Technical Mission Growth Lead

Leidos

$154K — $278K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in offensive cyber, technical targeting, or intelligence operations.
  • Strong practical skills in scripting, APIs, and infrastructure deployment.
  • Deep familiarity with networking and cyber tools.
  • Ability to comprehend and communicate technical trade-offs effectively to diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience in dealing directly with mission partners and understanding their needs in offensive cyber.
  • Knowledge of government acquisition and contracting processes.

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategy in offensive cyber and intelligence, focusing on mission success.
  • Develop and deliver technical demonstrations that validate capabilities.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to craft compelling proposals.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to operators and technical leaders, facilitating solution discussions.
  • Collaborate with leadership to define requirements and technical contexts for proposals.

Benefits

  • Engage in meaningful work that directly impacts mission operations.
  • Opportunity to work closely with experts in offensive cyber solutions.
  • Focus on building mission-aligned capabilities rather than conventional sales activities.
  • Participate in high-trust environments that foster collaboration with mission partners.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Intersection of Offensive Operations & Product Strategy

We are seeking a Technical Mission Growth Lead to bridge the gap between operational cyber expertise and mission execution. This is not a traditional bizdev role; it's for someone who's lived the mission and understands the technical dos and don'ts for operational transition.

You will serve as our primary interface with the mission, responsible for shaping how capabilities are developed and deployed. You will be a hybrid of a technical operations, mission specialist, tech translator, and product manager - responsible for the full lifecycle: from identifying operational pain points, to prototyping a technical fix, to engagement with mission partners.
  • Mission-Aligned Growth:Drive strategy across offensive cyber and intelligence spaces. Identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities that directly impact customer mission success.
  • Technical Prototyping:Build, integrate, and deliver technical demonstrations. You will deploy systems in lab and customer environments to prove capability, not just describe it.
  • Proposal Management: Lead cross functional teams to deliver compelling solicitation responses.
  • Customer Advocacy:Act as a trusted advisor to operators and technical leadership. You will lead mission-focused solutioning sessions in high-trust environments.
  • Strategy & Capture:Partner with leadership to shape requirements, contribute deep technical context to proposals, and navigate acquisition pathways for emerging tech.


What You Bring
  • Operational Credibility: Direct experience in offensive cyber, technical targeting, or intelligence operations. You smell like the right campfires and understand the operational reality at the edge.
  • Builder Mindset: You can write scripts, leverage APIs, and deploy infrastructure to build demos that demonstrate value to the mission.
  • Technical Versatility:Familiarity with modern networking, cyber tooling, and the ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mission Empathy:You know how to talk to mission partners who will benefit from offensive cyber innovation across the title 10 and 50 space because you speak their language.
  • Clear Communicator: Translate complex technical ideas into clear, concise messaging-whether that's in a room with operators, engineers, or senior decision-makers.
  • Acquisition Awareness: Working knowledge of government acquisition and contracting processes, with an understanding of how capability moves from idea to contract to mission impact.


Why This Role is Different

We are not looking for a salesperson. Our experts are building next-generation solutions and you will bring a technical and operational understanding to bridge the gap with mission partners. If you want to spend your day assembling mission-first solutions and working with customers to see solutions through to the end, this is the place.

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