Hybrid Mission Operations Leader for Defense Tech

Federated IT; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Bridge Defense seeks a Mission Operations Manager to lead engagements across our product and engineering portfolio, supporting customers across the Department of War. You will own the engagement outcomes, define problems, build trust with users and stakeholders, and guide teams to deliver mission-focused solutions in a secure, hybrid environment.

The role requires on-site work with government users, experience in high-stakes settings, and active security clearances.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ownership of complex technical programs or deployments, with accountability for the outcome and not only the schedule.
• Fluency working directly with data; ability to ask the right questions and derive answers.
• Product judgment shown by deciding what should be built and what should not.
• Track record resolving obstacles outside formal control.
• Ability to work in dynamic, high-stakes environments with tight timelines and shifting requirements.
• Understanding of government acquisition, budgeting, and contracting, or ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to work on-site with government users, including in classified or secure environments.
• Active Secret clearance at hire, with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external teams within approved authorities and constraints to deliver and sustain capability in operational environments
• Bring customer and field lessons back to product and engineering to shape what we build and how we deliver
• Manage difficult conversations with tact, confidence, and transparency
• Understand the customer's mission, workflows, pain points, and acquisition process to translate into actionable work

Skills

Ownership of complex programs

Data fluency

Product judgment

Obstacle resolution

Dynamic, high-stakes experience

Govt acquisition knowledge

On-site collaboration with government

Security clearance (Secret/TS/SCI)

Job description

Bridge Defense seeks a Mission Operations Manager to lead engagements across our product and engineering portfolio, supporting customers across the Department of War. You will own the engagement outcomes, define problems, build trust with users and stakeholders, and guide teams to deliver mission-focused solutions in a secure, hybrid environment.

The role requires on-site work with government users, experience in high-stakes settings, and active security clearances.