Mission SME / Senior Mission Lead

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity.

Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape.

Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.

Work you'll do

As a PROJECT Senior Mission Lead on the Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will be responsible for:


* Advising senior leaders on cybersecurity vulnerabilities, mitigation priorities, operational risk, and implementation progress across weapon and mission systems


* Translating mission requirements and senior-leader intent into prioritized actions for Automation, Engineering, and other technical workstreams


* Developing mission narratives, decision packages, pre-briefs, and executive-ready materials for general officers, Senior Executive Service leaders, and other senior stakeholders


* Leading cross-organizational coordination with program offices, staff organizations, agencies, and other partners to assess dependencies, resolve issues, and integrate responses


* Establishing governance, leading working groups, reviewing staff products, and mentoring junior team members to support repeatable execution and escalation of mission-critical cybersecurity issues

A successful candidate would possess these skills:


* Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team


* Effective written and verbal communication skills


* Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product


* Ability to build and sustain professional relationships


* Ability to lead projects or workstreams


* Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment


* Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor


* Ability to meet deadlines


* Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

This team supports cybersecurity mitigation and modernization efforts across mission and weapon systems with high operational impact.

By working across acquisition, operations, cybersecurity, and technical delivery functions, the team helps leaders understand risk, prioritize action, and drive implementation.

Team members operate in a fast-paced environment that requires collaboration, executive-level communication, and disciplined execution across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:


* 10+ years of experience supporting military operations, acquisition organizations, program executive offices, program management offices, or comparable organizations


* Experience assessing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and leading mitigation activities across Army weapon systems, mission systems, or comparable defense environments


* Experience coordinating with senior leaders, acquisition stakeholders, program offices, and technical tea...