Government Services CTO

Leidos•Reston, VA

3d•$154,050 - $278,475

About The Position

The Health and Services Sector Office of Technology at Leidos is hiring a Government Services CTO to lead growth opportunities in its Government Services Business Area. The CTO will serve as a technical and strategic lead, working with a cross-functional team to develop customer requirements through ongoing engagement and to develop and help deliver solutions addressing current and future needs across exploration, environment, energy, polar operations, and civilian mission markets. The role interfaces among programs, customers, and Leidos senior management to communicate customer domains, pain points, and strategies, supporting business development, technology insertion, high-value captures, and on-contract growth. Preference is for a candidate local to the DC Metro area for meetings in Reston, Virginia. Periodic travel to customer and program sites is expected.

Requirements

Master's degree in a technical discipline with 15 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 13 years of relevant experience.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret or DOE L security clearance.
Professional experience with contract performance, including technical leadership and customer relationship building in contract performance and growth; ability to generate on-contract growth through innovation and technology insertion.
Experience as a solution architect, sales engineer, and/or technical volume lead on captures and proposals.
Ability to coordinate with industry, academia, and government customers across multiple lines of research, development, and funding to enhance offerings, close capability gaps, and develop competitive technical solutions.
Experience defining, designing, integrating, and delivering complex mission systems for federal customers.
Knowledge of program-management methodologies and techniques, performance evaluation, and change-management principles.
Demonstrated ability in personnel planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget control.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas.
Experience writing content for white papers, RFI responses, proposals, and customer briefings.
Experience developing and reviewing bills of materials (BOMs) and basis of estimates (BOEs) for complex solutions.
Experience reviewing proposal content, including draft, red-team, and risk reviews.
Implementation experience with one or more of AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
Experience implementing DevSecOps in a cloud environment.

Nice To Haves

Active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance.
Operational or technical experience in one or more Government Services mission areas: human spaceflight operations, environmental compliance and restoration, earth science and geospatial intelligence, energy research, nuclear security, remote-site operations and logistics, or civilian/public health systems.
Working knowledge of NASA, DOE/NNSA, NSF, DoD environmental, or federal civilian agency missions and acquisition environments.
Experience managing complex solution-development efforts or contracts, including operations and maintenance or management and operating (M&O) contracts.
Demonstrated ability to work across internal functions, subcontractors, and outside entities to facilitate successful product completion and delivery.
Experience with data analytics, modern data platforms, and large-scale scientific or geospatial data processing.
Experience using modern digital engineering practices, including MBSE knowledge on development or integration programs.

Responsibilities

Conduct market research and technology comparisons for mission operations, research enterprise, environmental, logistics, and civilian mission processes and tools; track industry trends and assess technology fit for customer environments.
Engage with customers including NASA, DOE/NNSA, NSF, USACE, NAVFAC, NOAA, USGS, and federal civilian and state health agencies; analyze needs and align them with industry trends and Leidos solutions.
Participate in opportunity shaping to build understanding of technical differentiators and help insert Leidos technologies into customer operations.
Partner with Business Development staff on new business strategy and assess current and future skills and technology needs.
Organize project and task workloads and select qualified individuals for assignments.
Direct the technical organization to ensure progress against technical specifications, campaign strategies, and business objectives.
Develop innovative solutions through research and integration of best practices in mission operations, remote-site and supply-chain logistics, geospatial and environmental data, and secure enterprise IT.
Identify emerging technologies and lead investment projects to develop repeatable solutions that increase Leidos differentiation; assess the relevance and customer impact of AI/ML, digital twins, autonomy, and advanced analytics.
Support customer and stakeholder meetings and technical discussions.
Lead Government Services IRAD activities, including serving as PM/PI for complex efforts and managing cost and schedule against planned outcomes.
Translate solution requirements into design documentation as a subject matter expert.
Provide direction on design decisions, including solution evaluation and selection, buy-versus-build-versus-reuse decisions, early-phase estimates, platform selection, and technical designs.
Interface among programs, customers, and Leidos senior management to communicate customer domain knowledge, pain points, and strategy and support growth initiatives.