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Senior Mission Success Engineer, US Federal

Armada· S&M - Sales
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Hybrid (US Remote)$188k - $235kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior, cleared technical leader responsible for deployment execution, post-deployment ownership, and long-term mission success across federal programs, including FedRAMP-authorized and classified environments. Combines hands-on delivery with ongoing technical account management to drive mission outcomes, authorization milestones, and program expansion. Remote within the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end deployment of Armada platforms including Atlas, Galleon with AEP, and Leviathan AI Factory integrated with Bridge GPUaaS
  • Execute deployments within classified facilities and FedRAMP-regulated environments
  • Own infrastructure bring-up, platform configuration, security hardening, and production readiness validation
  • Make real-time technical decisions across hardware, networking, Kubernetes, storage, and GPU layers within cleared constraints
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned federal programs post go-live
  • Own the long-term technical success, stability, and operational posture of deployed environments
  • Build trusted relationships with government engineers, mission owners, security teams, and integrators
  • Act as Armada’s on-the-ground technical authority for federal customers
  • Build, maintain, and actively drive Joint Success Plans (JSPs) for each assigned customer
  • Align deployment milestones, platform adoption, and operational maturity to customer business objectives
  • Use the Joint Success Plan as the primary framework for prioritization, execution, risk management, and value tracking
  • Regularly review progress against success plans with customer stakeholders and Armada leadership
  • Ensure JSPs inform deployment sequencing, adoption strategy, roadmap discussions, and expansion planning
  • Surface risks, dependencies, and blockers early and drive resolution with clear ownership
  • Support deployments operating under FedRAMP Moderate and High requirements
  • Partner with customer security and compliance teams on ATO, continuous monitoring, POA&M tracking, and audit readiness
  • Ensure Armada deployments align with NIST 800-53 controls and agency-specific requirements
  • Maintain strict adherence to clearance, need-to-know, and operational security standards
  • Accelerate time-to-value by enabling early mission workloads once authorization thresholds are met
  • Support transitions from prototype, pilot, or IL environments into sustained production deployments
  • Drive adoption of Atlas operational capabilities and Leviathan AI Factory workloads in support of mission needs
  • Ensure environments remain stable, secure, and production-ready
  • Proactively identify operational risks, security gaps, or scaling constraints
  • Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Security, and Support teams to resolve issues within federal constraints
  • Act as a senior technical presence in cleared environments, setting the standard for execution and professionalism
  • Mentor junior cleared FDEs, CSEs, and delivery engineers
  • Contribute to federal deployment standards, runbooks, and repeatable best practices
  • Partner closely with the Sr. Director of Customer Success & Delivery, Americas & US Federal on priorities and escalations
  • Work with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Government Programs teams
  • Provide structured field feedback to influence Armada’s federal product and delivery roadmap

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, forward-deployed engineering, or technical delivery roles in US Federal environments
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required; Full Scope Polygraph strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience supporting FedRAMP-authorized platforms, including ATO and continuous monitoring
  • Strong technical foundation in AI infrastructure, edge compute, data center systems, cloud platforms, and GPU-accelerated workloads
  • Proven ability to own both hands-on delivery and long-term program-level technical relationships
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in classified and executive settings

Skills

Required:Clearance management and security complianceInfrastructure deployment and platform bring-upTechnical account management (post go-live)
Nice to have:FedRAMP and security operations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
  • Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
  • Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • 15 paid company holidays per year
Last updated Jul 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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