Senior Technical Lead — Mission Engineering
Agile Defense3 months ago
Arlington, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$180k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support reusable modernization engineering approaches for mission-focused software delivery across distributed operational environments.
- Align technical modernization strategies across geographically dispersed mission efforts and stakeholders.
- Support cloud-native delivery, API integration, DevSecOps enablement, secure software delivery, and operational data interoperability.
- Coordinate distributed modernization initiatives, mission engagements, cross-functional technical efforts, and operational integration activities.
- Develop modernization frameworks, playbooks, integration patterns, and operational guidance for scalable enterprise modernization.
- Translate operational lessons learned into enterprise recommendations and technical best practices.
- Provide concise executive-level reporting on modernization progress, operational risks, and technical integration efforts.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience across software engineering, systems architecture, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or defense modernization environments.
- At least 3 years in a senior technical leadership role supporting modernization initiatives or complex mission-focused technology environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native engineering, API integration, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and secure software delivery principles.
- Experience supporting distributed technical teams, modernization initiatives, or enterprise engineering efforts across complex organizations.
- Ability to translate operational modernization needs into actionable technical strategies and scalable engineering approaches.
- Experience coordinating across technical, operational, and stakeholder environments.
- Secret clearance required to start; active TS/SCI clearance preferred.
- Preferred experience includes Combatant Command, joint, operational defense, software factory, operational data integration, command-and-control, secure cloud delivery, AI/ML-enabled workflows, or modernization and transformation initiatives.
Benefits
- Primary work is on-site in the Northern Virginia/Pentagon corridor.
- CONUS and limited OCONUS travel, including Hawaii, is expected.
- Employees are supported by a culture emphasizing collaboration, integrity, continuous improvement, and mission-focused work.
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