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Odyssey Systems is seeking an Associate Director, Technical Center to lead the coordination, operations, and growth of Odyssey's technical capabilities, ensuring strategic alignment, operational consistency, and the advancement of enterprise-wide technical excellence.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of federal mission systems domains, including but not limited to mission engineering, systems engineer, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software development/DevSecOps, data engineering/science, and logistics.
• Demonstrated experience with program and project management methodologies, including Agile frameworks, and the ability to manage initiatives from planning through execution and closeout.
• Experience with risk management, including identifying, mitigating, and resolving technical and operational risks across complex programs.
• Demonstrated success in technical management, including driving capability development, managing technical roadmaps, and enabling delivery excellence through structured frameworks and tools.
• Experience leading technical process improvement and workflow optimization efforts, leveraging automation and data to scale operations and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong background in technical capabilities planning and product management within a services-oriented environment, aligning technical solutions with client needs, growth opportunities, and enterprise strategy.
• Familiarity with tools for project tracking, knowledge management, and technical resource planning, such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical capabilities and initiatives across all Odyssey technical domains and domain delivery teams, fostering alignment, collaboration, and resource optimization.
• Lead daily operations of the Technical Center, including process development, capability integration, and cross-functional planning.
• Drive strategic engagements by aligning internal technical talent and reusable assets with high-priority pursuits, client challenges, and capture efforts.
• Support company growth through proposal development coordination, solution architecture integration, and readiness planning for key pipelines.
• Scale matrixed and directly resourced teams through intentional structure, workforce planning, and use of enabling technologies—ensuring the right people, tools, and processes are in place to meet growing enterprise demands.
• Develop and maintain an inventory of reusable technical artifacts, past performance data, and solution accelerators to support delivery and capture.
• Collaborate with capability leads to identify skills gaps, training needs, and workforce development strategies aligned to technical demand.

Other

• Must be a US citizen
• Top Secret clearance required
• Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in technical operations, program management, or project leadership, preferably in a federal contracting environment.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse teams.