Government Contracts & Compliance Counsel (Defense Technology)

Location: Remote; U.S. citizenship required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Salary: $225,000–$275,000 per year, plus equity and bonus opportunities.

Company

hirify.global develops software-defined hardware and collaborative autonomous systems for defense and commercial applications across sea, air, and land.

What you will do

• Provide legal counsel across the lifecycle of U.S. Government contracts, subcontracts, grants, OTAs, and other government agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate prime contracts, subcontracts, teaming agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, and related commercial contracts.
• Advise on FAR, DFARS, agency supplements, flow-down requirements, representations, certifications, intellectual property, technical data, and government software rights.
• Build and improve government contracting compliance programs, policies, procedures, training, internal controls, and audit-readiness processes.
• Support procurement integrity, conflicts of interest, ethics, mandatory disclosures, cost and pricing requirements, investigations, corrective actions, and regulatory monitoring.
• Advise executives and cross-functional teams on ITAR, EAR, sanctions, export controls, security requirements, and practical risk-management decisions.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant U.S. Government contracting and federal procurement experience.
• Strong working knowledge of FAR and DFARS and experience applying government contract requirements.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating government contracts, subcontracts, teaming agreements, and related agreements.
• Experience with government contracting compliance programs, internal controls, contract intellectual property, and technical data matters.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance required.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense technology, aerospace, autonomous systems, robotics, or a high-growth government contractor.
• Experience with OTA agreements, non-traditional defense acquisition pathways, ITAR, EAR, export controls, or international defense business.
• Knowledge of CAS, TINA, DCAA audits, DCMA processes, SBIR/STTR data rights, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, and DFARS cybersecurity clauses.
• Experience supporting investigations, mandatory disclosures, government audits, regulatory inquiries, or in-house legal work in a scaling organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a mission focused on protecting lives through defense technology innovation.
• Employer-paid health and life insurance, plus dental and vision insurance for employees and families.
• 401(k) program with employer matching, equity package, and work-from-home office stipend.
• Unlimited PTO with an enforced two-week minimum, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and monthly health and wellness stipend.
• Culture emphasizing innovation, integrity, ownership, servant leadership, and practical solutions in a fast-growing environment.