Technical Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector

Scale AI
Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,400 - 249,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Risk escalation","Stakeholder communication","Technical execution","Requirements traceability","Program planning"]

Own technical execution for homeland defense mission areas from requirements through deployment and formal evaluation. Create PRDs/ERDs and translate operational workflows into executable engineering work, coordinating with engineers on planning, scope, dependencies, milestones, and architecture constraints. Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability, drive Jira/GitLab execution and master schedule inputs, and manage secure-network integration and data availability while escalating risks to senior stakeholders.

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Technical Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector

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Job Summary

Own technical execution for homeland defense mission areas from requirements through deployment and formal evaluation. Create PRDs/ERDs and translate operational workflows into executable engineering work, coordinating with engineers on planning, scope, dependencies, milestones, and architecture constraints. Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability, drive Jira/GitLab execution and master schedule inputs, and manage secure-network integration and data availability while escalating risks to senior stakeholders.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical execution for one or more national security mission areas from initial requirement through deployment and formal evaluation.
  • •Translate operational workflows into PRDs, ERDs, and executable engineering work.
  • •Work with engineers during cycle planning to define scope, sequencing, architecture constraints, dependencies, and milestones.
  • •Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from customer objective to software build, test events, and formal deliverables.
  • •Drive Jira/GitLab execution, provide accurate inputs into integrated master schedules, and manage data availability and technical integration constraints in secure environments.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,400 - 249,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement BenefitsLearning BudgetPaid LeaveCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Active TS/SCI clearance.
  • •5+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, product management, technical consulting, or related technical delivery.
  • •Strong technical literacy across software architecture, APIs, data systems, system integration, and AI/ML-enabled products.
  • •Ability to write detailed technical and product requirements (PRDs/ERDs) that engineering teams can execute against.
  • •Ability to drive complex technical programs across multiple engineering and stakeholder groups with requirements traceability, dependencies, risks, schedules, and deliverables.
Experience:5+ yearsAI/MLNational securitySoftware engineeringSystems engineering
Skills:Risk escalationStakeholder communicationTechnical executionRequirements traceabilityProgram planning
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JiraGitLabPythonSQLAI/ML

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS/SCI

Company Brief

Scale AI
Provides data labeling, annotation, and infrastructure services to accelerate machine learning and AI development. Supplies high-quality training data, tooling, and APIs for customers in autonomous vehicles, mapping, robotics, and enterprise AI applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2016
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