Systems Engineer, DoD - FSI

With nearly an exabyte deployed across the public sector, VAST delivers secure, scalable, high-performance infrastructure across classified, hybrid, cloud, and edge environments.We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Intelligence Community (DoD/IC) to serve as the technical lead supporting Defense Intelligence accounts. This role partners closely with Sales to architect, position, and validate VAST’s Data Platform in secure, high-performance environments., * Serve as the primary technical advisor across IC and Defense Intelligence accounts.

• Translate mission requirements (AI/ML, ISR, cyber, analytics, HPC, edge collection) into scalable VAST architectures.
• Design secure, high-performance solutions leveraging VAST’s scale-out, disaggregated architecture, NVMe-oF/RDMA fabrics, all-flash storage, and multi-protocol access (S3, NFS, SMB, block).
• Architect AI-ready data platforms supporting GPU clusters, large-scale ingestion, and hybrid or air-gapped deployments.
• Lead discovery sessions, whiteboarding, POVs, benchmarks, and classified briefings.
• Partner with defense SIs and cleared cloud providers within complex DoD/IC procurement environments.

• 8+ years in Pre-Sales / Systems Engineering supporting DoD or Intelligence Community customers.
• Strong foundation in SQL-based systems and database architectures.
• Familiarity with:
• OLTP environments (low-latency transactional systems: Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres)
• OLAP / analytics platforms supporting large-scale BI, statistical analysis, and decision support
• Experience with unstructured data ecosystems, including Hadoop-based platforms and AI-driven analytics environments.
• Understanding of stream processing and data transformation technologies (e.g., Kafka, event streaming, enterprise service bus architectures).
• Knowledge of ETL pipelines and data lifecycle movement across silos and formats.
• Deep expertise in enterprise storage, scale-out architectures, AI/HPC infrastructure, NVMe, RDMA, and GPU environments.
• Experience designing solutions for classified and hybrid environments.
• Ability to engage mission engineers, CTO/CIO leadership, and program offices.
• Active TS/SCI (Poly preferred) required.

VAST Data is looking to hire a Federal Sr Systems Engineer focused on the DoD/Intelligence Community!

VAST Data is redefining the data platform for the AI era. As one of the fastest-growing infrastructure software companies in history, VAST sits at the center of AI, HPC, and data modernization driving national security and defense missions.