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Senior Technical Lead — Mission Engineering

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 May 2026

About the role

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 #: 1636

Job Title: Senior Technical Lead — Mission Engineering

Location: Arlington, VA

Clearance Level: Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start

Job Description

Agile Defense is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to support distributed software modernization efforts across Combatant Command and mission-partner environments within the Department of Defense. This role will serve as a hands-on technical modernization lead focused on operational coordination, mission engineering alignment, and execution support across geographically dispersed modernization initiatives.

This opportunity is centered on helping align technical execution, modernization approaches, and operational collaboration across embedded mission teams, enterprise modernization partners, acquisition stakeholders, and technical delivery organizations. The Senior Technical Lead will help support agile software delivery, DevSecOps enablement, cloud-native adoption, API/data integration, and modernization strategy efforts supporting complex operational environments.

The ideal candidate combines strong engineering leadership, operational awareness, and modernization experience with the ability to coordinate distributed technical efforts and support fast-moving mission-focused initiatives. They are comfortable operating across organizational boundaries, helping align cross-functional teams, and translating modernization objectives into practical engineering approaches and executable delivery efforts.

As part of Agile Defense’s broader modernization ecosystem, this role will help support day-to-day coordination across distributed modernization initiatives while contributing to reusable engineering frameworks, operational patterns, and modernization best practices supporting long-term mission growth across multiple defense organizations and operational environments.

Technical Leadership and Mission Engineering

Support development of reusable modernization engineering approaches supporting mission-focused software delivery across distributed operational environments

Help align technical modernization strategies across multiple mission efforts and geographically dispersed stakeholders

Support modernization initiatives involving cloud-native delivery, API integration, DevSecOps enablement, secure software delivery, and operational data interoperability

Contribute to scalable engineering patterns, modernization guidance, and technical implementation frameworks supporting long-term modernization efforts

Assist mission teams in translating operational modernization needs into actionable engineering approaches and delivery strategies

Distributed Team Coordination and Operational Support

Serve as a day-to-day operational coordination lead supporting distributed modernization efforts spanning enterprise and forward-deployed mission environments

Help maintain execution alignment across modernization initiatives, mission engagements, and cross-functional technical efforts

Coordinate closely with embedded operational leads, acquisition specialists, and enterprise modernization partners to support integrated mission outcomes

Support onboarding, collaboration, and operational integration efforts across geographically dispersed modernization teams

Help establish operational cadence, communication patterns, and coordination workflows supporting distributed mission execution

Provide concise executive-level reporting on modernization progress, operational risks, and technical integration efforts

Enterprise Modernization Integration

Develop reusable engineering frameworks, modernization playbooks, integration patterns, and operational guidance supporting scalable mission modernization efforts

Translate operational modernization lessons learned into enterprise modernization recommendations and technical best practice