Senior Technical Advisor - Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology

Exiger; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Private medical, dental, and vision

Discretionary Time Off

Career development programs

Job summary

Exiger is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor for Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology to guide mitigation strategies across defense sustainment and modernization supply chains. You will serve as the primary technical liaison with government customers, translating complex analysis into decision-grade recommendations for Army, Navy, and Air Force contexts.

The role demands 10+ years in defense or related fields, hands-on data engineering and software practices, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in defense/DoD or warfighting tech with senior advisory responsibility.
• Experience briefing executives and translating analytics into executable mitigation plans.
• Hands-on software/data engineering background (ETL, pipelines, dashboards).
• Proven customer-facing leadership on complex defense programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Active U.S. government security clearance at Secret level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for government customers and lead discussions on risk findings and mitigations.
• Engage executive-level DoD leaders and present decision-grade recommendations.
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable courses of action with timelines and authorities.
• Collaborate with engineers to guide SCRM workflows and mitigate technology risks.
• Assess mitigations across Army, Navy, Air Force and joint stakeholders.

Skills

Executive Briefings

DoD liaison

Analytical Reporting

Strategic Advisory

Tools

Python

SQL

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

Redshift

Git

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Job description

Senior Technical Advisor - Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology

Location: United States, Remote Eligible with a strong preference for those local to Washington, DC or Huntsville, AL for a hybrid working model

Work Environment: Remote or Hybrid if within commutable distance

Who We Are:

Exiger transforms supply chains into a strategic advantage, advancing our mission to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Our AI platform, 1Exiger, delivers instant visibility into complex supplier ecosystems, leveraging proprietary data and advanced AI to surface risk, automate compliance, and unlock efficiencies and cost savings to strengthen long-term resilience. Trusted by 550+ global customers, including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, Exiger is a recognized, award-winning leader in supply chain AI and a FedRAMP authorized provider to the federal government.

Role Summary:

The Senior Technical Advisor, Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology, provides expert operational and technical guidance to support the identification, assessment, and validation of mitigation strategies for risks across defense sustainment and modernization supply chains. Operating at the intersection of industrial base analysis, manufacturing science, operational planning, and Department of War-level acquisition and authorities, this role ensures that proposed mitigations are technically feasible, industrially realistic, and executable under U.S. Government authorities spanning the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as joint and interagency frameworks.

The Technical Advisor serves as the primary technical interface with government customers, owning day-to-day engagement on mitigation strategy design, validation, and execution. This role routinely engages senior civilian and uniformed leaders at the Department of War and Service headquarters level, translating analytical outputs into decision-grade recommendations aligned with strategic priorities, operational risk tolerance, and authorities to act. This position serves as a senior advisor to AI solution engineers and software developers building automated supply chain risk management (SCRM) capabilities. The advisor is also a key member of the Exiger Delivery team, coaching government stakeholders on mitigation strategies that align with strategic technology priorities, operational requirements, and real-world industrial constraints.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for government customers, leading discussions on supply chain risk findings, mitigation options, and execution pathways.
• Engage regularly with executive-level stakeholders at the Department of War and Service headquarters, including senior acquisition, sustainment, logistics, and operational leaders.
• Present complex technical, industrial, and analytical findings in a clear, authoritative manner suitable for executive decision-making, including briefings, read-aheads, and formal recommendations.
• Advise and validate supply chain risk mitigations by applying expert judgment on technical feasibility, industrial base capacity, operational relevance, and legal or policy authority across Army, Navy, Air Force, and joint stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineers, Data Scientists, and Software Developers to guide the design, training, and validation of automated or semi-automated SCRM and mitigation workflows.
• Assess and propose mitigation strategies affecting strategically decisive Department of War technologies, ensuring alignment with modernization priorities, force readiness, and mission assurance.
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable courses of action, explicitly identifying tradeoffs, timelines, authorities, and industrial constraints for senior leaders.

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in defense, national security, industrial base analysis, acquisition, procurement, sustainment, warfighting technology environments, or logistics with demonstrated senior advisory responsibility to DoD/DoW or Service-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience engaging senior leaders or executive-level decision-makers within the Department of Defense, Military Departments, or joint organizations, serving as the primary technical interface at DoW and Service headquarters to present decision-grade findings, lead executive briefings/read-aheads, and translate analytic outputs into executable mitigation pathways - backed by a practical software and data engineering background (Python, SQL, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Redshift and related data-warehouse/query tooling) that enables authoritative review and rapid validation of platform-derived recommendations.
• Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor, balancing technical rigor, operational realism, and strategic judgment in high-consequence environments, with hands-on experience building and maintaining production analytics and data pipelines (ETL, SQL, Python), implementing model governance and adjudication workflows, and applying modern software practices (Git, CI/CD, containerization, RESTful APIs, and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake/Redshift/AWS/Azure) to convert automated outputs into validated, executable mitigation plans for senior decision makers.
• Experience serving as a senior customer-facing lead on complex defense, industrial base, or technology programs involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Comfort operating at the strategic-operational seam, engaging executives while remaining grounded in technical and industrial realities.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance at the Secret level or higher, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance as required.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• High-performance culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Competitive base salary
• Additional performance incentives (SPIFFS, recognition awards)
• Private medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement for educational certifications
• Industry-leading health, vision, and dental benefits
• Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits
• A collaborative culture that celebrates hustle, heart, and high performance

Exiger is named a Leader in the GartnerMagic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company's 'Brands That Matter,' and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association's Innovator Award, Exiger's technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50+ awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.

At Exiger, our values define how we work and why we lead. We are mission-inspired, imagination-driven, trust-anchored, and compassion-focused-committed to building technology that makes the world safer, more transparent, and more resilient.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Exiger's hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.