Senior Systems Engineer (DoD/FSI)

TL;DR

Senior Systems Engineer (DoD/FSI): Designing and validating secure, high-performance data platforms for the DoD and Intelligence Community with an accent on AI/ML infrastructure, NVMe-oF/RDMA fabrics, and large-scale data ingestion. Focus on architecting AI-ready platforms for GPU clusters and managing complex hybrid or air-gapped deployments in classified environments.

Location: Washington D.C. (Must be based in the US and hold required security clearances)

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth infrastructure software company redefining data platforms for the AI era, specializing in secure, scalable high-performance storage for national security and defense missions.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary technical advisor across Intelligence Community (IC) and Defense Intelligence accounts.
• Translate mission requirements for AI/ML, ISR, cyber, and analytics into scalable VAST architectures.
• Design secure solutions leveraging scale-out disaggregated architecture, NVMe-oF/RDMA fabrics, and multi-protocol access.
• Architect AI-ready data platforms supporting GPU clusters, large-scale ingestion, and air-gapped deployments.
• Lead discovery sessions, whiteboarding, POVs, benchmarks, and classified briefings.
• Partner with defense SIs and cleared cloud providers within complex procurement environments.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI (Poly preferred) required.
• 8+ years in Pre-Sales or Systems Engineering supporting DoD or Intelligence Community customers.
• Strong foundation in SQL-based systems, OLTP environments, and OLAP/analytics platforms.
• Experience with unstructured data ecosystems, Hadoop-based platforms, and AI-driven analytics.
• Knowledge of stream processing (e.g., Kafka) and ETL pipelines.
• Deep expertise in enterprise storage, scale-out architectures, NVMe, RDMA, and GPU environments.