Chief Engineer - Active Top Secret required

Description

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with about 26,000 staff, serving U.S. government, defense and intelligence agencies across 50+ countries in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

This role is the senior technical leader and trusted advisor to customer leadership. You will set technical direction for enterprise operations, modernization and continuous improvement, working at both strategy and hands-on engineering levels to test approaches, cut risk and speed up decisions.

Active Top Secret clearance is required. Candidates must be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI. Public Trust or other clearance: none required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main technical adviser to customer leadership.
• Build and maintain the technical strategy and roadmap.
• Run architecture reviews and lead technical decisions.
• Assess and recommend technologies that improve reliability, security, scalability and operational efficiency.
• Identify technical risks and plan how to reduce them.
• Lead modernization and continuous improvement work.
• Test technical approaches through hands-on analysis, proofs of concept and engineering reviews.
• Work with operations teams to improve technical delivery and service.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex technical problems.
• Coach technical staff and build technical excellence across the program.
• Work with customer stakeholders to tie technology investment to mission goals.

Requirements

• Ten or more years of related experience, including at least 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field. Experience can replace the degree.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, systems integration, security and compliance, and cloud and hybrid architecture.
• Experience assessing technical risk and developing strategic solutions.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• US citizenship is required.
• Preferred: Azure or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• Preferred: active CISSP or CSSIP certification.
• Preferred: Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator certification.
• Preferred: experience leading modernization initiatives.
• Preferred: experience with an enterprise architecture framework.

Conditions

Based in Washington, DC, onsite only.

Scheduled at 40 hours per week, with less than 10% travel.

Salary is likely to fall between $165,750 and $224,250, set by experience, location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range. It is not a guaranteed amount.

The hiring process includes an identity verification step using biometrics and AI. You must be on camera for virtual interviews, and your photo may be taken to verify identity. By continuing, you consent to collection and use of your biometric data for this purpose.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes applicants with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plans, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre- and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Flexible work weeks where possible, and paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.
• An AI-powered career tool that suggests career steps and learning, and an internal mobility team.
• Competitive pay.