# Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Reston, Virginia
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $183,000-$243,000 USD
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to stand up and scale our Mission Operations function within AIS.

As Head of Mission Operations, you will own the end-to-end operational success of our deployments , building and leading a team of Mission Operations Engineers while establishing the processes, standards, and playbooks that enable repeatable, high-quality delivery across a rapidly growing portfolio of IC programs.

Responsibilities:

- Build & Lead the Team: Recruit, develop, and manage a team of Mission Operations Engineers.

- Define the Mission Ops Playbook: Establish scalable frameworks for system deployment, integration, operator training, and ongoing field support.

- Own Deployment & Operational Readiness: Oversee the technical configuration, deployment, and integration of systems across multiple programs.

- Drive Operator Adoption & Training Strategy: Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators.

- Serve as the Voice of the Field: Aggregate operational feedback, deployment lessons learned, and real-world user requirements.

- Build Strategic Customer Relationships: Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior military officers, IC stakeholders, and program leadership.

- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Program Management, Engineering, Legal, and Business Development.

- Establish Metrics & Reporting: Define and track KPIs for deployment success, operator readiness, system uptime, and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications:

- Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience building, scaling, and managing technical operations or field engineering teams.

- Mission-First Mindset: You put the needs of the customer and the mission first.

- Operational & Technical Depth: Strong technical aptitude with hands-on experience in system deployments, software configuration, troubleshooting, IP networking, APIs, and data integration.

- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate organizational goals and customer needs into a clear operational strategy.

- Adaptability: You thrive in unstructured, fast-moving environments.

- Stellar Communication: Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across all levels.

- Collaboration & Low-Ego: You lead by example in a flat, fast-moving organization that values teamwork, action, and execution over hierarchy.

- Must be willing to travel up to 30%.

- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior military service (tactical ops, signals, intelligence, or C2) with leadership experience.

- Track record of standing up or significantly scaling a field operations, mission support, or deployment function.

- Experience designing and institutionalizing operator training programs at scale.

- Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits packages.

## Skills

### Required
- system deployments
- software configuration
- troubleshooting
- IP networking
- APIs
- data integration
- leadership
- strategic thinking
- adaptability
- communication

### Nice to have
- military service
- field operations
- mission support
- deployment function
- operator training programs
- Computer Science
- Systems Engineering
- Information Technology

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