CIO Principal Advisor

## CIO Principal Advisor Apply locations:
Washington DC Metro Area:
McLean, Virginia:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R2126337
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* Title:

** CIO Principal Advisor
** Belong. Connect. Grow. with K !
** 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.
** Why Join Us?
*** 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.
** This is a contingent position based upon contract award
** K  is seeking a highly qualified candidate to act as the Principal Advisor to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) within our government customer in the Northern Virginia area. The CIO Principal Advisor assists in supporting executive decision-making, synchronizing priorities across multiple stakeholders, and ensures timely delivery of customer initiatives. As a senior trusted advisor the individual supports senior leadership on strategy, priorities, governance, risk, and operational issues affecting Enterprise IT and mission delivery.
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* Primary Responsibilities:

*** Translate vision and guidance into executable plans, roadmaps, and milestones
* Define success measures and track progress against strategic objectives.
* Coordinate support with stakeholders (e.g., mission owners, business functions, security, acquisition, partner organizations) to align requirements, resolve issues, and drive outcomes.
* Preparing and staffing executive-level decision packages, briefs, and recommendations
* Managing action items and decisions through closure.
* Portfolio/Program performance support via monitoring initiative performance (cost, schedule, and scope), identifying risks and associated 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.
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* Required Qualifications:

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* ** CURRENT and ACTIVE TOP SECRET / SCI security clearance
*** Serving as a senior advisor to executive leadership on enterprise IT strategy, governance, and modernization initiatives.
* Translation of mission priorities into actionable IT roadmaps, investment plans, and measurable outcomes.
* Support to the IC, DoD, and/or Federal IT governance, policy, and compliance processes (e.g., capital planning, risk management, ATO/reciprocity concepts).
* Required Education  Relevant

Experience:

* Master's Degree or higher in Business or Master’s Degree in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and 6 years of experience.
* Bachelor's Degree in Business or STEM and 8 years of experience
* High school or High School Equivalency Diploma and 12 years of experience
** Desired

Qualifications:

*** Experience leading cross-functional stakeholder engagement, briefing senior executives, and aligning disparate organizations to shared outcomes.
* Experience developing strategic papers, options analyses, executive briefings
* Experience with action tracking at an executive level.
* Experience overseeing or guiding portfolio/program performance, resource planning, and acquisition/procurement strategy
** Basic Compensation:**$159,100 - $194,400 **(This range is for Washington DC Metro Area Only).
** The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
** K  Benefits
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