Manager, Mission Security Engineering

A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability.

OUR MISSION

The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earth—from communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together

YOUR MISSION 

As Manager, Mission Security Engineering, you will build and lead True Anomaly's Mission Security Engineering team, the function responsible for securing our national security space systems from on-orbit satellite constellations to ground-based command and control (C2) infrastructure and missile defense software platforms. 

This is a founding leadership role. You will define and drive the security engineering strategy across the full mission lifecycle, own the RMF Authority to Operate (ATO) roadmap for classified systems at IL-6, and TS/SCI classification levels, and directly manage a team of ISSEs who execute that vision day-to-day. You are not just a manager, you remain a credible technical force: engaging government assessors, reviewing security architectures, and diving into complex compliance challenges alongside your team when it matters most. 

This is the right role for a security leader who can set strategy and hold a pen, build high-performing teams and earn their trust, and navigate the unique demands of national security space systems with rigor and operational urgency. 

Active TS/SCI security clearance is required. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Team Leadership & Strategy 

• Build, lead, and develop the Mission Security Engineering team, currently comprising Staff ISSEs supporting space vehicle and ground C2 programs 

• Define the team's multi-program RMF ATO strategy and execution roadmap across IL-6, and TS/SCI classified environments 

• Establish security engineering processes, standards, and tooling that scale as True Anomaly's constellation and ground segment capabilities grow 

• Partner with Engineering, Mission Operations, and Program leadership to integrate security requirements from concept through operations 

• Serve as the internal authority and executive-facing voice on mission security posture, compliance status, and risk trade-offs across classified programs 

• Recruit and retain exceptional security engineering talent; provide technical mentorship and career development for team members 

• Architect and review end-to-end security designs for ground-based C2 systems, missile defense software platforms, and on-orbit satellite constellations spanning firmware, cloud-native applications, and operational technology 

• Engage directly with government ISSOs, ISSEs, and third-party assessors during ATO, re-ATO, and continuous authorization activities; serve as a credible technical peer 

• Lead threat modeling efforts specific to space and C2 systems, accounting for adversary capabilities across RF spectrum, cyber, and physical domains 

• Review and contribute to critical security artifacts including SSPs, SAPs, SARs, and POA&Ms to ensure technical accuracy and ATO readiness 

• Guide the team's implementation of NSA Type 1 cryptographic solutions, DISA STIGs, and NIST SP 800-53 controls across classified programs 

• Maintain awareness of the evolving national security threat landscape and translate intelligence into architectural and programmatic security decisions 

• Serve as the security bridge between spacecraft engineering, ground systems, software development, C2 operations, a