Analyst - Defense Acquisition

The posting, as Obviant wrote it

ABOUT OBVIANT

The defense market is surging, but the data that drives it hasn’t kept up. Companies, government, and investors are forced to perform heavily manual processes and piece together hundreds of disparate sources to make decisions. Obviant is building a data source of truth and AI tools for defense acquisition to solve this. We fuse information from thousands of sources – structured + unstructured – to provide a cohesive picture of budget, programs, the organizations running them, and much more. Whether it’s a company navigating GTM or a program manager developing capabilities, we’re providing all sides with the intelligence they need to execute effectively. We’re growing fast and backed by top funds and DoD/national security veterans.

We believe that public sector mission sets matter above anything else. If you feel the same way, we’d love for you to join us.

The role

As our Defense Acquisition Data Analyst, you make sure the data behind Obviant is right and that it means what acquisition professionals think it means. You sit between the people who know how a program element, a contract line item, or a milestone decision actually works and the engineers and managers who turn that knowledge into models, pipelines, and products.

Who we're looking for. Someone with deep defense acquisition expertise how requirements become programs, get funded, and get put on contract who also knows the data systems that track that process: what they contain, what they leave out, and how far they can be trusted.

What you'll do

• Be the authority on our sources. Know what each defense data system contains and what it doesn't, including how and when data is reported.
• Know the limitations. Explain reporting lags, coverage gaps, omitted or restricted data, inconsistent identifiers, and where official sources disagree and what that means for the conclusions users draw.
• Connect the dots across sources. Explain how a budget request relates to the program it funds, the contracts that execute it, and the organizations that manage it, and where those links break down.
• Catch what's substantively wrong. Flag data and results that are technically valid but don't match how acquisition, budgeting, or contracting actually work.
• Advise product and engineering. Tell the team how each source should be interpreted and presented, so the product reflects what the data actually says.
• Evaluate AI outputs. Write test questions and review model-generated answers so our AI features give acquisition professionals decision-grade results.
• Support customers. Join customer conversations, explain where our data comes from and its caveats, and help government and industry users trust what they see.
• Capture and encode SME knowledge to improve our systems

Who we're looking for

You're a defense acquisition expert first. You understand how the system works end to end, and you know the data systems that record it well enough to explain their str
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omes from, what it means, and where its caveats are.

• Our AI features give accurate, acquisition-grade answers, backed by test questions and reviews you've built.
• You catch substantive errors numbers that look valid but don't match how acquisition works before users do.
• You've helped shape new product features by turning real acquisition workflows and user questions into clear requirements.

Compensation Range

$100,000 - $145,000 USD

Our Principles

We live these every day. If they don't sound like you, this won't be a fit and we'd both rather know now.

• Impact. Our work matters. We take a lot of pride in building to advance mission outcomes.
• Overdeliver. We go above and beyond in everything we do - creating products and serving our users
• Hustle. We get stuff done, no matter what it takes.
• Empathy. Our users’ problems are our own. We don't push products, we solve problems.
• Humility. We’re not afraid to admit what we don’t know. Our job is to listen and grow.
• Integrity. Transparency & respect above all else. It’s non-negotiable, even when it isn't easy

Benefits & Structure

• Flexible schedule - We all have other things going on in our lives. Doctor visits, kids’ activities, dog walks - take care of it whenever you have to. And work from home when you need to.
• Sizeable equity - We’re building something with massive upside potential, and you’ll have ownership in that. This is ours.
• Flexible vacation time - Use what you want, as long as you’re taking care of what needs to get done.
• Full health, dental, and vision insurance.

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Obviant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.