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Senior Legal Counsel, Government Contracts Jobs in Washington, USA at Castelion
Senior Legal Counsel, Government Contracts
This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, where your work will directly shape critical systems, influence major technical decisions, and have immediate, real-world impact. Castelion is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel, Government Contracts to serve as a critical partner to our engineering, program management, and business development teams. This role will own the full lifecycle of U.S. government contracting matters, enabling the company to move quickly and compliantly as we scale advanced defense programs.
Responsibilities include leading legal strategy and execution across U.S. government contracts, advising on proposal development, contract negotiation, and program execution, interpreting and applying complex regulatory requirements across contracting, procurement, and compliance, partnering with business development to structure deals and shape acquisition strategies, supporting audits, investigations, and interactions with government stakeholders, developing scalable processes and playbooks to support rapid company growth, and providing pragmatic, risk-balanced guidance in a fast-paced, hardware-driven environment.
Basic qualifications include a JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership, 5+ years of experience in government contracts law, deep expertise in FAR/DFARS and DoD contracting environments, experience at a top law firm, in-house at a defense contractor, or within government, strong business judgment with the ability to operate autonomously, proven ability to support high-tempo engineering and program teams, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance.
Preferred skills and experience include experience with classified programs and export controls (ITAR/EAR), background supporting hardware, aerospace, or defense systems, and familiarity with cost accounting standards (CAS) and compliance frameworks.
Other duties may include any tasks as assigned by management. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and perks include meaningful long-term equity, four weeks of paid time off, ten company-paid holidays, comprehensive health benefits, paid parental leave, a $100 monthly fitness stipend, onsite EV charging, catered meals, company-covered food during high-demand periods, and a fully stocked kitchen.
Title: Senior Legal Counsel, Government Contracts
Company: Castelion
Location: Washington, USA
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