Cyber Mission Engagement Lead

Sitreps•Washington, DC

2d•$200,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Cyber Mission Engagement Lead owns mission outcomes with government customers across the cyber community. The role identifies mission problems worth solving, shapes pilots and deployments, and turns proven results into lasting, funded programs. It combines mission credibility, strong execution, technical judgment, and independent work in ambiguous settings. The lead translates mission needs into clear technical stories and coordinates with Product, Engineering, Mission, Security, and Operations to deliver and scale capabilities. The position is customer-facing, based in the Washington, DC area, includes periodic travel, and involves time in secure or classified spaces.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance and U.S. Person status.
At least 5 years working in or alongside the U.S. cyber mission community, such as cyber operations, cyber defense, vulnerability analysis, mission planning, intelligence, or a related operational cyber function.
Direct experience supporting or working with U.S. Cyber Command and a strong grasp of the cyber mission landscape.
Ability to lead across functions without close direction.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn ambiguity into clear plans.
Technical fluency sufficient to partner with Product and Engineering and credibly scope software solutions to mission problems.
Strong planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and follow-through.
Willingness to be based in Washington, DC and travel periodically.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Build trust with operators, analysts, planners, technical teams, and senior leaders to understand priorities, objectives, and capability gaps.
Translate operational challenges into problem statements, requirements, success measures, and execution roadmaps.
Identify where AI can improve mission planning, targeting, intelligence production, defensive operations, vulnerability analysis, or command decision-making.
Set objectives, timelines, evaluation criteria, and transition plans for pilots and adoption, from initial deployment through sustained operational use.
Explain technology in mission terms and demonstrate measurable impact in real cyber workflows.
Lead customer engagements, working groups, operational reviews, executive updates, action tracking, and risk mitigation across stakeholders.
Coordinate with Product and Engineering so mission requirements and user feedback inform product development.
Help stakeholders navigate requirements, integration, acquisition, budgeting cycles, security, and organizational coordination.
Support onboarding, training, workflow integration, and change management to enable sustained use.
Maintain deep knowledge of customer organizations and evolving cyber challenges, and identify adjacent missions for expansion.