[Hiring] Senior Technical Integration Lead @Agile Defense

Role Description

The Technical Integration Lead supports the Department of War Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in accelerating the acquisition, integration, and delivery of software capabilities against priority operational needs. As part of a distributed, cross-functional team, this role works across operational, acquisition, product, and technical communities to connect mission requirements with executable software outcomes supporting the Cadre Software Acquisitions Pathway team.

Based in San Diego and co-located with the Joint Fires Network (JFN) development team at NIWC-Pacific, the Technical Integration Lead provides hands-on technical integration expertise across software, systems, data, architecture, cybersecurity, and operational environments. The role works closely with USPACOM operational stakeholders, JFN, CDAO, the lead systems integrator, and other technical partners to translate mission needs into actionable technical requirements, identify dependencies and integration risks, and support software development and implementation.

Success in this role requires strong technical depth, sound judgment, and the ability to create clarity and forward progress in complex environments where requirements, interfaces, and responsibilities continue to evolve. The Technical Integration Lead also brings relevant lessons and insights from execution back to company leadership to strengthen technical approaches, delivery practices, and broader strategic objectives.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical integration lead across operational stakeholders, software development teams, systems integrators, and CDAO partners.
• Translate operational workflows, user needs, and discovery findings into technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, interface requirements, and development priorities.
• Support technical integration across JFN mission areas, including PT-COP, track fusion, target-effector pairing, and edge architecture.
• Identify and resolve integration dependencies across APIs, data, interfaces, infrastructure, cybersecurity, identity and access, deployment environments, and adjacent systems.
• Support definition and refinement of technical boundaries and interfaces among JFN, MSS, and related capabilities.
• Participate in backlog refinement, architecture and technical reviews, demonstrations, testing, and implementation planning.
• Evaluate technical decisions and architecture for impacts to interoperability, cybersecurity, operational implementation, and future scaling.
• Apply modular, API-first, and open architecture principles to support interoperable and adaptable software solutions.
• Incorporate cybersecurity and authorization considerations into development and implementation planning.
• Work across technical and organizational boundaries to investigate issues, engage the appropriate stakeholders, and develop actionable paths toward resolution.
• Capture technical decisions, implementation lessons, and reusable patterns to support JFN, Cadre, and broader CDAO objectives.
• Share relevant technical, acquisition, and delivery insights with company leadership to strengthen organizational capabilities, delivery practices, and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, systems engineering, systems integration, technical delivery, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex software or systems integration efforts across multiple technical disciplines, organizations, or mission systems.
• Demonstrated experience integrating complex software or systems across multiple technical disciplines, platforms, organizations, or mission environments.
• Demonstrated experience translating operational or user needs into actionable technical requirements and development priorities.
• Working knowledge of modern software architecture, APIs, data integration, system interfaces, and interoperability.
• Experience working with software development teams in Agile or iterative delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and work through technical dependencies that cross traditional engineering or organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to create clarity and drive technical problem-solving in ambiguous environments where requirements, ownership, interfaces, or processes are still evolving.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, product, and program stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD, Joint, Combatant Command, Navy/NIWC, or CDAO mission environments.
• Experience with command and control, battle management, Joint fires, targeting, track or sensor fusion, or related mission architectures.
• Experience with machine learning or AI-enabled capabilities and their integration into operational workflows.
• Experience with tactical, distributed, or edge-computing architectures.
• Familiarity with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), API-first architecture, and open architecture principles.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and secure software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, RMF, system authorization, and identity and access considerations.
• Experience with defense software acquisition, rapid capability delivery, or other iterative acquisition approaches.
• Experience with MSS or comparable Government software, data, or development environments.
• Familiarity with product management practices and the relationship between operational discovery, product priorities, software development, and user feedback.

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions

• Work is primarily performed in professional office, Government, and technical development environments.
• This position requires regular on-site collaboration in the San Diego area, including work with Government and development stakeholders at or in support of NIWC-Pacific.
• Periodic travel may be required to support operational stakeholders and other mission activities.
• Work may occur in secure facilities with restrictions on personal electronic devices and remote connectivity.

Strength Demands

• Sedentary to light physical demands associated with professional office and technical work environments.
• Occasional movement or transport of laptops, documents, and other standard work materials may be required.

Physical Requirements

• Regular use of computers and standard office equipment.
• Ability to participate in meetings, technical working sessions, and collaborative development activities for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and through approved electronic means.
• Ability to travel as required.

Salary

$140,000 - $190,000 a year

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do:

• Happy - Be Infectious: Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment.
• Helpful - Be Supportive: Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy: Honesty serves as our compass.
• Humble - Be Grounded: Humility ensures a culture of mutual respect.
• Hungry - Be Eager: Our hunger for excellence drives innovation.
• Hustle - Be Driven: Hustle reflects our relentless work ethic.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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