Intelligence Mission Operations Lead (Cyber Operations)

Location: Chantilly, VA; on-site with regular work at customer locations and occasional travel for customer engagements, training, and mission support. Limited to U.S. citizens; active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required.

Base salary: $187K–$224K. Estimated total compensation: $194K–$341K, including target bonus and estimated equity value.

Company

hirify.global industrializes offensive cyber operations by building AI-native software for U.S. and allied cyber teams operating in complex mission environments.

What you will do

• Translate company strategy into deployment and operationalization plans for a portfolio of national security accounts.
• Direct Deployment Managers and Forward Deployed Analysts, setting priorities, resourcing, standards, and delivery outcomes.
• Advise mission center and directorate senior leadership on product impact, force employment, operational outcomes, and resourcing.
• Build champion networks across mission teams, technical leads, and senior civilian leadership to support adoption and growth.
• Shape training strategies, curricula, train-the-trainer models, and institutional certification channels.
• Translate mission requirements into product direction from alpha through production release while mentoring the delivery team.

Requirements

• 12+ years in offensive cyber, cyber operations, or intelligence operations, including 5+ years in a leadership or senior advisory role at NSA, CIA, or FBI.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Prior experience as a leader or technical director of a cyber mission element or operations directorate.
• Experience advising directors or senior executives on operational employment, tasking, authorities, and mission decisions.
• Experience owning targeting, mission planning, execution support, or assessment at campaign level.
• Experience participating in requirements, capability development, or acquisition conversations and understanding how capabilities reach operators.
• Ability to learn complex software quickly and explain it credibly to operators, targeters, program staff, and flag-level leadership.
• Strong written communication, including concise requirements, decision memos, and executive-ready summaries.
• Directly led cyber operations or advised senior agency or intelligence-community leadership, with accountability for mission outcomes rather than briefing them.

Nice to have

• Commercial product, deployment, or capability-delivery experience supporting national security customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission adoption and operational leadership role rather than a quota-based sales role, with wide latitude to build and execute plans.
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options, plus life, AD&D, and disability coverage options.
• Paid parental leave for eligible full-time employees, including leave for birthing, non-birthing, adoptive, foster, and intended parents through surrogacy.
• Paid holidays, flexible PTO, and 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
• HSA, FSA, and dependent care FSA options; benefits vary by location, role, and eligibility.

Hiring process

• Apply and share your interest in the role.
• Full benefits details are provided during the interview and offer process.