Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure
Job Location:
Vienna, VA - USA
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Job Summary
The Deputy CTO Infrastructure reports to the CTO and works alongside the other Deputy CTOs and Architecture Review Boards to ensure every program inherits a consistent defensible security and cloud foundation. This person willrepresentSteerBridgeto government security authorizing officials and internal leadership alike translating infrastructure and compliance decisions into business and mission risk terms.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture Leadership:Direct the design governance and continuous improvement ofSteerBridgescloud architecture across all program environments ensuring consistent standards for scalability resilience and cost efficiency.
Security Compliance & Risk Management:Own the security compliance posture ofSteerBridgesinfrastructure including RMF/ATO packages continuous monitoring and remediation of findings across all programs and corporate systems.
Corporate Network & IT Operations:Lead corporate network architecture and operations including connectivity segmentation identity and access management and endpoint protection forSteerBridgesinternal IT environment.
Executive Stakeholder Engagement:Serve as a credible representative ofSteerBridgestechnical posture to government authorizing officials auditors and executive leadership translating infrastructure and security decisions into mission and business risk terms.
Governance & Standards:Chair orparticipatein Architecture Review Boards and the Technical Risk Committee ensuring infrastructure and security decisions across AICES AIRESSteerFi and corporate IT remain aligned and auditable.
Program & People Leadership:Guide and mentor infrastructure network and security engineers; build career pathing and technical growth plans in partnership withSteerBridgesCareer Ladder framework.
Vendor & Tooling Strategy:Evaluate and manage the vendor and tooling landscape for cloud network and security operations ensuring cost-effective and compliant solutions across the company.
Cross-Program Coordination:Collaborate with program technical leads toidentify capture and prioritize infrastructure and security requirements ahead of delivery milestones.
Delivery Management:Coordinate planning sprint execution and release management for infrastructure and security initiatives and report progress risks and dependencies to executive leadership.
12 years of experience in IT infrastructure cloud architecture or security engineering including at least 5 years supporting federal or highly regulated environments.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field (required). Advanced degree preferred.
Proven ability to design and lead delivery of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS Azure or GCP) supporting FedRAMP RMF and ATO requirements.
Deep understanding of enterprise network architecture corporate IT operations identity and access management and endpoint security.
Strong command of NIST 800-53 controls continuous monitoring vulnerability management and the federal Authority to Operate lifecycle.
Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional infrastructure network and security teams across multiple concurrent programs.
Exceptional communication documentation and executive stakeholder engagement skills.
Active certifications such as CISSP CISM CCSP AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Experience with enterprise vulnerability scanning and compliance tooling (e.g. SIEM platforms and Zero Trust architecture.
Experienceoperatingwithin VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) DoD IL4/IL5 or other federal accreditation boundaries.
Background managing security compliance across multiple concurrent ATO packages and program boundaries.
Familiarity with SOC operations incident response planning and corporate network segmentation strategy.
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Federal Holidays
Required Experience:
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About Company
SteerBridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants and employees are treated with respect and dignity—regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disab ... View more
