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Senior Program Integration Lead

Agile Defense· Program Operations – Operations & Program Management
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Alexandria, VA$140k - $180kRegularPosted 2w ago

About the role

The Program Integration Lead supports the Department of War Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in accelerating the acquisition, integration, and delivery of software capabilities against priority operational needs. Embedded with the A&S office within CDAO, the role connects mission requirements with executable software outcomes through the Cadre software acquisition pathway and drives alignment across multiple stakeholders to enable effective software delivery and mission integration.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior program and operational integration partner to A&S leadership within CDAO.
  • Coordinate across Combatant Commands, JFN program leadership, Joint Staff, Services, acquisition organizations, technical teams, and other mission partners to maintain alignment around shared priorities and outcomes.
  • Translate strategic direction and senior-leader priorities into executable program objectives, roadmaps, backlogs, and activities.
  • Develop and maintain an integrated view of program priorities, dependencies, decisions, risks, and execution across participating organizations.
  • Manage the integrated program backlog, connecting operational demand with acquisition and software delivery priorities.
  • Coordinate and sequence Cadre-supported activities across JFN and associated Golden Hammer programs, including ARGO, JSDT, THUNDERFORGE, and ETA.
  • Identify cross-program dependencies, competing priorities, resource constraints, and issues requiring leadership attention.
  • Develop concise, decision-ready options that communicate issues, tradeoffs, dependencies, and implications for senior leaders.
  • Establish and maintain effective operating rhythms for stakeholder communication, decisions, actions, commitments, and follow-through.
  • Provide executive reporting and briefings that give CDAO leadership visibility into progress, barriers, emerging needs, and required decisions.
  • Connect individual software efforts and near-term execution priorities to broader JFN and CDAO strategic objectives.
  • Identify opportunities to apply and scale the Cadre software acquisition pathway against validated operational software needs.
  • Drive unresolved issues toward closure by engaging the appropriate stakeholders and determining when working-level resolution, cross-organizational alignment, or senior Government decision is required.
  • Capture recurring mission, acquisition, and execution patterns and translate relevant lessons into reusable organizational knowledge.
  • Share field-informed insights with company leadership to support strategic planning and continued maturity of software acquisition, delivery, partnerships, and mission-integration capabilities.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of relevant experience in military operations, program or portfolio leadership, acquisition, capability development, national security, or a related field. Higher education, specialized training, relevant military service, and professional experience may be considered in combination.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex programs, portfolios, or mission efforts involving multiple organizations, disciplines, and senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience translating strategic guidance and senior-leader priorities into executable plans, priorities, or program activities.
  • Demonstrated ability to build alignment and drive execution across organizations without direct authority over participating stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex issues, competing priorities, and incomplete information into clear, decision-ready options for senior leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to create structure and forward progress in ambiguous environments where ownership, priorities, authorities, or processes are still evolving.
  • Strong judgment and executive communication skills, with demonstrated experience engaging senior Government, military, or equivalent executive stakeholders.
  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Skills

Required:Program managementStrategic planning and roadmap developmentExecutive communicationStakeholder management / cross-organizational coordination
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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