Technical Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Scale's public sector business is providing the best of American commercial technology and innovation to protect the homeland and meet the moment. As a member of our public sector delivery team, you will own relationships critical to the portfolio of clients charged with a layered defense for the United States. You will be a catalyst, willing to go deep, get technical, and drive change. You will manage customer relationships and partners as well as partner with our engineering team to solve Scale’s hardest problems. All of this serves an ultimate goal of delivering cutting-edge agentic AI to orchestrate portfolio management for defense of the homeland.
You will:
Own technical execution for one or more national security mission areas from initial requirement through deployment and formal evaluation
Translate operational workflows into detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), Engineering Requirements Documents (ERDs), and executable engineering work
Work alongside 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 event, and formal deliverable
Drive Jira/GitLab execution and provide accurate inputs into integrated master schedules and program-level planning
Understand and manage data availability, system architecture, integration dependencies, and technical constraints across high-side networks
Identify technical blockers early, own their resolution, and immediately escalate critical risks when required
Partner with subcontractors and external engineering teams where applicable, defining interfaces, deliverables, handoffs, and accountability
Communicate technical progress, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly to both engineering teams and senior customer stakeholders
Must haves:
Active TS/SCI clearance
5+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, product management, technical consulting, or a related technical delivery role
Strong technical literacy across software architecture, APIs, data systems, system integration, and AI/ML-enabled products
Ability to write detailed technical and product requirements that engineering teams can directly execute against
Experience driving complex technical programs across multiple engineering and stakeholder groups
Strong understanding of program management fundamentals, including requirements traceability, dependencies, risks, schedules, and deliverables
Ability to reason about data availability and software integration constraints in secure or highly regulated environments
Comfort working extensively inside secure facilities and air-gapped government systems
Willingness to travel 25–50% for onsite engagements, integration work, user testing, briefings, and formal evaluation events
We have a diverse team with a variety of skill sets, many have:
A technical degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, data science, or a related field
Proficiency in Python, SQL, or another programming language
Prior experience as a software engineer, systems engineer, solutions architect, or technical product manager
Experience building or deploying AI/ML and agentic systems on classified networks
Candidates may align to one or more of the following mission areas depending on background, customer need, and program assignment:
Indications & Warning (I&W) — Defense intelligence cycles, warning frameworks, JIOC/watch-floor operations, and multi-INT analysis
Dynamic Planning — Combatant Command decision-making, Joint Planning Process, homeland defense, and battle-staff operations
Non-Kinetic Effects Integration — Electromagnetic warfare, cyber, space, EMSO, and integration of non-kinetic effects into joint targeting
Modeling & Simulation — Constructive simulation, force-on-force analysis, synthetic data, and AI behavior representation
Sensor Orchestration — Sensor tasking, collection management, multi-INT strategies, and sensor-to-shooter workflows
Dynamic Agentic IAMD Planning — Integrated Air and Missile Defense, weapon-target pairing, threat profiles, ROE, and agentic defensive planning
Adversary Test Data Integration — High-side intelligence data sources, government repositories, security approvals, and data integration
Agentic RoL Track Trajectory Prediction — Multi-sensor track fusion, state estimation, trajectory prediction, and agentic analysis of real-time track data
Object Custody — F2T2EA targeting, target custody, sensor coverage, and partner/subcontractor integration
Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) — Cross-domain data transfer, accreditation, Raise-the-Bar standards, and movement of AI/ML capabilities across security boundaries
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of Washington DC and Colorado is:
$166,400—$249,000 USD