Technical Direction Letter Manager

NEPSE Trading; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Technical Direction Letter Manager for remote work to lead process definition, documentation, and alignment across engineering and delivery teams. You will guide planning, dependencies, and milestone delivery while ensuring operational readiness for modernization programs.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree with 6–8 years of experience and certification in RTE/PMI areas; candidates must hold a Secret clearance to start, with remote work flexibility and a focus on

Qualifications

• Typically holds a Bachelor's degree with 6–8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating engineering and delivery teams.
• Proven ability to define and document program requirements and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to establish new processes and documentation standards.
• Coordinate across engineering and delivery teams and track milestones.
• Analyze requirements, resources, and stakeholder needs to optimize workflows.
• Ensure timely incremental delivery of modernization capabilities.

Skills

Technical Direction Letters management

Education

Bachelor's degree

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification

PMP

PMI-ACP

Job description

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1795 Job Title: Technical Direction Letter Manager Location: Remote Clearance Level: Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start Required Certification(s): SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or PMP or PMI-ACP

Job Description Leads efforts to establish new processes and methodology and/or documentation standard operating procedures, providing guidance to lower level staff. Analyzes, refines, and documents program requirements including mission scope and objectives, availability of resources, and identifiable intelligence, operational and/or stakeholder leadership needs. Collects, analyzes, and provides assessments/recommendations of developing framework and strategy to optimizing workflow processes and production.

Education, Background and Years of Experience Typically has a Bachelors degree, and 6 - 8 years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required.

Required Skills Manages execution of assigned Technical Direction Letters and coordinates work across participating engineering and delivery teams. Facilitates planning, dependency management, issue resolution, performance tracking, and incremental delivery of modernization capabilities.

Working Conditions Remote/Work from home.

Our Core Values Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy.Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded.Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager.Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven.Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities