Senior Mission Readiness Manager, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Reston, VA · AFS : Intelligence Systems Engineering : Program Management

This role is for a Senior Mission Readiness Manager at Anduril, a defense technology company. The primary responsibility is to lead and manage 24/7/365 technical support operations for critical US Government programs, ensuring seamless service delivery, operational efficiency, and adherence to government requirements and SLAs. The role involves team leadership, escalation management, ITIL-aligned operations, continuous improvement, and client engagement within a regulated government contracting environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead & Develop: Manage, mentor, and schedule a high-performing, 24/7/365 multi-tier support team; foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
  2. Escalation Management: Handle critical incidents, complex technical escalations, and crisis communications with government stakeholders.
  3. Service Delivery: Optimize ITIL-aligned operations (Incident, Problem, Request) to consistently meet or exceed SLAs and OLAs.
  4. Continuous Improvement: Monitor KPIs and leverage knowledge management to improve first-call resolution rates and self-service capabilities.
  5. Security & Compliance: Ensure all support activities align with US Government security policies and regulations (NIST, FedRAMP, CMMC).

Skills

Required

  • IT operations or support experience
  • managing and scheduling a 24/7/365 multi-tier team
  • ITSM frameworks, specifically ITIL (v3 or v4) best practices
  • enterprise ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Remedy)
  • presentation and communication skills
  • analytical skills
  • operational metrics and KPIs
  • active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • ITIL v4 certification (Foundation, Practitioner, or higher)
  • PMP or other relevant project management certification
  • NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, or CMMC standards
  • help desk automation and scripting
  • Communications Security (COMSEC) procedures and protocols
  • supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or other federal civilian agencies

What the JD emphasized

  • 24/7/365
  • US Government programs
  • government requirements
  • SLAs
  • US Government security policies and regulations (NIST, FedRAMP, CMMC)