Senior Mission Engineering Lead - Cloud-Native & DevSecOps

jobr.pro; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is looking for a Senior Technical Lead based in Arlington, VA, to spearhead modernization efforts across Combatant Command and mission environments. This crucial position involves technical leadership and operational coordination, contributing to cloud-native solutions, DevSecOps, and API integration.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in software engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to support cross-functional teams. A Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across software engineering, systems architecture, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or defense modernization environments.
• 3+ years in a senior technical leadership role supporting modernization initiatives or complex mission‑focused technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Support development of reusable modernization engineering approaches supporting mission‑focused software delivery.
• Help align technical modernization strategies across multiple mission efforts.
• Serve as a day‑to‑day operational coordination lead supporting distributed modernization efforts.
• Develop reusable engineering frameworks and modernization playbooks supporting scalable mission modernization efforts.

Skills

Cloud-native engineering

API integration

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Secure software delivery principles

Strong communication skills

Education

10+ years of experience in software engineering

3+ years in a senior technical leadership role

Job description

Agile Defense is looking for a Senior Technical Lead based in Arlington, VA, to spearhead modernization efforts across Combatant Command and mission environments. This crucial position involves technical leadership and operational coordination, contributing to cloud-native solutions, DevSecOps, and API integration.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in software engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to support cross-functional teams. A Security clearance is required.