# Technical Mission Director (FedD235) at Defenseunicorns

- Company: Defenseunicorns
- What the company does: At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent with solutions that promote data independence, portability, and efficiency. Backed by Sapphire.
- Company website: https://defenseunicorns.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Springfield, VA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/defenseunicorns/jobs/5251853007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-technical-mission-director/

## About the role

Defense Unicorns is seeking a senior Technical Mission Director to embed with a government team leading a fast-moving, multi-vendor AI and software modernization effort. This role owns day-to-day execution across government stakeholders, engineering teams, and commercial technology partners, creating the structure and tempo needed to move from prototype to operational capability. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Local to the National Capital Region (NCR) and able to support regular onsite work at a government facility in Springfield, Virginia, available for increasing onsite/SCIF interaction as the effort matures
- 7+ years leading Agile software, technology, or mission programs, preferably in government or other mission-critical environments
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Scrum and Agile delivery, including backlog management, sprint planning, dependency management, retrospectives, and release planning
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple concurrent technical workstreams, government stakeholders, and technology vendors
- Strong technical fluency in modern software delivery, DevSecOps, cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI/ML, and data platforms

Tags: Federal Sales

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/defenseunicorns-technical-mission-director/