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

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