CIO Principal Advisor
About The Position
KBR is seeking a highly qualified CIO Principal Advisor to support a government customer in the Northern Virginia area. The role provides trusted senior-level advice to the Chief Information Officer and leadership on strategy, priorities, governance, risk, and operational issues affecting Enterprise IT and mission delivery. The advisor supports executive decision-making, synchronizes priorities across stakeholders, and helps ensure timely delivery of customer initiatives. This is a contingent position based upon contract award. Candidates joining KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off are expected to transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply.
Requirements
- Current and active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Experience serving as a senior advisor to executive leadership on enterprise IT strategy, governance, and modernization initiatives.
- Experience translating mission priorities into actionable IT roadmaps, investment plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Experience supporting IC, DoD, and/or Federal IT governance, policy, and compliance processes, such as capital planning, risk management, and ATO/reciprocity concepts.
- One of the following education and experience combinations: a master's degree or higher in Business or a master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of experience; a bachelor's degree in Business or a STEM field and 8 years of experience; or a high school or high school equivalency diploma and 12 years of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading cross-functional stakeholder engagement, briefing senior executives, and aligning disparate organizations to shared outcomes.
- Experience developing strategic papers, options analyses, and executive briefings.
- Experience with executive-level action tracking.
- Experience overseeing or guiding portfolio/program performance, resource planning, and acquisition/procurement strategy.
Responsibilities
- Translate vision and guidance into executable plans, roadmaps, and milestones.
- Define success measures and track progress against strategic objectives.
- Coordinate with mission owners, business functions, security, acquisition, and partner organizations to align requirements, resolve issues, and drive outcomes.
- Prepare and staff executive-level decision packages, briefs, and recommendations.
- Manage action items and decisions through closure.
- Monitor portfolio and program performance across cost, schedule, and scope; identify risks and mitigations; and support corrective actions.
- Support resource and investment planning and prioritization; advise on acquisition approaches, vendor engagement, and efficiency opportunities.
- Ensure timely and accurate communication of customer priorities, decisions, and expectations.
- Coordinate inputs for reports, audits, and senior-level updates as required.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Flexible spending account
- Disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible work schedule
- Professional training and development
- Potential additional compensation, such as sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
