National Intelligence Sector CTO

Description

The company's Intelligence & Homeland Security CTO organization is hiring a National Intelligence Sector CTO to align business and technical strategy across the sector.

You will set the technical direction for sector proposals, so each one is high quality and built to change how the company competes.

You will work with sector operations leadership and growth leads to build partnerships that support business results, and you will be the go-to technical expert for sector leadership.

The role suits someone who works well in changing conditions, enjoys hard technical problems, and wants to shape a growing organization.

Clearance required: Top Secret SCI with polygraph, held now. Public Trust or other clearance: none required. Job family: Technical Solutions. Requisition type: regular.

Responsibilities

• Track future technology trends and keep the sector current on them.
• Coordinate new technologies and best practices across the CTO organization.
• Set technical solution strategy for capture and proposal work, from early qualification through submission.
• Lead and manage highly technical staff, including a team of solution architects and subject matter experts.
• Make staffing decisions, recruit, hire, and check in with architects to keep solutions high quality.
• Choose the best technical approaches for anticipated or actual acquisition requirements.
• Lead design of key artifacts such as architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, and staffing plans.
• Write unsolicited technical recommendations, collateral, and RFI/SSN responses to win prospective customers.
• Engage current and prospective customers to understand their needs, test solutions with them, and advise on acquisition strategy.
• Work with technical service areas and lines of business to find differentiating solutions and strategies.
• Shape teaming strategy, including finding and vetting potential partners.
• Develop cost strategies, LOEs, BOEs, BOMs, and the reasoning behind them.
• Work with the growth organization to build a collaborative, team-oriented culture.
• Make sure solution and proposal teams can produce compliant, compelling responses to government solicitations.
• Lead technical volumes and oral presentations, and review proposals with direct, useful feedback.
• Coach junior solution architects and proposal support staff.
• Make sure the technical solution fits into every section and volume of the proposal.
• Write technical volume introductions, key sections, and oral slides, including graphics.
• Work with program teams on technical innovation, technical challenges, and technical roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years of experience architecting technical solutions and leading or supporting complex capture pursuits and proposals.
• Experience providing cybersecurity solutions to federal and DoW customers.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing projects.
• Proven record leading solution development and technical volumes for large, strategic, complex deals of $1B+.
• Broad knowledge of solutions, products, services, and skill areas, with deep expertise in several, such as Enterprise IT, Full Spectrum Cyber, AI/ML, Managed Services, and Applications.
• Experience integrating diverse solutions into complex IT enterprise environments.
• Exceptional writing skills for compliant, compelling narratives within government requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Ability to create rich graphic visuals that explain concepts and approaches.
• Ability to build trust with customers, communicate solutions, and influence their decisions.
• Ability to motivate teams to perform well during capture and proposal work.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced, growth-focused environment.
• Creative thinking, problem solving, time management, and organization.
• Preferred: industry certifications.
• Preferred: experience with Basis of Estimate and competitive estimation strategy.
• US citizenship required.
• Top Secret/SCI with poly clearance required at time of hire.
• Certifications: none required.
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience.

Conditions

Location: Herndon, Virginia, USA.

Schedule: 40 hours per week.

Travel: 10-25%.

Work model: hybrid.

Salary range: $255,000 - $345,000. Actual pay depends on experience, geographic location, and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.

Identity verification uses biometrics and AI; you must be on camera for virtual interviews, and the company may take your photo to verify identity.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals 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.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, and paid time off for vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty.
• Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.
• AI-powered career tool that suggests career steps and learning opportunities.
• Internal mobility team to help you reach your career goals.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Culture recognized for innovation and a military-friendly workplace.