Senior Technical Advisor - Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology

Exiger; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

16 weeks parental leave

Performance incentives

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Exiger is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor, Strategic Supply Chain Risk & Warfighting Technology, to guide mitigation strategies across defense sustainment and modernization supply chains. The role interfaces with DoD leadership and Exiger Delivery teams to ensure technically feasible, policy-compliant solutions.

You will translate analytical outputs into decision-grade recommendations, collaborate with engineers and data scientists, and help shape risk management capabilities for government

Qualifications

• 10+ years of defense, national security, or warfighting tech with senior advisory responsibilities.
• Experience presenting to senior DoD/DoW leaders and translating analysis into executable mitigation plans.
• Hands-on production analytics, data pipelines, and modern software practices (Git, CI/CD, containers).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for government customers and lead discussions on risk findings and mitigation options.
• Engage with senior leaders at DoW/Service HQ to present briefing-read-aheads and recommendations.
• Present complex technical findings clearly for executive decision-making and formal recommendations.
• Advise on feasible mitigations considering industrial capacity, policy authority, and timelines.
• Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to guide automated SCRM workflows.
• Propose mitigation strategies aligned with modernization priorities and mission readiness.
• Translate analytics into actionable courses of action with identified tradeoffs and timelines.

Skills

Executive briefing

DoD liaison

Strategic advisory

Security clearance (Secret+)

Tools

Python

SQL

Snowflake/AWS

Git/CI-CD

RESTful APIs

Job description

Who We Are:

Exiger is the AI partner for supply chain and procurement automation. Its centralized 1EXIGER.AI platform allows organizations to manage their entire operating network, from parts to suppliers, regulators, and customers, through an autonomous agentic workforce that learns, adapts, and augments with every decision. The AI-native platform, combined with the largest supply chain knowledge asset, empowers 550+ global customers, including 150 Fortune 500 and 80+ government and defense industrial organizations, to act first. Exiger is FedRAMP authorized and a 2x Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management.

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

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

#Li-Onsite

Exiger is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic 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.