Senior Counter-Drone Operations Lead

Paycom; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RELI Group is an on-site employer in Springfield, VA, seeking a Counter UAS (CUAS) program supervisor. The role leads a team of nine technical experts, coordinating national deployments and ensuring quality across deployment, setup, and maintenance of drone operations at TSA HQ. Core hours are 8am–4pm.

Requirements include a high school diploma, 5+ years CUAS experience, leadership background, FAA Part 107, and ability to obtain a top-secret clearance; travel up to 30% is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant CUAS technical or operational experience.
• Demonstrated experience supervising or leading technical personnel.
• Deployment, setup, configuration, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery of technical equipment/systems.
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a top‑secret security clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 30% from the National Capital Region to deployment locations nationwide.
• US Citizen and valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Supervising CUAS Technical Experts and coordinating daily activities.
• Transitioning Government requirements into contract work assignments.
• Serving as primary contractor contact point to Government Technical Lead.
• Coordinating nationwide deployments from the National Capital Region.
• Providing technical oversight for deployment, setup, operation, and maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery of drone operations.
• Assigning tasks and managing schedules for deployments and support.
• Overseeing pre-deployment testing, calibration, and readiness verification.
• Overseeing post-deployment equipment recovery, inspection, and inventory.

Skills

CUAS experience

Leadership

FAA Part 107

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Travel 30%

Heavy lifting

Outdoor work

Education

High school diploma

Job description

RELI Group is an on-site employer in Springfield, VA, seeking a Counter UAS (CUAS) program supervisor. The role leads a team of nine technical experts, coordinating national deployments and ensuring quality across deployment, setup, and maintenance of drone operations at TSA HQ. Core hours are 8am–4pm.

Requirements include a high school diploma, 5+ years CUAS experience, leadership background, FAA Part 107, and ability to obtain a top-secret clearance; travel up to 30% is expected.