--- title: 'Data Operations Technical Lead at Agile Defense' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/data-operations-technical-lead-agile-defense-tampa-h7yxvakavh7w' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Data Operations Technical Lead at Agile Defense - **Company:** Agile Defense - **Location:** Tampa, FL - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-06-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/agile-defense/b1b77af0-af49-417c-8ca8-a8b6ba2339be ## Job description ## About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. Requisition #: 1700 Job Title: Data Operations Technical Lead Location: MacDill AFB, FL Clearance Level: Top Secret / SCI, Must Have Clearance to Start Job Description The contractor shall identify a Data Operations Technical Lead by name who shall deliver the foundational data infrastructure necessary to transform SOF Enterprise data into a critical strategic asset. This individual will ensure comprehensive data and engineering management, data quality and resource management providing scalable systems and reliable infrastructure essential for integrating advanced analytics and effective Artificial Intelligence solutions, significantly enhancing data-driving decision-making across all warfighting functions. Job Duties: - Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and efficient data pipelines for extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL/ELT) data from various sources into data warehouses, data lakes, and other storage systems. - Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and ensure the efficient flow of data across various platforms and systems. - Develop, deploy, and maintain real-time data streaming solutions to process and deliver data with low latency (using tools like Apache Kafka, Flink, or Spark Streaming). Optimize and automate data workflows, ensuring that data pipelines are efficient, reliable, and capable of handling increasing data volumes. Oversee the development of data models and schema designs to ensure accurate, accessible, and high-performance data storage for analytics and reporting. - Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency by implementing data validation, monitoring, and error-handling mechanisms. - Monitor and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in data systems, resolving issues with data processing and data access. - Stay current with emerging trends and best practices in data engineering, recommending new tools, technologies, and methods to enhance existing infrastructure. - Mentor and guide junior data engineers, promoting best practices in data engineering and fostering a collaborative, high-performance team environment. Education and Background Typically has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field (masters degree preferred)., and 8+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering, with demonstrated experience in designing and managing complex data pipelines., or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required. Years of Experience 8+ years Required Skills - Have active active TS/SCI clearance - Minimum of eight years’ experience managing digital projects in support of SOF Enteprise customers ## Preferred Skills - Three years experience managing SOF agile development processes - Three years experience managing SOF Data Operations processes and procedures - Three years experience managing SOF digital support request requirements, translating them from customer requests to assigning customer and digital support teams Working Conditions General Office Environment Our Core Values Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are. Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do. Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated. Honest - Be Trustworthy.Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support. Humble - Be Grounded.Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task. Hungry - Be Eager.Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges. Hustle - Be Driven.Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities ## About Agile Defense ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Agile Defense delivers advanced digital transformation, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions to support critical national security and civilian missions. - **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Enlightenment Capital; last private equity round in November 2022) - **Headquarters**: McLean, Virginia, United States - **Founded**: Year not publicly available - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: IT Services and IT Consulting, National Security, Defense, Civilian Government - **Target customers**: U.S. federal government (defense and civilian agencies), B2G (business-to-government) - **Mission/Purpose**: “Bring adaptive innovation to support our nation’s most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility.” ## Products & Services - **Digital Transformation**: Applying advanced services, capabilities, and solutions securely to enhance mission operations and achieve optimal outcomes. - **Data Analytics**: Leveraging a data-driven approach to deliver insights that accelerate decision-making. - **Cyber**: Delivering Cyber Systems and Cyber Operations capabilities to defend against advanced and emerging cyber threats. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $110M (as of latest data); 816 employees ( -7.4% YoY) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - **Investor**: Enlightenment Capital (private equity sponsor) - **Partners**: AWS, Microsoft, Atlassian, ServiceNow, Snowflake, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Red Hat, GitLab, and many more. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount declined 7.4% year-over-year, but job postings increased 133.9% year-over-year. - Active job postings: 131 (as of Sep 2026). - Recognized as Washington Post Top Work Places 2023, 2024, and 2026. - ISO 9001, ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001 certified; CMMI DEV/SVC ML3 appraised. ## Competitive Advantages - **Certifications & Compliance**: ISO 9001, 20000-1, 27001; CMMI ML3; critical for government contracts. - **Extensive Partner Ecosystem**: Ties with major cloud/platform providers (AWS, Microsoft, ServiceNow, etc.) and security vendors (CrowdStrike, Splunk, Recorded Future). - **Mission Focus**: Deep expertise in national security and civilian missions, with global presence (North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East). - **Award-Winning Culture**: Consecutive Washington Post Top Workplaces recognition reinforces employer brand. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling digital transformation, data analytics, and cyber capabilities for U.S. government clients. - Investing in innovation through “Agile Labs” and research. - Expanding hiring in key technical areas (Data Scientist, Splunk Architect, Cyber Incident Handler, AI SME). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, and “elite teams” working on high-impact national security projects. - **Work Policy**: Some roles are listed as “Remote – Regular Remote” (e.g., certain positions on Lever job board), but many roles likely require clearance and on-site work. - **Benefits**: Competitive health plans, education and certification reimbursement, paid parental leave, PTO, fitness reimbursement, employee assistance program, referral bonuses up to $2,500. - **Recognition**: Washington Post Top Work Places 2023, 2024, 2026; Glassdoor rating 3.9/5 (287 reviews) with work-life balance 4.1/5. - **Professional Development**: Knowledge-sharing sessions, team-building activities, ongoing training. ## Sources 1. [Agile Defense About Page](https://agiledefense.com/about/) 2. [Agile Defense LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/agiledefense) 3. [Agile Defense Careers Page](https://agiledefense.com/careers/) 4. 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