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Washington, D.C.

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1,787 open roles · Updated Sep 21, 2026

1,787 jobs

Pryzm Deployment Strategist

Washington, D.C.

$100k–$140k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Defense

Aalyria Senior Solutions Architect, USG

Remote · Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior
Sector: Aerospace

Covenant Head of Communications

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Director
Sector: Defense

Fuse Head of Government Affairs

Washington, D.C.

$220k–$300k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director
Sector: Energy & Climate

Rainmaker Director of Science Policy

Washington, D.C.

$150k–$175k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director
Sector: Energy & Climate

Cohere Lead - US Government Affairs & Public Policy

Washington, D.C.

$175k–$330k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Director
Sector: AI Research

Method Security USG Growth Lead

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior
Sector: AI App

Gallatin Mission Operations Engineer

Austin, TX · El Segundo, CA · Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Defense

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AMP Yard Jockey, Roll-Off Truck

Portsmouth, VA

$46k–$50k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level
Sector: Robotics

Cape Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

New York, NY · Washington, D.C.

$300k–$350k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Executive
Sector: Defense

Umbra Director of Communications

Arlington, VA

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Director
Sector: Aerospace

Vannevar Labs Senior Mission Manager - International (Clearance Required)

Washington, D.C.

$180k–$220k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior
Sector: Defense

First Order Effects Business Development Manager: Pacific

Washington, D.C. · Arlington, VA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level
Sector: Defense

Exiger Human Resources Business Partner Director

McLean, VA

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Director
Sector: Supply Chain

Endurance Energy Controller

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$200k–$265k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Director
Sector: Energy & Climate

Picogrid Growth Strategist

El Segundo, CA · Washington, D.C.

$115k–$185k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Defense

Saildrone Director of Contracting

Washington, D.C.

$193k–$227k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Director
Sector: Defense

Gecko Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NY · Pittsburgh, PA · Washington, D.C. · Houston, TX · Boston, MA

$140k–$245k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Robotics

Vatn Systems Business Development Manager

Remote · Washington, D.C.

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Defense

Altana Product Expert, PLM and ERP

Remote · Brooklyn, NY · Washington, D.C.

$200k–$255k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior
Sector: Supply Chain

State Affairs Senior UX Designer, Interaction Design

Washington, D.C.

$140k–$160k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior
Sector: Public Services

Conductor AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Washington, D.C.

$150k–$220k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level
Sector: AI App

Overview Energy Policy Intern

Ashburn, VA

$62k–$83k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Intern
Sector: Energy & Climate

Strider Technologies Government Contracts Specialist

Tysons Corner, VA

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level
Sector: Defense

Twenty Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared

Chantilly, VA

$192k–$455k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior
Sector: Defense

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