Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems

Anduril • Reston, VA

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About The Position

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to establish and scale its Mission Operations function. The Head of Mission Operations owns the end-to-end operational success of deployments, builds and leads a team of Mission Operations Engineers, and creates the processes, standards, and playbooks needed for repeatable, high-quality delivery across a growing portfolio of Intelligence Community programs.

The role sets the vision for deploying, integrating, training, and supporting products in the field while remaining close to day-to-day work to resolve problems. It oversees system configuration, deployment, integration, operational readiness, and operator adoption; gathers field feedback to influence product priorities; and builds relationships with military, Intelligence Community, and program stakeholders. The role partners across Program Management, Engineering, Legal, and Business Development, and establishes performance metrics to drive ongoing improvement.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, and managing technical operations or field engineering teams in a defense, intelligence, or national security environment.
• Strong technical aptitude and hands-on experience with system deployments, software configuration, troubleshooting, IP networking, APIs, and data integration.
• Ability to translate organizational goals and customer needs into operational strategy and execute it with discipline.
• Ability to work effectively in unstructured, fast-moving environments and move between strategic planning and tactical problem-solving.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence tactical operators, senior military leadership, and internal executives.
• Collaborative, low-ego leadership style, with an emphasis on teamwork, action, and execution.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Prior military service in tactical operations, signals, intelligence, or C2, with leadership experience.
• Track record of establishing or significantly scaling a field operations, mission support, or deployment function from early stage to mature operation.
• Experience designing and institutionalizing operator training programs at scale.
• Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, and manage a team of Mission Operations Engineers; set expectations, accountability, and a high-performance culture.
• Establish scalable frameworks for system deployment, integration, operator training, and ongoing field support.
• Oversee technical configuration, deployment, and integration across multiple programs, ensuring sites reach operational capability on time and to standard.
• Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators.
• Collect operational feedback, deployment lessons learned, and user requirements to inform product roadmap priorities and engineering investments.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior military officers, Intelligence Community stakeholders, and program leadership to drive adoption, identify future mission needs, and shape account strategy.
• Partner with Program Management, Engineering, Legal, and Business Development to ensure coordinated delivery and organizational alignment.
• Define and track KPIs for deployment success, operator readiness, system uptime, and customer satisfaction.
• Set operational strategy and remain engaged in tactical problem-solving to unblock field issues.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed