Mission Manager

Defense Unicorns

As a Mission Manager for Cyber at Defense Unicorns, you'll establish technical roadmaps for Mission outcomes. Collaborate with Cyber Tech Leads and Delivery teams for successful Mission delivery.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $142,375 - $192,625 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Mission Manager for Cyber, you will collaborate with Cyber Tech Leads to establish a technical roadmap for Mission outcomes with Mission Heroes
Serves as a lead Mission Manager for a Cyber Domain Delivery Effort
Collaborates with Cyber Leads to establish technical roadmap for Mission Outcomes with Mission Heroes
Aligns Defense Unicorns’ Product Roadmaps to technical roadmap for your Hero and provides feedback to Product segment 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 established an aligned Delivery roadmap, using Product roadmaps
Follow company best practices in strategies for building Delivery solutions
Balance priorities from users, customers, stakeholders, and the team to deliver mission value in a scalable way
Understand the contract(s) for the Cyber Delivery Effort(s)
Assist with Mission Hero engagements for the contract process to start new work, continue work, or scale up work
Fosters an environment for Unicorn growth, mentorship, and coaching within the team
Fosters an environment for Defense Unicorns values and principles to thrive

Requirements

What you’ll need

US Citizenship and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
Proficient in translating pain points to root cause problems and working with engineers to build a roadmap for value delivery
Proficient in modern software development processes and practices, including DevSecOps, Continuous Delivery, and User-Centered Design
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
Exhibit enough technical depth to understand architectural decisions and translate in a way that stakeholders, users, and the team can understand and be aligned on

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 (FTO)
Paid Parental Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

DevSecOpsContinuous DeliveryUser-Centered Designsoftware development processesroadmap developmenttechnical alignmentvalue deliveryarchitectural decisionscross-functional team managementproblem translation

Soft Skills

expectation managementmentorshipcoachingcollaborationfeedback facilitationprioritizationcommunicationstakeholder engagementteam leadershipenvironment fostering

Certifications

TS/SCI clearance