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Vice President, AI Cyber Strategy

Washington, D.C.

SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

POSITION OVERVIEW

  • Position: Vice President, AI Cyber Strategy
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Location: Hybrid or Remote. Travel to the DMV area and customer sites required
  • Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI 
  • Travel: Up to 30% depending on location and customer needs 

ABOUT THE TEAM

SIXGEN supports cyber and intelligence missions by helping government and commercial organizations overcome global cybersecurity challenges. Our highly skilled operators conduct research and assessments based on real-world threats, simulating adversaries and malicious actors to deliver actionable findings on critical assets and infrastructures. Our program planners advise mission owners to bring rapid solutions to intelligence leaders. Using innovative processes, tools, and techniques, we predict and overcome cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

SIXGEN is standing up a new AI strategy function reporting directly to executive leadership. The Vice President, AI Cyber Strategy will define how AI and automation are applied across the company, from amplifying the effectiveness of SIXGEN's own workforce to shaping new customer-facing capabilities and offerings.

SIXGEN's most specialized roles - reverse engineers, exploit developers, malware analysts, red team operators - are scarce and in high demand. This role exists to give those operators AI-enabled tools that let them work at machine speed and scale, while keeping human judgment where it matters most. The VP of AI Cyber Strategy will lead and shape internal research programs, building a fast-moving team focused on turning ideas into working tools quickly. The right candidate knows how to get from concept to capability without getting bogged down in process. This person needs to be comfortable closing the gap between early-stage research and deployed capability. They'll also work with program security and project teams to shape AI governance recommendations for classified environments.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Define and own SIXGEN's AI strategy, identifying where automation can amplify specialized cyber roles and improve operational efficiency.
  • Move research into production, taking early-stage concepts through integration, testing, and deployment into real workflows.
  • Stay hands-on, contributing to architecture decisions, prototype reviews, and tool evaluation alongside the engineering team.
  • Represent AI capabilities to customers, supporting demos, transition conversations, and operational evaluations.
  • Support capture and business development, shaping technical volumes and articulating AI-enabled offerings in proposals.
  • Shape AI governance recommendations with program security and project leadership for classified environments.
  • Report to the Executive Leadership, providing visibility into investment returns, adoption, and strategic direction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, offensive cyber operations, or related R&D, with at least 5 years in a senior technical leadership role (Director, VP, CTO, or equivalent).
  • Demonstrated experience leading government-funded research programs as a principal investigator or technical lead, with a track record of transitioning R&D into operational deployment.
  • Direct, hands-on experience building autonomous or AI-augmented cyber systems, including architecture, model integration, workflow orchestration, and evaluation.
  • Track record of standing up new teams or capabilities from scratch — whether inside a large organization or at a startup — and delivering measurable results under resource constraints.
  • Experience with proposal development and competitive capture for DoD or IC contracts, including technical volume authorship and solution design.
  • Deep familiarity with the technical domains SIXGEN operates in.
  • Working knowledge of LLM integration for software development, code analysis, vulnerability discovery, automation, and agentic system design.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership, customers, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance.
  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, or a related field. Advanced degree or equivalent depth of experience preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Leadership experience in a technology startup or product organization, particularly one with government and commercial customers.
  • Familiarity with offensive and defensive cyber operations, especially around automation of related workflows.
  • Background in human-AI teaming, operator-facing tool design, or agentic workflow development for cyber missions.
  • Experience managing IRAD budgets and making build-vs-buy decisions for internal capability development.
  • Knowledge of AI governance, model risk, and data handling requirements for classified and controlled environments.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS 

  • Competitive salary
  • Employer-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision)
  • Employer-paid short/long term disability insurance and basic life/AD&D insurance
  • 401K with a 4% employer contribution
  • Professional development reimbursement options available (training, certification, education, etc)​
  • Flexible and remote work policies for most positions
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) at a rate of three (3) weeks plus one (1) day per year of service up to four (4) weeks annually
  • 11 paid holidays per calendar year​

OUR COMMITMENT 

SIXGEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We ensure that all applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity in our people, reflecting the communities we serve and our customer base. We strive to attract and retain a diverse talent pool and create an environment where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves at work.

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