Shield AI

Design and operate scalable platform infrastructure and develop infrastructure-as-code modules to improve productivity and reliability. | 7+ years in platform engineering or DevOps with Kubernetes, cloud, Python or Go, and Linux administration skills. | Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description This position may be based in San Diego or San Mateo, CA; Dallas, TX; the Seattle-Tacoma, WA area; Washington, D.C.; and Boston, MA. Shield AI is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate the shared technology platforms that support our engineering, autonomy development, and enterprise operations environments. As part of the Cloud & Infrastructure team within Enterprise Operations, this role will develop standardized infrastructure, automation, and developer-facing capabilities across Shield AI's public and private cloud environments. You will partner closely with Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, Network, and Cybersecurity teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable platform services that reduce manual operations and improve developer productivity. \n What you'll do: * Design, build, and operate scalable platform infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and private cloud environments. * Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code modules, automation frameworks, and self-service platform capabilities for engineering teams. * Own platform initiatives from technical design and implementation through production operations and continuous improvement. * Build and maintain container and Kubernetes platform capabilities, including deployment automation, configuration management, observability, and lifecycle management. * Develop platform tooling and automation using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Go. * Build standardized paved paths that simplify infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and access to shared platform services. * Establish and maintain platform standards for reliability, scalability, security, performance, and cost efficiency. * Support capacity planning, performance tuning, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery, and platform lifecycle management. * Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, alerting, and other developer-facing platform services. * Troubleshoot complex platform, infrastructure, and application integration issues and lead root-cause analysis. * Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable implementation patterns. * Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve automation, reliability, and developer productivity. * Provide technical guidance to other engineers and contribute to platform architecture, standards, and roadmap decisions. * Participate in an on-call rotation and scheduled after-hours maintenance as needed. Required Qualifications: * 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related discipline. * Experience designing and operating production infrastructure in Azure, AWS, or comparable public cloud environments. * Strong experience developing reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and automation using tools such as Terraform and Ansible. * Hands-on experience deploying and operating containerized workloads and Kubernetes-based platforms. * Proficiency in Python, Go, or another programming language used to build platform tooling and automation. * Experience building CI/CD pipelines, self-service infrastructure capabilities, or developer-facing platform services. * Strong Linux systems administration experience, including deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, patching, and performance analysis. * Working knowledge of cloud and enterprise networking, including VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, VPNs, load balancing, DNS, and firewalls. * Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability for production platforms. * Understanding of platform security, identity and access management, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration practices. * Ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives from design through production deployment. * Strong technical documentation, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. * Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience supporting commercial, government, regulated, classified, or air-gapped cloud environments. * Experience with both Microsoft Azure and AWS, including Azure Government or AWS GovCloud. * Experience with GitOps, Helm, policy as code, secrets management, service catalogs, or internal developer portals. * Experience designing or supporting internal developer platforms and standardized paved-path tooling. * Knowledge of private cloud and virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM. * Experience defining service-level indicators, service-level objectives, incident response practices, and reliability improvements. * Experience supporting hybrid-cloud architectures spanning public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises infrastructure. * Experience within aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other regulated environments. * Relevant cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, or platform-engineering certifications. \n $141,000 - $212,000 a year \n #LI-KE1 #LC Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Develop and execute communication plans for organizational priorities and change, partnering with senior leaders and managing multi-channel workflows. | 5–7 years in internal or corporate communications with strong writing and project management skills, preferably in complex environments. | Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: Shield AI is seeking an Internal Communications Manager to lead communications for enterprise priorities, organizational change, and ongoing employee communications. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Communications, this hands-on role will develop and execute communication plans that help employees understand company priorities, changes affecting their work, and the actions they need to take. The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, editor, project manager, and communications partner who can manage multiple workstreams, anticipate employee questions, and bring structure and high judgment to a fast-moving environment. \n What you'll do: Plan and deliver communications for assigned change initiatives, including Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and integration activity, organizational changes, and People programs. Write and edit employee communications across channels, including announcements, FAQs, talking points, manager toolkits, presentations, intranet news, and Teams communications. Turn complex or incomplete information into clear communications that explain what is changing and anticipate questions, concerns, and points of confusion. Manage communications plans, calendars, project trackers, reviews, approvals, and delivery timelines across multiple projects. Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align messaging, timing, audiences, and delivery channels. Support leadership communications as assigned, including company meetings, leadership updates, talking points, presentations, and announcements. Flag communications risks and employee-impacts early; recommend solutions and escalate issues as appropriate. Gather and synthesize employee feedback and sentiment to inform message refinement. Required qualifications: 5–7 years of experience in internal, change, or corporate communications, or a related field. Excellent writing, copy-editing, and presentation-development skills, with close attention to detail. Experience developing communications for acquisitions, integrations, organizational change, technology transformation, People programs, or other large-scale business changes. Demonstrated experience managing communications plans, timelines, stakeholders, reviews, and deliverables across multiple projects. Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information. Preferred qualifications: Experience partnering with senior leaders and presenting communications plans, recommendations, or materials to executive audiences. Experience developing employee communications that explain change clearly, answer expected questions, and build trust through transparency. Experience with Microsoft 365, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, plus collaboration or project-management tools. Experience working in a high-growth technology, aerospace, defense, or other complex and regulated environment. \n $110,000 - $170,000 a year \n #LI-AD7 #LD Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Lead complex technical programs ensuring cross-team alignment and improve delivery processes. | Over 5 years managing technical projects with strong agile and SDLC knowledge. | Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: The Senior Project Manager – Technical Delivery & Cross-Functional Execution is an experienced practitioner responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of complex, technically-led programs across distributed, cross-functional organizations. Operating at the intersection of IT, Product, Data, and Business Operations, this person brings the structure, process rigor, and delivery discipline needed to execute at pace without sacrificing quality or alignment. This role is defined by its breadth: the ability to work fluently across organizational boundaries — aligning engineering squads, product teams, platform and infrastructure groups, and business stakeholders toward shared delivery outcomes. Beyond project execution, this person actively designs and implements the processes, workflows, and tooling that enable teams to operate more effectively and deliver more predictably over time. The ideal candidate is technically literate, process-oriented, and deeply comfortable building structure in ambiguous environments. They bring the credibility to engage meaningfully with engineering and architecture teams, the communication skills to translate complexity for executive audiences, and the operational rigor to keep delivery on track across multiple concurrent workstreams. Success in this engagement is defined by on-time delivery of technical programs, clear and consistent cross-functional alignment, measurable improvements in delivery predictability, and the establishment of durable processes that outlast the engagement. \n What you'll do: Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs and projects — spanning software development, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data and analytics, and system integrations — from initiation through to production release and stabilization Act as the connective tissue across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Design, Data, DevOps, Security, and Business Operations — aligning priorities, resolving blockers, and maintaining delivery momentum Design, implement, and continuously improve project delivery processes and workflows tailored to the organization’s technical context — including intake and scoping, sprint ceremonies, release coordination, dependency tracking, and post-delivery retrospectives Develop and own project delivery artefacts: project charters, detailed plans and schedules, RACI matrices, risk registers, status dashboards, and decision logs; always keep them current and decision-relevant Establish and manage governance structures including steering committees, technical review checkpoints, change control processes, and escalation paths appropriate to the complexity and risk profile of each initiative Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to align technical roadmaps with business priorities; facilitate trade-off conversations around scope, capacity, technical debt, and delivery sequencing Proactively surface and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams; develop mitigation strategies and drive resolution with clarity, urgency, and accountability Own project financials — track budgets, actuals, and forecasts; report variances to leadership with context and corrective actions Facilitate requirements clarification, technical scoping, and estimation sessions in partnership with engineering leads, architects, and product managers; translate business needs into well-defined delivery scope Drive and coordinate cross-team release planning, sprint reviews, and PI planning ceremonies in agile and scaled agile environments; ensure dependencies between squads are visible and managed Define and embed delivery metrics and reporting frameworks — velocity, cycle time, delivery predictability, risk exposure — to give leadership clear, real-time visibility across the portfolio Lead change management and communication planning for technically complex initiatives; ensure impacted teams and stakeholders are informed, prepared, and aligned throughout delivery Develop and maintain process documentation, delivery playbooks, workflow standards, and tooling guidance; institutionalize best practices so delivery quality scales beyond individual programmes Prepare and present concise, well-structured executive status updates, programme reviews, and decision packages for senior technical and business leadership Required qualifications: 5+ years of project or program management experience, with a consistent focus on technical or technology-led initiatives including software development, platform engineering, data or cloud program Demonstrable experience working across cross-functional technical teams — IT, Product, Design, Data, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security — acting as an integrator who drives alignment and delivery across organizational boundaries Proven ability to design and implement delivery processes and workflows from scratch or in under-defined environments; able to assess what’s needed, build pragmatically, and iterate based on what works Strong grasp of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and technical delivery patterns — including CI/CD pipelines, sprint-based delivery, release trains, and environment management — sufficient to manage delivery risk and engage credibly with engineering teams Hands-on experience with agile and hybrid delivery frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or equivalent; comfortable designing the right delivery model for the program rather than applying a single methodology dogmatically Strong command of core PM disciplines: scope management, scheduling, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, budget oversight, resource planning, and executive reporting Experience with modern project and engineering tooling: Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Linear, Notion, or equivalent; able to configure and adapt tooling to support team workflows and leadership visibility Excellent facilitation and communication skills — able to run complex multi-team workshops, lead technical planning sessions, and present clearly to both engineering audiences and executive stakeholders PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification (or demonstrated applied experience at equivalent level); agile certifications welcomed High degree of autonomy and self-direction — comfortable operating in ambiguous environments with minimal structural support; able to build structure where it doesn’t yet exist Preferred qualifications: Experience delivering across multiple technical domains simultaneously — e.g., concurrent platform, data, and product workstreams — with the ability to manage inter-team dependencies at program level Background in cloud migration or cloud-native program delivery (AWS, Azure, GCP); understanding of infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and DevSecOps practices and how they affect delivery planning Exposure to data and analytics program delivery including data platform buildouts, data pipeline implementations, BI and reporting tooling, and data governance workstreams Experience with API-led integration program and the delivery complexity of connecting internal systems, third-party platforms, and data sources across distributed architectures Familiarity with technical architecture review processes; able to participate in architecture decision discussions and understand delivery implications of architectural choices Background in regulated technical environments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) with experience managing compliance requirements as a delivery constraint Experience deploying AI, machine learning, or data science capabilities in a production context; understanding of the unique delivery challenges in probabilistic and iterative ML development Prior background as a software engineer, technical business analyst, or solutions architect — bringing ground-level technical credibility that enhances delivery quality and stakeholder trust \n $100,000 - $150,000 a year \n #LC Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs across cross-functional teams ensuring alignment and process rigor. | 5+ years managing technical projects with strong process design skills, agile frameworks, and ability to engage engineering and executive stakeholders. | Job Description: The Senior Project Manager – Technical Delivery & Cross-Functional Execution is an experienced practitioner responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of complex, technically-led programs across distributed, cross-functional organizations. Operating at the intersection of IT, Product, Data, and Business Operations, this person brings the structure, process rigor, and delivery discipline needed to execute at pace without sacrificing quality or alignment. This role is defined by its breadth: the ability to work fluently across organizational boundaries — aligning engineering squads, product teams, platform and infrastructure groups, and business stakeholders toward shared delivery outcomes. Beyond project execution, this person actively designs and implements the processes, workflows, and tooling that enable teams to operate more effectively and deliver more predictably over time. The ideal candidate is technically literate, process-oriented, and deeply comfortable building structure in ambiguous environments. They bring the credibility to engage meaningfully with engineering and architecture teams, the communication skills to translate complexity for executive audiences, and the operational rigor to keep delivery on track across multiple concurrent workstreams. Success in this engagement is defined by on-time delivery of technical programs, clear and consistent cross-functional alignment, measurable improvements in delivery predictability, and the establishment of durable processes that outlast the engagement. What you'll do: • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs and projects — spanning software development, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data and analytics, and system integrations — from initiation through to production release and stabilization • Act as the connective tissue across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Design, Data, DevOps, Security, and Business Operations — aligning priorities, resolving blockers, and maintaining delivery momentum • Design, implement, and continuously improve project delivery processes and workflows tailored to the organization’s technical context — including intake and scoping, sprint ceremonies, release coordination, dependency tracking, and post-delivery retrospectives • Develop and own project delivery artefacts: project charters, detailed plans and schedules, RACI matrices, risk registers, status dashboards, and decision logs; always keep them current and decision-relevant • Establish and manage governance structures including steering committees, technical review checkpoints, change control processes, and escalation paths appropriate to the complexity and risk profile of each initiative • Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to align technical roadmaps with business priorities; facilitate trade-off conversations around scope, capacity, technical debt, and delivery sequencing • Proactively surface and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams; develop mitigation strategies and drive resolution with clarity, urgency, and accountability • Own project financials — track budgets, actuals, and forecasts; report variances to leadership with context and corrective actions • Facilitate requirements clarification, technical scoping, and estimation sessions in partnership with engineering leads, architects, and product managers; translate business needs into well-defined delivery scope • Drive and coordinate cross-team release planning, sprint reviews, and PI planning ceremonies in agile and scaled agile environments; ensure dependencies between squads are visible and managed • Define and embed delivery metrics and reporting frameworks — velocity, cycle time, delivery predictability, risk exposure — to give leadership clear, real-time visibility across the portfolio • Lead change management and communication planning for technically complex initiatives; ensure impacted teams and stakeholders are informed, prepared, and aligned throughout delivery • Develop and maintain process documentation, delivery playbooks, workflow standards, and tooling guidance; institutionalize best practices so delivery quality scales beyond individual programmes • Prepare and present concise, well-structured executive status updates, programme reviews, and decision packages for senior technical and business leadership Required qualifications: • 5+ years of project or program management experience, with a consistent focus on technical or technology-led initiatives including software development, platform engineering, data or cloud program • Demonstrable experience working across cross-functional technical teams — IT, Product, Design, Data, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security — acting as an integrator who drives alignment and delivery across organizational boundaries • Proven ability to design and implement delivery processes and workflows from scratch or in under-defined environments; able to assess what’s needed, build pragmatically, and iterate based on what works • Strong grasp of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and technical delivery patterns — including CI/CD pipelines, sprint-based delivery, release trains, and environment management — sufficient to manage delivery risk and engage credibly with engineering teams • Hands-on experience with agile and hybrid delivery frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or equivalent; comfortable designing the right delivery model for the program rather than applying a single methodology dogmatically • Strong command of core PM disciplines: scope management, scheduling, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, budget oversight, resource planning, and executive reporting • Experience with modern project and engineering tooling: Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Linear, Notion, or equivalent; able to configure and adapt tooling to support team workflows and leadership visibility • Excellent facilitation and communication skills — able to run complex multi-team workshops, lead technical planning sessions, and present clearly to both engineering audiences and executive stakeholders • PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification (or demonstrated applied experience at equivalent level); agile certifications welcomed • High degree of autonomy and self-direction — comfortable operating in ambiguous environments with minimal structural support; able to build structure where it doesn’t yet exist Preferred qualifications: • Experience delivering across multiple technical domains simultaneously — e.g., concurrent platform, data, and product workstreams — with the ability to manage inter-team dependencies at program level • Background in cloud migration or cloud-native program delivery (AWS, Azure, GCP); understanding of infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and DevSecOps practices and how they affect delivery planning • Exposure to data and analytics program delivery including data platform buildouts, data pipeline implementations, BI and reporting tooling, and data governance workstreams • Experience with API-led integration program and the delivery complexity of connecting internal systems, third-party platforms, and data sources across distributed architectures • Familiarity with technical architecture review processes; able to participate in architecture decision discussions and understand delivery implications of architectural choices • Background in regulated technical environments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) with experience managing compliance requirements as a delivery constraint • Experience deploying AI, machine learning, or data science capabilities in a production context; understanding of the unique delivery challenges in probabilistic and iterative ML development • Prior background as a software engineer, technical business analyst, or solutions architect — bringing ground-level technical credibility that enhances delivery quality and stakeholder trust