National Intelligence Sector CTO

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Join GDIT’s Intelligence & Homeland Security (IHS) CTO organization and help shape the future of technology and business. As the National Intelligence Sector (NIS) CTO, you will be at the heart of innovation where strategic vision meets technical excellence. This is an opportunity to drive real impact by aligning business and technical strategies within the National Intelligence Sector, ensuring every proposal is not just high-quality, but transformative.You’ll coordinate cutting-edge technologies and best practices across the CTO organization, making sure NIS stays ahead of the curve. Working closely with Sector Operations Leadership and Sector Growth Leads, you’ll forge partnerships that fuel business success. As the go-to technical expert for sector leadership, you’ll influence decisions, champion new ideas, and be the trusted focal point for all things tech. If you thrive in dynamic environments, love solving complex challenges, and want to leave your mark on a growing organization, this role is your launchpad.

Technical Proficiency & Solution Expertise

• Demonstrate proficiency and experience across a broad range of solutions, capabilities, technology products, services, and skill areas.
• Be knowledgeable in all, and an expert in several, including Enterprise IT, Full Spectrum Cyber, AI/ML, Managed Services, Applications, and more.
• Familiarity with integrating diverse solutions into complex IT enterprise environments.
• Track and report on future technology trends to ensure NIS remains at the forefront.

Solution Architect Team Leadership

• Lead and manage highly technical staff, guiding technical solution strategy throughout the capture and proposal lifecycle—from early qualification through proposal submission.
• Contribute to GDIT win strategies and lead the development of technical win themes and solution readiness plans.
• Engage current and prospective customers to understand critical needs, socialize and vet solutions, and advise on strategies to shape acquisitions that achieve desired results.
• Identify and select the best technical solutions and approaches to meet anticipated or actual acquisition requirements.
• Lead solution design and development of key artifacts, including architectural models, process diagrams, concepts of operation, staffing plans, and more.
• Develop unsolicited technical recommendations, collateral, and RFI/SSN responses to engage prospective customers and position GDIT to win.
• Collaborate with GDIT technical service areas and lines of business to bring the best technical and business strategies and solutions to differentiate GDIT.
• Contribute to teaming strategies, including identifying and vetting potential partners.
• Develop cost strategies, LOEs/BOEs/BOMs, and associated rationale.
• Partner with the Growth Organization to build a collaborative, team-oriented culture for growth.

Proposal Leadership

• Ensure readiness of solution and proposal support teams to prepare compelling and compliant responses to government solicitations.
• Lead development of technical volumes and oral presentations for proposals.
• Coach and advise junior solution architecture and proposal support resources.
• Ensure integration of technical solutions with all sections and volumes of the proposal.
• Review proposals and provide critical feedback to strengthen solutions and proposals.
• Author technical volume introductions, key sections, and oral slides—including developing compelling graphics.
• Engage with program teams to bring technical innovation to current programs, address technical challenges, and develop technical roadmaps.

Personnel Management

• Manage a team of Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts.
• Recruit, hire, and make decisions regarding staff assignments; follow up with individual solution architects to ensure high-quality solutions.
• Manage a small to medium-sized team of employees.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of experience successfully architecting technical solutions and leading/supporting complex capture pursuits and proposals.
• Experience providing cybersecurity solutions to federal and DoW customers.
• US CItizenship
• Top Secret/SCI with POLY clearance required at time of hire
• Experience with technical leadership and project management.
• Proven ability to lead solution development and technical proposal volumes for large-scale ($1B+), highly strategic, and complex deals.
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, growth-focused environment.
• Ability to motivate teams to perform exceptionally during capture and proposal development.
• Effective engagement with current and prospective customers to build trust, communicate solutions, and influence action.
• Exceptional writing skills to create compliant and compelling narratives that best present GDIT’s solutions within government requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Ability to conceptualize and develop rich graphic visuals to strengthen the GDIT story and communicate concepts and approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Creative thinking, problem-solving, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Industry certifications (preferred).
• Experience with Basis of Estimate and competitive estimation strategy.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required