Senior Mission Manager (FedD167)

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments (Azure AKS, AWS EKS, or on-prem distributions such as RKE2, K3s, or OpenShift)

Experience with Helm for packaging and deploying containerized applications

Working knowledge of GitOps workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, OpenTofu)

Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures, including networking, RBAC, and storage for cloud and on-prem clusters

Understanding of DevSecOps/DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub)

Army, Army Software Factory, or similar DoD software organizations

This role works within Defense Unicorns' Army Domain and serves as a mission-focused technical leader responsible for driving customer success, delivery execution, and adoption of Defense Unicorns solutions across Army mission portfolios.

The Senior Mission Manager works closely with Army customers, engineering teams, and senior mission leaders to ensure successful delivery of secure software and platform capabilities.

This individual owns the translation of mission requirements into actionable work, drives execution across cross-functional teams, and serves as a trusted technical advisor to customers throughout the delivery lifecycle.

This role is ideal for individuals with significant operational military experience, technical solution delivery experience, or customer-facing engineering backgrounds who can own mission outcomes independently and help shape the direction of Army delivery efforts.

Develop and maintain deep expertise in Defense Unicorns products and capabilities, including UDS, Fleet, Zarf, and supporting platform technologies

Translate customer requirements, mission needs, and operational challenges into actionable work items and delivery plans