# Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) C-UAS at Defenseunicorns

- Company: Defenseunicorns
- What the company does: At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.
- Company website: https://defenseunicorns.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/defenseunicorns/jobs/5286337007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-c-uas/

## About the role

Deploy and harden UDS Data Capability in the mission hero's environment — stand up UDS Store (Iceberg, Rook/Ceph, pgvector, Postgres), wire up UDS Transit for air-gap data movement, configure UDS Govern policies (Pepr/Lula), and integrate UDS Connect (Strimzi/Kafka) where streaming or legacy connectors are required. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience working in tactical edge and interoperable mission environments, including TAK Server administration, ATAK/WinTAK, tactical communications, and disconnected or air-gapped systems
- Experience with streaming and data integration technologies, including Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms, stream processing, change data capture (CDC), and integration of legacy systems into modern data pipelines
- Hands-on experience building, scheduling, monitoring, troubleshooting, and recovering production data pipelines using Airflow, Dagster, Argo Workflows, or comparable orchestration tools
- Working knowledge of data governance, cataloging, access control, and auditability, including REST catalogs, ABAC/RBAC, OIDC/OAuth, and data lineage
- Strong SQL proficiency and experience designing data models and schemas for analytical and operational workloads
- Hands-on production Kubernetes experience, including deployments, operators, CRDs, storage classes, networking, and troubleshooting

Tags: Federal Delivery

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-c-uas/