Systems Engineering Integration & Test Lead, Public Sector

As Scale's product portfolio and customer base expand, we are seeking skilled DevOps Engineers, Public Sector to be at the forefront of building out and enhancing our CI/CD pipelines. You will play a crucial role in streamlining our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) through collaborative efforts, moving us from a state of manual, disparate deployments to a more unified and automated system. These engineers will gain a deep understanding of our core products' architecture and composition, enabling them to effectively deploy and manage these systems when needed. A critical aspect of this role will be seamlessly integrating various machine learning (ML) tasks and updates into our SDLC, transforming currently separate ML components into a cohesive and automated workflow. While direct ML expertise is not required, a desire to learn and integrate ML components into the lifecycle is essential. Must have: At least an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability & willingness to up level to CI Poly. This is a requirement and candidates will not be considered who do not hold at least a TS/SCI clearance. You will: Design, develop, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of our lowside and highside products. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to enhance existing application code for improved compatibility and streamlined integration within automated pipelines. Contribute to the overall architecture and design of our deployment systems, bringing new ideas to life for increased efficiency and reliability. Troubleshoot and resolve complex deployment issues, ensuring minimal disruption to development cycles. Develop a deep understanding of our product and ML architectures to facilitate seamless integration and deployment. Document pipeline processes and configurations to ensure maintainability and knowledge transfer. Proactively incorporate security best practices into all stages of the CI/CD pipeline, building security into our develo

The Role: Scale AI is hiring a highly skilled foundational IT Systems Engineer for our Public Sector IT team to design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure that empowers employees to do their best work. You’ll join a creative, fast-moving, solutions-oriented group that architects and implements automation across identity and access management, endpoint management, and our broader SaaS stack. Leveraging Okta Workflows, GCC High/Azure Gov, and your familiarity with federal frameworks (FedRAMP High, IL6, CMMC), you’ll deliver robust, audit-ready systems that meet stringent compliance requirements. The ideal candidate pairs deep IAM best practices and hands-on SaaS administration with a zero-trust mindset, clear documentation, and a genuine drive to make people happy—while protecting system integrity in a fast-paced, high-security environment. You will: Assist with the administration of our tech stack with platforms such as Okta, GCC High, Opal, Slack, Jamf, Jira, and many more Provide escalated assistance to the IT Services and Support team Partner with Security/Compliance on audit artifacts (SSP updates, POA&Ms, control mappings to NIST 800-53/171, CMMC 2.0). Create and update technology documentation for internal IT teams and Scale employees Design and maintain Zero-Trust controls (device posture, network segmentation, Conditional Access) across GCC High/Azure Gov and Okta. Build Okta Workflows and lightweight services (webhooks/queues) to automate joiner–mover–leaver events, access reviews, and deprovisioning. Own change management for IT systems in regulated environments (CAB records, rollback plans, validation evidence). Ideally you'd have: 5+ years of IT systems, infrastructure, and/or engineering experience Experience with integrating with SaaS APIs and SDKs Experience with leveraging Okta or similar identity management systems for authentication and provisioning methods such as SAML, OIDC, and SCIM Scripting experience with Python, Powe

Scale AI’s Public Sector business is growing quickly as government agencies adopt AI to support critical national security, defense, and public sector missions. We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers building core products and infrastructure for these customers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical environments, enjoys managing teams while staying close to the code, and wants to work on meaningful problems that impact real world operations across the U.S. government. You’ll play a critical role in delivering backend systems, distributed platforms, and ML tooling used by our public sector partners—all while helping your team grow and execute. You’ll split your time between technical planning and execution (50%) and people management and team development (50%) , leading a team of 6-8 engineers. You’ll work cross-functionally with product, security, and customer-facing teams to ensure our engineering efforts meet complex federal compliance, security, and performance needs. Must be able to commute to office three times per week You will: Recruit a high-performing engineering team. Drive engineering productivity. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of engineers working on Generative AI projects. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and execute strategic roadmap. Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating through complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks. Design and implement scalable backend systems for Federal customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with sta

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Team Lead for our ARC (Architecture, Reliability, & Compute) team supporting our dynamic Public Sector Engineering team. As the lead of this team, you will define how the company ships software, establishing the patterns for deploying into complex government and high-security environments, rather than just running Terraform scripts. You will build and maintain internal CLIs/tools that standardize testing, deployment, environment management and are tools that engineering relies on to prevent downstream breakages. You will execute on automated deployment efforts to pay down tech debt, creating fully functional staging/testing environments, and defining the company's standard for safe deployments. As Team Lead, you will provide mentorship for the rest of the team and manage their performance while also guiding the technical direction of the team. You will: Design and implement secure scalable backend systems for Public Sector customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure. Provide mentorship to and manage the performance of the other team members Own services or systems and define their long-term health goals, while also improving the health of surrounding components. Re-architect the stack to run in compliant or restrictive environments. This requires designing swappable components (auth, storage, logging) to meet government/security mandates without breaking the product. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the unique needs of government agencies operating in secure environments. Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions. Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Public Sector business, playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our offerings. Must have: At least an active sec

Principal Architect Location: Washington, DC About the Role We are seeking a Principal Architect to drive the design, development, and deployment of our agentic AI products in a fast-paced, collaborative, extremely high-visibility environment. In this role, you will lead a team of 50+ engineers, providing both strategic and technical guidance. You’ll be responsible for high-impact architectural decisions, cross-company collaboration, and executive level engagements. What You’ll Do Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team of 80+, fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership. Technical Direction: Guide your team through complex challenges involving LLMs, AI agents, and large-scale distributed systems. Executive Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Scale AI in high-stakes negotiations and strategic discussions with senior external partners, demonstrating strong technical competence and credibility. Strategic Planning & Communication: Develop and communicate a compelling vision for Scale AI’s technology applied to your program. Provide regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders on progress, risks, and opportunities. Culture & Teamwork: Foster a culture of speed, unity of purpose, resilience, and teamwork. Lead through uncertainty with determination and adaptability. What We’re Looking For 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in a technical leadership or staff role. Deep understanding of modern AI/ML technologies, including experience working with LLMs and AI agents. Proficient in one or more modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript) Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Strong product and business sense, with a track record of aligning engineering efforts with company goals. Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments and guide your team to do the same. Experience in execu

Senior Data Engineer, Public Sector As a Data Engineer for the Public Sector business unit, you will build Scale's analytical and business-intelligence infrastructure. Scale's customers process millions of tasks through our APIs, and we're looking for a talented Data Engineer to build scalable solutions to support this growth. You will have widespread purview, with responsibility for understanding, mining, aggregating, and exposing data across the entire business unit to support timely and efficient decision-making and data exploration. You will also implement Scale's data warehouse, data mart, and business intelligence reporting environments, and help users transition their workflows to these systems. This role requires collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and develop sustainable, scalable data solutions. Your responsibilities will include both ad-hoc analyses and the creation of core data models and pipelines, directly impacting how Scale operates and evaluates its performance. You will: Work with operations, finance, and engineering to drive the development of pipelines that provide single-source-of-truth foundational accuracy Continually improve ongoing data pipelines and simplify self-service support for business stakeholders Perform regular system audits, and create data quality tests to ensure complete and accurate reporting of data/metrics Develop repeatable, scalable analytical solutions, such as data models, improved pipelines, or better underlying tables Have an active Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred) Ideally You’d Have: 5+ years of relevant work experience in a role requiring application of data modeling and analytic skills Ability to create extensible and scalable data schema and pipelines that lay the foundation for downstream analysis Mastery of SQL and relational databases; experience with programming languages (e.g., Python/R) Experience building a reliable transformation layer and