Mission Manager

Defense Unicorns

full-time

Posted on: 9/28/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $142,375 - $192,625 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Collaborates with Domain Tech Lead to establish technical roadmap for Mission Outcomes with Mission Heroes (customers)
Aligns Defense Unicorns’ Product Roadmaps to technical roadmap and provides feedback on Mission Need dates for features to drive adoption
Share and facilitate feedback from Delivery segment with Product segment regarding Defense Unicorns’ OSS projects and productized services
Work with Tech Leads to establish an aligned Delivery roadmap, using Product roadmaps
Follow company best practices in strategies for building Delivery solutions and balance priorities from users, customers, stakeholders, and the team to deliver mission value in a scalable way
Foster an environment for Unicorn growth, mentorship, and coaching within the team
Foster an environment for Defense Unicorns values and principles to thrive
Travel to customer or team locations 4-12 times per year

Active Secret Clearance required
Experience with modernizing and transforming complex legacy systems
Proficient in translating pain points to root cause problems and working with engineers to build a roadmap for value delivery
Experience with modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, and User-Centered Design
Expertise in Value Stream Architecture and varying Agile frameworks; able to apply and adapt principles and ceremonies
Experience managing cross functional engineering teams
Skilled in expectation management across different personas
Experience and passion for software delivery for Mission Success within the tech industry or Department of Defense
Familiarity with federal government contracts, procurement vehicles, and budget process
Technical depth to understand architectural decisions and translate for stakeholders and teams
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure), Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Pulumi), Continuous Delivery and automation tooling, GitOps, Containers, Helm/Kustomize

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision
Premiums are 100% Company Paid
Health Reimbursement Account
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Company Stock Options
Home Office Budget
Unlimited paid time off with mandatory 10 days off plus 11 federal holidays, Thanksgiving week, and last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
Paid Parental Leave
Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

DevSecOpsContinuous DeliveryUser-Centered DesignValue Stream ArchitectureAgile frameworksInfrastructure-as-codeKubernetesAWSGCPAzure

collaborationmentorshipcoachingexpectation managementfeedback facilitationprioritizationcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadership

Active Secret Clearance