Chief Technology Officer (US Federal Civilian) - CTJ - Secret

Microsoft • Washington, DC

9d • $158,400 - $267,000

About The Position

Microsoft is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to serve as the senior technology executive for its US Federal Civilian business, including US Tribal Nations. The role translates emerging technologies, customer priorities, market dynamics, and Microsoft capabilities into actionable business and strategic-account plans. Working across Microsoft leadership, account teams, product and engineering groups, partners, and senior government executives, the CTO shapes strategic Civilian engagements, guides use of Microsoft’s portfolio, develops the Federal partner ecosystem, leads complex escalations, and creates scalable frameworks for technical adoption.

The successful candidate is expected to combine technology leadership, strategic judgment, customer advocacy, partner leadership, and business acumen. The CTO connects Federal Civilian customer needs with what Microsoft and its partners can deliver, informs what Microsoft should build next, and turns technical differentiation into customer outcomes, platform adoption, and sustainable growth. The role also provides strategic direction and mentorship to technical communities and leads through influence across a large, highly matrixed organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of industry or digital-transformation experience; or a master’s degree and 11+ years of such experience; or 15+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience making recommendations to and/or collaborating with mid-to-senior-level executives.
• 10+ years of experience closing large, complex agreements or deals.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance and meet applicable Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements.
• Must successfully verify the stated security clearance and pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Must verify U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions applicable to supported government customers.
• Ability to advise senior government or enterprise executives on complex technology and transformation decisions.
• Ability to lead through influence, navigate complex escalations and competing priorities while maintaining executive trust, and communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of enterprise technology, technology strategy, architecture, engineering, consulting, or technical sales experience, including 5+ years working with or supporting the U.S. Federal Government with significant Federal Civilian exposure.
• Broad expertise across cloud and hybrid infrastructure, cybersecurity and identity, AI, data, and application modernization, including complex commercial-cloud, government-cloud, and hybrid architectures.
• Experience translating customer mission objectives into technology strategy and technology trends into executable customer and business strategies for large, complex government or enterprise accounts.
• Working knowledge of Federal cybersecurity, compliance, and government cloud environments, including FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171, CUI protection, FIPS, DFARS, and Authority to Operate processes.
• Experience developing technology and go-to-market strategies with Federal systems integrators, solution providers, independent software vendors, and strategic technology partners.
• 15+ years of Federal technology industry experience, including service as a CTO, Chief Architect, or comparable senior technical leader, and experience shaping major public-sector transformations, strategic pursuits, or enterprise agreements.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including its data and cyber services, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Copilot and AI platforms, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, GitHub, and associated data and application development platforms.
• Established technology leadership credibility through executive engagements, industry forums, public speaking, or publications, and a record of influencing product strategy or government cloud roadmaps.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Completion of a master’s- or Ph.D.-level program in a related field.
• Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technology leadership for the Civilian and Tribal Nations business, incorporating mission priorities, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies into business, investment, and go-to-market decisions.
• Represent the Civilian business in Federal and USPSI strategy development and translate broader Microsoft priorities into actionable Civilian strategies.
• Partner with account teams and customer executives to shape technology and business strategy for strategic Civilian customers and pursuits.
• Advise Civilian leadership on emerging technology, customer adoption, competitive developments, product risks, and potential investment or strategic changes.
• Serve as a trusted technology advisor to senior Federal leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, CAIOs, acquisition executives, and mission leaders.
• Translate customer mission and modernization objectives into practical technology strategies, architectures, and transformation initiatives across Microsoft technologies, engineering organizations, and partners.
• Lead technology efforts for major pursuits, enterprise transformations, strategic renewals, and significant escalations while balancing mission requirements, engineering realities, compliance obligations, and business considerations.
• Represent Microsoft at customer forums, government technology events, industry conferences, and executive briefings.
• Maintain an integrated view of the Microsoft portfolio for Federal Civilian missions, including cloud and hybrid infrastructure, cybersecurity and identity, AI, data, application modernization, contact center, business applications, and collaboration.
• Guide customers and account teams through architectural tradeoffs, product dependencies, service limitations, and emerging capabilities across commercial and government cloud environments.
• Apply Federal cybersecurity, compliance, and authorization requirements to strategy, architecture, and product adoption, engaging specialized expertise where required.
• Identify repeatable technology patterns, solutions, and engagement models for use across Civilian accounts.
• Connect the Federal Civilian market with Microsoft product and engineering organizations and aggregate customer, partner, and field feedback into prioritized product gaps, roadmap needs, and adoption barriers.
• Communicate product capabilities, roadmap direction, limitations, and dependencies clearly and credibly.
• Develop and execute a Civilian partner engagement strategy aligned to technology priorities and growth objectives.
• Build executive and technical relationships with Federal systems integrators, solution providers, independent software vendors, and small businesses.
• Encourage priority partners to incorporate Microsoft cloud, AI, security, data, and application capabilities into their solutions, reference architectures, managed services, and go-to-market strategies.
• Bring partner requirements, technical barriers, and competitive intelligence to the business and product and engineering organizations; evaluate partner engagement by technical capability, platform adoption, and growth contribution.
• Provide strategic direction, mentorship, practical frameworks, and messaging to architects, technology strategists, specialists, and customer success teams.
• Share customer insights, reusable architectures, competitive intelligence, and lessons learned, and align account, technical, partner, and business teams around the Civilian technology agenda.
• Foster customer advocacy, technical excellence, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning across a matrixed organization.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through the linked Microsoft careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive