Mission Manager Intern
Defense Unicorns
Mission Manager Intern
Defense Unicorns
Secure DevSecOps platform for defense
EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
Please note that eligible Department of Defense Service members must be within 180 days of separating from Service.
Based on the evolving needs of our fast paced startup, we recruit for SkillBridge on a rolling basis.
We are seeking Mission Manager SkillBridge interns to join our team in a remote capacity. As a Mission Manager Skillbridge Intern at Defense Unicorns, you'll get hands-on experience working alongside experienced Tech Leads, Mission Managers, and Growth professionals, contributing to impactful defense tech solutions while exploring where your future path might lead.
This role is ideal for someone who’s curious, adaptable, and ready to learn the ins and outs of driving customer success, managing mission outcomes, and building relationships that matter.
You will join a team of talented and dedicated Unicorns who are focused on advancing freedom and independence globally.
Responsibilities:
In this role, your primary responsibility will be to manage the transformation and deployment of cybersecurity applications into a Kubernetes-based environment hosted on everything from cloud to bare-metal platforms. While you won’t be directly writing code or configuring systems, you’ll play a critical coordination role between the Application Development and Platform teams. You will ensure timelines are met, blockers are removed, and best practices are communicated and upheld. Acting as a liaison, you’ll help translate technical progress into clear updates and foster collaboration across teams to support smooth delivery and operational success.
In this position, you will be:
The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise.
Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market.
We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily.
Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products.
Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed.
At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this or another role! Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Salary Range: 142375.0 - 192625.0 USD
Secure DevSecOps platform for defense
Defense Unicorns provides secure, open-source DevSecOps solutions and related services for defense and federal customers. Its platform is designed to be infrastructure-agnostic, integrating development, security, and operations to deliver software quickly while meeting strict federal security and accreditation standards. The company differentiates itself by focusing on mission-driven government and defense programs, leveraging open-source tooling, and offering training and consulting to help organizations upskill, transform digitally, and navigate DoD SBIR/STTR programs. The goal is to help government agencies and defense contractors deliver secure software at speed, acquire and integrate software solutions efficiently, and achieve compliance in complex procurement environments.
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