Technical Director, AI Decision Systems

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems.

ABOUT DEFCON AI

RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF DISRUPTION. DEFCON AI is an insights company that leverages artificial intelligence, mathematical optimization, data analytics, and software engineering for resilient optimization of complex systems.
In today’s dynamically changing world, DEFCON AI’s technology aligns outcomes with operational goals, better decision making, and empowers customers to anticipate assess, and mitigate the impacts of disruptions.

• →Clearance: Active Top Secret.
• →Experience leading a zero-to-one product, platform, or mission capability.
• →Experience delivering technology in defense, intelligence, federal, or similarly regulated environments.
• →Experience with AWS GovCloud, DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and secure cloud delivery.
• →Experience supporting RMF, ATO, accreditation, or comparable security processes.
• →Experience with AI/ML, large language models, analytics, graph technologies, or data-intensive systems.
• →Experience building human-in-the-loop decision-support systems and explainable AI capabilities.
• →Experience partnering closely with product and design teams to deliver user-centered software.
• →Experience hiring, mentoring, and organizing technical teams during rapid growth.
• →Experience integrating third-party, partner, or subcontractor-delivered capabilities into a unified solution.

You do not need to have held this exact title before to be a strong candidate. We encourage accomplished practitioners from software engineering, data, AI, analytics, product technology, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, design, or quality engineering who are ready to lead across disciplines and grow a team around an important mission.

A thoughtful cover letter will materially strengthen your application. Tell us what you have built, where your technical depth comes from, why you are ready to lead beyond your primary discipline, and how you approach a zero-to-one effort where the team, architecture, and operating model are all taking shape. Applications without a cover letter will still receive consideration, but the letter is the best opportunity to show us the judgment, motivation, and leadership potential that a résumé alone may not capture.

• One team, one architecture, one release objective.
• Fast decisions, visible risks, and disciplined execution.
• Integrated, secure, and operational releases delivered with confidence.
• Product vision translated into real capability without losing user intent.
• Technical leaders who grow stronger and more autonomous over time.
• A system the customer can trust, operate, and sustain.