Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems
Core
Lead the end-to-end operational success of mission deployments for Intelligence Community (IC) customers, building a team of Mission Operations Engineers and establishing scalable deployment, integration, and training frameworks.
Role type
Senior leadership, hands-on IC (Intelligence Community) operations head
Builds
Mission operations playbooks, deployment processes, operator training curricula, and field support capabilities for defense/intelligence systems
Domain
Defense technology, Intelligence Community (IC), national security
Required skills
Strategic thinking, team building and scaling, system deployment and integration, operator training design, stakeholder management, adaptability, technical aptitude (networking, APIs, data integration), metrics definition
Preferred skills
Military service (tactical ops, signals, intelligence, C2), scaling field operations from early stage, institutionalizing training programs
Technologies
Lattice OS, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, IP networking, APIs
Responsibilities
Recruit and manage Mission Operations Engineers; define mission ops playbooks for deployment and training; oversee technical configuration and deployment readiness; design operator training curricula; aggregate field feedback to influence product roadmap; build strategic relationships with senior military officers and IC stakeholders; establish KPIs for deployment success and system uptime
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
