CIO Principal Advisor

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CIO Principal Advisor

K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Translate vision and guidance into executable plans, roadmaps, and milestones.
• Define success measures and track progress against strategic objectives.
• Coordinate support with stakeholders 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.
• Provide portfolio/program performance support via monitoring initiative performance (cost, schedule, scope), identifying risks and mitigations, and supporting corrective actions.
• Support planning and prioritization of resources and investments; advise on acquisition approaches, vendor engagement, and opportunities for efficiency.
• Ensure timely, accurate communication of customer priorities, decisions, and expectations.
• Coordinate inputs for reports, audits, and senior‑level updates as required.

• 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.
• Ability to translate mission priorities into actionable IT roadmaps, investment plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Experience supporting IC, DoD, and/or Federal IT governance, policy, and compliance processes (e.g., capital planning, risk management, ATO/reciprocity concepts).
• Education:
  
  Master’s in Business or STEM (or equivalent) with 6 years of experience; or Bachelor’s in Business or STEM with 8 years of experience; or high‑school equivalency with 12 years of experience.

• Experience leading cross‑functional stakeholder engagement, briefing senior executives, and aligning organizations to shared outcomes.
• Experience developing strategic papers, options analyses, and executive briefings.
• Experience with executive‑level action tracking.
• Experience overseeing portfolio/program performance, resource planning, and acquisition/procurement strategy.

$159,100 – $194,400 (Washington DC Metro Area Only)

K  offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits that may include: 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Additional compensation may include bonuses, commissions, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, relocation benefits, sign‑on bonuses, and discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

K  is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.