000 - $227,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.

Develops and manages business opportunities and proposals for defense and intelligence clients, leading or contributing to proposal efforts, and developing marketing strategies. | Requires 20+ years in technical program management within defense or intelligence, with experience leading large proposals, and active security clearance. | SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions. Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented business development professional with technical product background and a track record of business growth to serve as a Senior Program Development Manager (PDM) and work to develop business and program in line with our strategic growth initiatives. This on-site (in-office) position is based in our Herndon, VA office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities within assigned Strategic Campaigns. The PDM leads or actively contributes to proposals. The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and lead or serve on teams within a tight schedule environment. Responsibilities Identify, capture, and maintain program opportunity pipelines and roadmaps within assigned Strategic Campaigns as part of overall corporate strategy Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal development effort or a no-bid decision Lead assigned proposal efforts as the Proposal Manager and manage development of proposal solution content (win themes, features/benefits, proof points, graphics, etc.) with the technical team (company and teammates) and proposal compliance content with internal Business Operations organizations (Contracts, Finance, IT, Security, etc.) Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts to ensure timely delivery of all required proposal content Develop teaming strategies, teaming agreements, and subcontract RFPs Develop marketing materials and articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions to customers and industry partners Brief corporate and portfolio leadership on the status and progress of new business pipeline and initiatives Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement. Support just-awarded program standup activities to include kickoff meetings, staff hiring, team orientation and collaborative IT environments Periodic business travel may be necessary to meet with customers and industry teammates and to represent SciTec at tradeshows and conferences. Other duties as assigned Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher U.S. Government or aerospace industry experience in technical program management roles of 20+ years Industry experience of 15+ years leading the development of capture plans and technical proposals in support of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community Experience in leading proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews. Should include experience leading and winning individual technical proposal efforts in excess of $50M Possess strong verbal and writing skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that align with customers’ needs Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates, and company senior leadership Possess strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities Demonstrated attention to detail Preferred Experience and Skills Demonstrated experience working with the Intelligence Community, U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), or Space Development Agency (SDA) Demonstrated domain expertise in technologies, applications, and operations in one or more of the following mission areas: national security space systems, battle management command and control (BMC2), integrated air and missile defense, or ISR. Demonstrated experience leading technical teams to develop new capabilities and solutions for US Government customers Demonstrated track record of business development success with US Government customers in national security space arena SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including: 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options 80% company paid Dental insurance 100% company paid Vision insurance 100% company paid Life insurance 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance Short-term Disability insurance Annual Profit-Sharing Plan Discretionary Performance Bonus Paid Parental Leave Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay Flexible Work Hours The pay range for this position is $172,000 - $227,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.

Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and databases optimized for machine learning on on-premises hardware, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance with DoD standards. | Minimum 8 years experience in data pipeline/ETL solutions, proficiency in Python, C++, SQL, experience with MinIO, Protocol Buffers, ZeroMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/Ansible, active DoD Secret Clearance, and strong communication skills. | SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities. Important Notice : SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Mission Data Processing program. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines for processing terabyte-scale streaming data and architect databases optimized for machine learning on on-premises hardware using open-source software. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data design patterns such as the Medallion Architecture and data lakehouse technologies to ensure efficient and reliable data processing. You should be skilled at handling high-throughput, low-latency data ingestion, managing data bursts, and implementing features like time-based partitioning, versioning, auditing, and rollback for historical data replay and event reproducibility. Additionally, you will bring DevOps expertise for pipeline automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills with tools like Terraform and Ansible, and a strong understanding of DevSecOps practices for maintaining secure and compliant data workflows. Responsibilities • Design and optimize ETL pipelines capable of handling high-throughput, low-latency data ingestion, especially during large data bursts • Implement robust asynchronous processing systems using ZeroMQ to handle large, serialized Protobuf messages • Create systems that efficiently process sudden, large volumes of data while maintaining performance • Design strategies for managing backpressure to prevent system overload during high data volumes • Develop fault-tolerant systems to safeguard data integrity and maintain reliability • Set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms for proactive response to sudden data load changes • Build and sustain high-performance databases on on-premises infrastructure, leveraging MinIO or similar object storage solutions for seamless integration with ML workflows • Apply and manage data design patterns such as the Medallion Architecture to organize data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers • Deploy Delta Lake solutions to combine the flexibility of data lakes with data warehouse performance • Implement containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, and build CI/CD pipelines for automated ETL workflows • Implement infrastructure provisioning and deployment automation using Terraform and/or Ansible • Uphold data governance and security protocols to ensure data integrity and compliance with DoD standards, including vulnerability scans and secure configurations • Lead the evaluation and adoption of open-source technologies that enhance data engineering capabilities • Work with subcontractors and DoD organizations across sites, accommodating hardware limitations and ensuring seamless integration • Maintain comprehensive documentation and train teams on best practices and tools in data engineering • Lead and provide guidance to developers and engineers on architecture, design, and testing decisions • Provides thought-leadership and subject matter expertise for data engineering and data pipeline orchestration across the company • Regularly communicate with customers, present status, and engage in program-level meetings and processes • Other duties as assigned • Minimum 8 years of experience building and maintaining data pipelines/ETL solutions at scale • Proficiency in Python, C++, SQL, and RDBMS (PostgreSQL or similar) • Experience with object storage (e.g., MinIO), Protocol Buffers, and ZeroMQ • Familiarity with Data Version Control (DVC), Delta Lake, and the Medallion Architecture • Skilled in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible) • Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems, fault tolerance, and backpressure handling • Knowledge of data governance, versioning, auditing, rollback, and DevSecOps practices. • Active DoD Secret Clearance • Detail Oriented • Good verbal and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications : • Knowledge of Java, Rust, Scala, and NoSQL databases (e.g., Apache Cassandra). • Familiar with Apache Iceberg, Yugabyte, Apache Hudi, Ceph, OpenStack Swift, Redis, and high-performance alternatives (DragonflyDB, KeyDB, Apache Ignite) • Experienced with data processing tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, Flink, Beam, Dask) and data quality tools (e.g., Great Expectations, Soda Core) • Familiar with performance optimization and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) • Experience with data management, compliance, and security platforms (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager) Education: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field. • Relevant certifications are a plus. SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including: • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) • 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required) • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options • 80% company paid Dental insurance • 100% company paid Vision insurance • 100% company paid Life insurance • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance • Short-term Disability insurance • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan • Discretionary Performance Bonus • Paid Parental Leave • Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay • Flexible Work Hours The pay range for this position is $141,000 -$202,000/ year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation. SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.