Full-Time
Senior Manager
External Communications
Posted on 10/7/2025
Innovative Defense Technologies
201-500 employees
Automated software testing and defense cybersecurity.
No salary listed
Arlington, VA, USA
In Person
US Top Secret Clearance Required
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- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field or equivalent full time professional experience (Master’s preferred)
- 12+ years of experience in external communications or brand strategy, preferably in defense, aerospace, or government technology sectors.
- Demonstrated success in developing integrated communications strategies and delivering content across multiple formats.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver high-quality written, verbal, and visual content.
- Strong understanding of the government contracting landscape and federal customer environment.
- Ability to lead cross-functional communications efforts and manage vendor teams.
- Experience using digital platforms and tools to amplify content reach and engagement.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Competencies: Strategic Messaging: Aligns content with business and customer needs.
- Storytelling: Crafts compelling narratives that inspire action and trust.
- Brand Stewardship: Ensures consistency and professionalism across all channels.
- Vision and Influence: Inspires teams and executives with clear, compelling messaging.
- Stakeholder Management: Balances internal priorities with customer and market expectations.
- Trust and Integrity: Builds confidence through authentic, mission-driven communication.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive external communications and brand strategy aligned with company growth objectives.
- Advise senior executives on communication opportunities, risks, and brand positioning.
- Lead coordination with external PR/media agencies and branding vendors.
- Support business development efforts and customer engagement campaigns through targeted messaging.
- Oversee creation of high-quality marketing content, including videos, presentations, and executive speeches.
- With input from subject matter experts, create impactful marketing materials, white papers, capability briefs, and executive communications that support business development and competitive pursuits.
- Maintain consistent brand voice, tone, and messaging across all platforms.
- Translate complex technical solutions into compelling narratives that resonate with government stakeholders.
- Drive thought leadership initiatives through blogs, speaking abstracts, and strategic media placements.
- Manage digital presence, including website content, social media platforms, and multimedia outreach.
- Monitor engagement metrics and adjust strategies to increase audience reach and impact.
- Coordinate visual storytelling and brand collateral with graphic design partners.
- Master’s degree preferred
- Experience with AI-driven content creation or marketing automation tools
- TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain one
IDT provides automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for DoD mission-critical systems. Its ATRT technology automates the full testing lifecycle—from component tests to system integration and result analysis—allowing rapid updates of large, complex software. The offering emphasizes repeatable, statistically rigorous testing, rapid configuration validation, and on-demand regression tests in response to cyber threats, with solutions tailored to each customer’s system. The goal is to field new software capabilities faster and more affordably by reducing the time and cost spent on software testing.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
Founded
2006
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Project Overmatch $89.8M Navy contract expands core warfare software revenue stream.
- ONR Slingshot partnership with Satellogic positions IDT in satellite remote sensing growth.
- Martha Anderson's VP promotion strengthens talent retention and organizational scaling capabilities.
What critics are saying
- Anduril's Lattice platform captures Navy contracts, eroding IDT's Project Overmatch dominance.
- Palantir's $480M Navy distributed maritime ops contract directly displaces IDT's $98.6M software.
- CMMC 2.0 Level 3 cybersecurity mandate by Q4 2026 disqualifies IDT from JADC2 contracts.
What makes Innovative Defense Technologies unique
- Patented Automated Test and ReTest technology streamlines DOD mission-critical software testing lifecycle.
- Rapid warfare capability delivery differentiates IDT from slower enterprise software competitors.
- Specialized DOD focus with $55.3M revenue and 1,005 employees demonstrates scale in defense.
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Company News
Arlington, Virginia, United States, April 2025 - Martha Anderson has been promoted to Vice President, Talent Development at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) after more than three years of transformative contributions as Director of Talent Development.
In collaboration with commercial partners Royce Geo and Satellogic, IDT will deliver essential software and rapid updates to facilitate robust Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation of satellite remote sensing capabilities in the first phase of the Slingshot series.
Innovative Defense Technologies, a software-based warfare capabilities provider, has secured a potential three-year, $89.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support a Department of the Navy project focused on advancing naval technology.
Innovative Defense Technologies has won a potential three-year, $98.6 million contract to provide software for distributed maritime operations to the U.S. Navy.
Last month, Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) launched its 2021 Summer Internship Program.