AI Decision Systems Tech Director — Remote, TS-Cleared

Red Cell Partners; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Salary and equity

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

14 weeks parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

Red Cell Partners seeks a Technical Director, AI Decision Systems to lead a cross-functional team delivering an AI-enabled decision-support capability for the federal government. This remote-first role requires US citizenship and an active security clearance, with travel up to 25%.

You will align product direction with technical priorities and ensure secure, explainable cloud-native delivery. The role emphasizes building a high-performing team, combining product, design, software, data, and

Qualifications

• Significant accomplishment in software engineering, AI/ML, data systems, analytics, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, product tech, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technical efforts across multiple teams and specialties.
• Ability to turn ambiguity into working systems and measurable outcomes.
• Strong systems thinking, communication, and leadership judgment.
• Experience delivering cloud-native software from concept through deployment and operations.
• US Citizenship required with an active US Secret clearance; up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional delivery team spanning product, design, engineering, data, AI, analytics, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and quality.
• Own technical strategy, architecture, execution, and delivery from discovery through deployment.
• Translate mission needs into clear technical plans, release objectives, and engineering decisions.
• Align software, data, AI, infrastructure, security, and quality into a single system.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing technical organization.
• Balance speed, security, quality, and maintainability in decisions.
• Identify and resolve technical risks and ambiguities before impact to delivery.
• Partner with customers, product leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Remain hands-on to challenge assumptions, review designs, and solve hard problems.

Skills

Clearances

Zero-to-one leadership

AI/ML systems

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Job description

Red Cell Partners seeks a Technical Director, AI Decision Systems to lead a cross-functional team delivering an AI-enabled decision-support capability for the federal government. This remote-first role requires US citizenship and an active security clearance, with travel up to 25%.

You will align product direction with technical priorities and ensure secure, explainable cloud-native delivery. The role emphasizes building a high-performing team, combining product, design, software, data, and