Senior Technical Program Manager, Release, Mission Autonomy

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to oversee the software release lifecycle within Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S). You will partner with engineering leadership to ensure on-time, high-quality software releases to support our customers.

You’ll bring strategic systems thinking and execution excellence in a fast-paced defense software environment. This role emphasizes proactive risk management, dependency identification, and scalable release processes, reporting with

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience managing technical programs in fast-paced software environments.
• Eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance.
• Deep technical understanding of software lifecycles, architectures, testing methodologies, and QA principles.
• Relentless prioritization to resolve critical path issues and ensure release integrity.
• Exceptional communication to translate complex details for diverse audiences.
• Highly organized to manage concurrent priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Release Ownership: drive the software release process from planning to deployment.
• Architect & Elevate Release Quality: define quality gates, test strategies, and release metrics.
• Bridge Teams and Drive Execution: connect engineering, test, and program management for seamless delivery.
• Strategic Prioritization & Decisive Execution: establish prioritization frameworks and plan release blockers.
• Continuous Process Improvement: architect a scalable release management process and solicit feedback.
• Transparency & Data-Driven Management: use JIRA/Confluence to track progress and metrics.

Skills

Program management

Clear communication

Data-driven

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager, Release, Mission Autonomy

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Program Manager (TPM) to oversee the software release lifecycle within Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S). In this role, you'll serve as the operational backbone for our release cycles, partnering with engineering leadership to ensure on-time, high-quality software releases to support our customers. You'll bring both strategic systems thinking and execution excellence: blending your ability to proactively identify dependencies and technical risks with an unwavering bias for action and a deep commitment to product quality. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in ambiguity and loves building processes that scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• End-to-End Release Ownership: drive the software release process from planning to testing and deployment, ensuring on-time, stable releases that meet customer requirements
• Architect & Elevate Release Quality: define and continuously evolve quality gates, test strategies, and critical release metrics. Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure rigorous testing and embed quality at every stage of the development and release pipeline
• Bridge Teams and Drive Execution: act as the connective tissue between engineering, test & evaluation, and program management, ensuring seamless execution across teams
• Strategic Prioritization & Decisive Execution: establish clear frameworks for prioritization, communication, and decision-making that help teams cut through ambiguity and focus on what matters. Rapidly assess technical risks and identify critical release blockers, developing actionable plans to drive issues to resolution
• Continuous Process Improvement: architect and champion a release management process that balances speed with stability, seeking feedback and leveraging data to implement improvements that scale
• Transparency & Data-Driven Management: utilize and champion industry-standard program management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) to track progress, manage issues, visualize key metrics, and facilitate transparent, real-time communication across stakeholders

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years of proven experience managing technical programs in high-paced, mission-critical software development environments
• Must be eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance
• Deep technical acumen: understand software development lifecycles, system architectures, testing methodologies, and quality assurance principles, enabling effective navigation of technical challenges and trade-offs
• Relentless prioritization: proven ability to identify, escalation, and drive critical path issues to resolution, ensuring release integrity and timeliness
• Exceptional communication: ability to effectively engage in technical discussions and translate technical details to diverse internal audiences
• Data-driven & analytical mindset: comfort leveraging metrics and analytics to drive decisions, measure release health, and continuously improve quality
• Highly organized: Able to manage concurrent priorities in a fast-moving environment

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Direct experience with release management, CI/CD pipelines, and advanced software build systems in a complex, multi-component environment.
• Background in defense, hardware, autonomy, or robotics deployments, with an understanding of associated mission-critical quality standards.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive and provide strategic direction in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments with minimal oversight.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

US Salary Range

$166,000 - $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .