# Mission Lead - Cyber

**Company:** [Vannevar](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vannevar)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $150k – $170k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Cyber Operations, Cyber Defense, Vulnerability Analysis, Mission Planning, Intelligence Analysis, U.S. Cyber Command, Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Technical Fluency, Ai-Enabled Workflows
**Posted:** 2026-06-18

> Lead customer engagements with government cyber stakeholders to identify mission problems, shape AI pilots, and drive adoption of defense technology into operational programs. Requires 5+ years in the U.S. cyber mission community and an active Top Secret clearance.

## Job Description

## What you'll do

- Lead cyber mission engagements. Build trusted relationships with operators, analysts, planners, technical teams, and senior leaders across the cyber mission community to understand operational priorities, mission objectives, and capability gaps.
- Translate mission needs into actionable plans. Turn operational challenges into clear problem statements, requirements, success metrics, and execution roadmaps aligned to mission outcomes.
- Map technology to cyber workflows. Identify where AI-enabled capabilities can improve cyber mission planning, targeting, intelligence production, defensive operations, vulnerability analysis, or command decision-making.
- Shape pilots and pathways to operational adoption. Define objectives, timelines, evaluation criteria, and transition plans that move capabilities from initial deployment to sustained operational use.
- Communicate technical value in mission terms. Build compelling narratives that connect our technology to real cyber mission workflows, demonstrating measurable impact and differentiation.
- Drive mission execution. Lead customer engagements, working groups, operational reviews, executive updates, action-item tracking, and risk mitigation efforts across multiple stakeholders.
- Coordinate cross-functional delivery. Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to ensure mission requirements, operational realities, and user feedback directly inform product development.
- Navigate the cyber enterprise. Help stakeholders work through requirements development, capability integration, acquisition processes, budgeting cycles, security considerations, and organizational coordination.
- Enable operational success. Support onboarding, training, workflow integration, and change management efforts to ensure users can effectively employ and sustain the capability.
- Maintain mission awareness. Develop and maintain deep knowledge of customer organizations, operational priorities, stakeholders, mission sets, and evolving cyber challenges.
- Support growth and expansion. Identify adjacent mission opportunities, emerging requirements, and pathways to broaden impact across the cyber mission enterprise.

## What we're looking for

- 5+ years of experience working within or alongside the U.S. cyber mission community in cyber operations, cyber defense, vulnerability analysis, mission planning, intelligence, or related operational cyber functions.
- Direct experience supporting or working with U.S. Cyber Command and strong understanding of the cyber mission landscape.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally without consistent guidance.
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to synthesize ambiguity into clear plans and execution.
- Ability to scope and articulate a solution credibly: connect mission problems to software capabilities and measurable outcomes.
- Sufficient technical fluency to partner effectively with Product and Engineering and translate complex concepts into mission-relevant narratives.
- Strong operational skills: planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and follow-through.

## Nice to have

- Experience with CYBERCOM staff, a Cyber Service Component, NSA, Joint Staff, or other cyber-focused organizations.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled mission workflows, cyber mission planning, intelligence analysis, or operational decision support platforms.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $150,000-$170,000 + equity + 401K match.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 100% remote first.
- Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance.
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty.
- Fully paid parental leave.
- Child and pet care reimbursement during travel.

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