Senior SEIT Lead for DoD/IC Demos & Integration

Scaleai; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 166,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI in Washington DC seeks an SEIT Lead to own technical execution of software demonstrations for classified government customers. You will turn mission needs into demo-ready capability, defining requirements and architecture, and delivering demonstrations on tight timelines in secure environments.

You will lead demo efforts, coordinate across software, data, and third-party components, and manage risks while presenting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience, with 5+ years in integration and test of software-intensive systems.
• 3+ years in a technical lead role on DoD or IC programs.
• Hands‑on experience delivering software demos, prototypes, or rapid capability efforts to government customers.
• Strong command of requirements management, verification and validation, and interface control.
• Experience working in classified environments (SCIFs, air‑gapped networks, cross‑domain constraints).
• Comfortable presenting to senior government and military stakeholders.
• Knowledge of RMF/ATO processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple software demo efforts, from concept through customer demonstration and after-action reporting.
• Turn customer mission needs, CONOPS, and use cases into system requirements, demo objectives, and success criteria.
• Partner with the Chief Engineer and Chief Architect to own the system architecture and interface definitions (ICDs), coordinating across software, data, and third-party components.
• Build and run integration and test plans, test procedures, and verification matrices (RVTM).
• Plan and run demo events: environment setup, dry runs, rehearsals, go/no-go reviews, and on-site support.
• Maintain integration and test environments on classified networks and in SCIFs, working with security/IT on accreditation needs.
• Lead technical reviews (SRRs, TRRs) and present to customer stakeholders.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Systems engineering

Integration and test

DoD/IC program lead

Software demos

Requirements management

RMF/ATO

SCIF environments

Tools

ICD coordination

Job description

Scale AI in Washington DC seeks an SEIT Lead to own technical execution of software demonstrations for classified government customers. You will turn mission needs into demo-ready capability, defining requirements and architecture, and delivering demonstrations on tight timelines in secure environments.

You will lead demo efforts, coordinate across software, data, and third-party components, and manage risks while presenting to senior stakeholders.