Senior Secure Data & Software Lead

Lykos Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Lykos Industries is seeking a senior Data + Software Lead in Atlanta to build a secure, scalable digital infrastructure for repair and sustainment in defense and aerospace. You will own the end-to-end system from intake to readiness, writing every line of code yourself initially, and coordinating with partners and government stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years of production software experience, deep data architecture, and a strong security/compliance mindset to enable immutable

Qualifications

• 10+ years building production software or data systems in regulated environments.
• Ability to build full-stack systems independently from database to frontend.
• Deep understanding of data architectures, traceability, and audit trails.
• Experience with QMS, MES, PLM, ERP, or similar manufacturing/quality systems.
• Strong security mindset: RBAC, ABAC, encryption, and controlled data handling.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the secure digital stack for dBOMs, digital passports, and repair records.
• Translate operating model into scalable software with a single source of truth.
• Develop production-grade backend, APIs, interfaces, authentication, and deployment.
• Create a CUI-ready data layer for structured, searchable, audit-ready data.
• Design digital workflows across intake, triage, repair, qualification, and release.
• Construct evidence backend for NDT records, calibration, certificates, and docs.
• Support prototype cell data capture to prove repair quality and readiness gains.
• Integrate digital layer with QMS, MES, PLM, NDT labs, MRO partners, and gov data.
• Create dashboards for lead-time, cost, yield, rework, and readiness metrics.
• Ensure data controls for CUI, ITAR/EAR, AS9100, Nadcap, and GovCloud needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align software with real repair/inspection workflows.
• Lay foundation for AI-ready sustainment datasets with traceable records.

Skills

Full-stack development

Data architecture

Security & compliance

Defense/aerospace familiarity

Technical documentation

Tools

PostgreSQL

Python

TypeScript

FastAPI

Next.js

Job description

Lykos Industries is seeking a senior Data + Software Lead in Atlanta to build a secure, scalable digital infrastructure for repair and sustainment in defense and aerospace. You will own the end-to-end system from intake to readiness, writing every line of code yourself initially, and coordinating with partners and government stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years of production software experience, deep data architecture, and a strong security/compliance mindset to enable immutable