Technical Program Manager; Platform Sustainment and Advancement

Simplesense builds, deploys, and sustains the Installation Resilience Platform that enables mission operators to rapidly adapt and respond. The Platform protects critical infrastructure from cyber attack while unlocking previously siloed information to monitor, diagnose, and improve response times to incidents. Our adversaries rapidly adopt the latest technology: we help defense users respond in kind.

Simplesense is a non-traditional defense contractor and prime on the Air Force's Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, which is now expanding to five additional Air Force, Space Force, and Army installations from the one prototype installation, Tyndall Air Force Base.

Our team combines over 100 years of direct mission experience solving hard problems with 50 years technical expertise deploying DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, giving us a deep appreciation for our customers’ mission and end users’ priorities. We build for scale, architecting and prioritizing technical work for long term sustainability.

Technical Program Manager; Platform Sustainment and Advancement

Location: Tyndall AFB, FL w/ travel

Department: Program

About Simplesense

Simplesense keeps military installations mission-ready. The infrastructure their operations depend on - power, water, fuel, facilities, security, and communications - runs continuously, often under strain. When it fails without warning, mission readiness is at risk, and the people who run these installations need to see what’s happening in time to act. That’s the foundation of Continuous Mission Assurance.

We securely integrate Operational Technology and Control Systems (OT/CS) from the building edge to the cloud, applying Zero Trust principles to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats. By unlocking previously siloed data, we put timely awareness in front of the decision-makers who need it. As prime on the Air Force’s Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, we hold a continuous Authority to Operate (ATO) and have proven the capability at scale at Tyndall Air Force Base. That work is now expanding across the Air Force, Space Force, and Army.

Our team pairs over a century of boots-on-the-ground mission experience with deep technical expertise across DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure. We engineer resilient infrastructure - the software, integration, and operational backbone behind it - for the operators who depend on it in the field. Persistent resilience, built for the mission.

About the Role

As the Technical Program Manager; Platform Sustainment and Advancement you will play a critical role in sustaining and advancing our Installation Resilience Platform at Tyndall AFB. You will establish and track to completion project/program deliverables, budgets and schedules; partnering closely with the User Success, Strategy, Product and Engineering Development Capability Teams you will ensure our platform remains resilient, secure, and ready for the mission.

Work Model: On-site 3 days per week at Tyndall AFB, FL.

• Locals: 3 days/week onsite.
• Travel: Up to 8 x 1-week trips for company, team or customer meetings.

Our Performance Culture

We measure performance across two key dimensions: How you perform your role (Our Core Values) and What your role entails (Your Execution).

How You’ll Work - Our Core Values

At Simplesense, we value high-trust autonomy. We look for builders who can comfortably navigate ambiguity and are deeply driven by our shared national security mission.

• People Always - Win as One Team: We foster a culture of psychological safety and mutual support. We operate as an integrated team where we assume noble intent as our default setting, ensuring that even the toughest feedback is rooted in trust. We trade our silos for a shared mission because collective impact always outweighs individual achievement.
• Empathize - Obsess Over the Customer: We don't just solve technical problems; we empathize and advocate for the operators using our products. We look beyond the surface to build what our customers-both internal and external-actually need to succeed, not just what they asked for.
• Focus - Ruthlessly Prioritize with Urgency: We focus on the highest-impact work and ruthlessly say no to distractions. We build resilient systems so that our solutions can repeat and scale under pressure.
• Let’s Go - Catalyze the Change You Seek: We don't wait for the industry to change; we drive it. We seek to understand why things are the way they are, but we never use “the way it’s always been” as an excuse. We aren't afraid to change course when the data or our mission demands it.

What You’ll Do

• Clearly distill customer requirements into actionable plans 
• Work directly with internal and external stakeholders to define projects
• Employ a pragmatic approach to balance deadlines/budgets with capacity 
• Track underway projects to completion, including subcontractor work 
• Identify prioritization and staffing constraints; work with leadership to resolve
• Identify and manage risk for projects and initiatives across a portfolio
• Communicate and report formal program status: schedules, budgets and risks
• Work with the Staff Technical Program Manager on continuous improvement
• Orchestrate program-level ceremonies for cross-team dependency resolution
• Manage customer relationships to ensure two-way understanding
• Represent the company, as required, to customers, partners, and contractors

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years with demonstrated success in managing project delivery
• Technical Skills: Exposure to Agile methodologies and demonstrated use of
• Project Management Tools: Jira, Asana, MS Project, etc.
• Project Communications Tools: Slack, MS TEAMS, etc.
• Project Documentation Tools: Confluence, Google Workspace, etc.  
• Domain Knowledge: Extensive experience managing multiple concurrent interrelated projects, preferably within an Air Force installation environment.
• Travel:   You will be required to travel up to 8 times per year for Deployment Site Visits, Customer Program Management Reviews and/or Company meetings.
• Compliance: Must be a U.S. Citizen and capable of obtaining a DoD NIPR network account and Common Access Card (CAC).
• Security Clearance: Must have, or be able to obtain, a DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working within DoD, Air Force, Space Force, or fast-paced Federal contractor/dual-use startup environments.
• Based in the Florida Panhandle, preferably in the vicinity of Tyndall AFB, FL. 
• Demonstrated translation between traditional waterfall and agile models
• T-shaped person (experience in many things, depth in a handful) with depth in one or more of the following is important:
• Project Management of
• Networking Development
• Software Development
• Cybersecurity, outage monitoring, and incident response
• Network Operations, NOC/SOC day-to-day support and operations
• Continuous improvement to optimize processes and procedures
• DevSecOps
• Set up, configuration and operation of project management tooling
• Familiarity with small business and startup culture 
• Department of the Air Force project experience is a bonus

What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)

• 30 Days: Onboard the company and begin to understand our processes
• 60 Days: Understand program scope, workflow, and make suggestions
• 90 Days: Assume responsibility for delivering your program

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $85K-$110K  per year. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and location. We review ranges regularly to ensure market competitiveness.

Competitive Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, Life, Short-Term Disability, and AD&D insurance
• Medical travel coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401k matching

Our Typical Hiring Process

• Find Your Fit: Your journey starts here. Explore and apply to our open positions to find the right role for your skills.
• Initial Chat: A brief call with our recruiting team to learn about your background and answer your initial questions about Simplesense.
• Values & Vision: A conversation with a hiring manager to discuss how your aspirations align with our mission and goals of the team.
• Show Your Skills: Complete a technical assessment that reflects the work you’d be doing.
• Team Interview: Interview with the team to discuss your experience and see if we’re a great match.
• Final Handshake: A final conversation to ensure we’ve answered all your questions before making a decision.
• Welcome to Simplesense!

Simplesense is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of merit-based employment. All employment decisions-including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and termination-are made based on individual qualifications, performance, and business needs. We strictly prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind on the basis of protected characteristics as recognized by federal, state, or local law. As a U.S. government contractor, Simplesense complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or take part in the interview process, please contact People Operations at [email protected].