Senior Technical Mission Director – AI & Cloud Delivery

AI Chopping Block, Inc.; Springfield, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision (Company Paid)

401k Retirement Plan

Company Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Flexible Time Off + Federal Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Training Reimbursements

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a senior Technical Mission Director to embed with a government team, leading a fast-moving AI and software modernization effort. You will manage day-to-day execution across stakeholders, engineers, and partners, driving Scrum, prioritization, and clear action ownership in a high-tempo environment.

You will work with Technical Solutions Architects and engineering leads across platform, DevSecOps, data, and AI disciplines, maintaining alignment to evolving architecture

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Local to NCR and capable of regular onsite work in Springfield, VA.
• 7+ years in Agile software/mission programs, preferably government.
• Hands-on Scrum/Agile delivery with backlog, sprint planning, reviews.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams with multiple vendors.
• Strong fluency in software delivery, DevSecOps, cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI/ML, data platforms.
• Ability to translate architecture into informed program decisions.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving in high-tempo environments.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day execution for a multidisciplinary government/industry team and establish the Agile operating rhythm.
• Coordinate government stakeholders and multiple technology vendors, track priorities and risks.
• Lead daily cross-vendor synchronization and define owners, decisions, and actions.
• Maintain integrated delivery plan and concise updates on mission outcomes and risks.
• Collaborate with architects and engineering leads to align with evolving architecture.
• Identify and address integration, security, data, deployment, or architecture issues early.
• Coordinate transition from prototype to classified operational environments with onsite SCIF engagement.
• Act as trusted technical thought partner to government customers; surface risks and frame options.
• Identify follow-on mission needs and opportunities; partner with growth leadership.
• Capture lessons learned and improve delivery velocity; reduce coordination overhead.
• Build durable customer relationships and represent Defense Unicorns as a technical leader.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Onsite work (NCR Springfield)

Agile delivery

Scrum/Agile ceremonies

DevSecOps

Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AI/ML

Data platforms

Excellent communication

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

OpenShift/OpenShift AI

GitLab

NVIDIA AI

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a senior Technical Mission Director to embed with a government team, leading a fast-moving AI and software modernization effort. You will manage day-to-day execution across stakeholders, engineers, and partners, driving Scrum, prioritization, and clear action ownership in a high-tempo environment.

You will work with Technical Solutions Architects and engineering leads across platform, DevSecOps, data, and AI disciplines, maintaining alignment to evolving architecture