Senior Technical Mission Director: AI & Cloud Delivery

Archer; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Premiums are 100% Company Paid

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Company Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Defense Unicorns, seeks a senior Technical Mission Director to lead agile delivery for a government modernization effort. You will own day‑to‑day execution, coordinate multi‑vendor activities, and drive the program from prototype to operational capability within a classified environment.

You will work with architects and engineering leads across platform, DevSecOps, data, and AI to reduce risk, enable timely decisions, and deliver mission value.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Local to NCR and able to support onsite at Springfield, VA.
• 7+ years leading Agile software or mission programs.
• Hands‑on Scrum/Agile delivery incl backlog, sprint planning, release planning.
• Experience coordinating government stakeholders and multiple vendors.
• Strong fluency in modern software delivery, DevSecOps, cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI/ML, data platforms.
• Exceptional communication and problem‑solving in high tempo environments.

Responsibilities

• Own day‑to‑day execution for a multidisciplinary federal team; establish Agile rhythm and ceremonies.
• Coordinate government stakeholders and vendors; track priorities, milestones, risks, and blockers.
• Lead daily cross‑vendor synchronization; define owners, decisions, and next actions.
• Maintain an integrated delivery plan; brief mission outcomes and schedules concisely.
• Collaborate with architects and leads across platform, DevSecOps, data, and AI to align with evolving architecture.
• Identify technical risks early and engage experts to resolve issues quickly.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum

DevSecOps

Cloud

Kubernetes

AI/ML

Data platforms

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive comms

Tools

OpenShift AI

GitLab

NVIDIA AI

Terraform/Pulumi

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with Defense Unicorns, seeks a senior Technical Mission Director to lead agile delivery for a government modernization effort. You will own day‑to‑day execution, coordinate multi‑vendor activities, and drive the program from prototype to operational capability within a classified environment.

You will work with architects and engineering leads across platform, DevSecOps, data, and AI to reduce risk, enable timely decisions, and deliver mission value.