Parsons
Overview
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented CTO to join our High Consequence Missions Sector team. Parsons’ High Consequence Missions Sector focuses on delivering cutting-edge offensive and defensive cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and specialized communication and collection technologies to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our work aims to support U.S. and Joint Coalition Warfighters in achieving critical national security objectives and enable mission success across intelligence, cyber, and electronic warfare domains. What You'll Be Doing
Create and update High Consequence Missions Sector technical strategy: Ensure the strategy aligns with the Defense & Intelligence Business Unit and overall company objectives.
Document the sector’s technical vision and compare it to the current state.
Develop a roadmap to drive from the current state to the desired future state.
Make recommendations to address gaps through capability enhancements and/or M&A opportunities.
Oversee High Consequence Missions Sector Solution Architects: Lead the technical volumes of proposals, ensuring they are responsive and include clear discriminators.
Support Business Development and Capture activities by identifying the best contract opportunities to pursue, ensuring alignment with the sector strategy.
Assist with customer engagements by developing briefings that highlight company differentiators.
Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends: Identify solutions, services, and best practices to keep the sector at the forefront of innovation.
Foster cross-sector, cross-business unit, and cross-company collaboration to drive internal and external partnerships, accelerating technological advancements.
Build and refine a high-performing technology organization: Lead multi-domain collaboration across Parsons Defense & Intelligence portfolio to address complex mission challenges.
Drive new business and on-contract growth while cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Manage the technology budget, allocating resources efficiently and in line with sector objectives, while maintaining cost-effective solutions.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
20+ years experience with detailed working knowledge of missions and operations related to offensive and defensive cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and specialized communication and collection technologies.
Master’s degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
Strong working knowledge of cyber operations, electronic warfare, ISR, specialized communications, artificial intelligence, data analytics, network operations, systems engineering, and signals intelligence.
Proven leadership abilities, with a history of mentoring and developing high-performing technical talent.
Strategic thinker with robust business acumen, skilled at aligning technology initiatives with broader organizational goals to drive growth and success.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in operational or military environments in cyber, electronic warfare, or intelligence domains is a significant plus.
Active TS with SCI eligibility required.
U.S. citizen.
Security Clearance
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation’s most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. Salary Range: $186,800.00 - $357,100.00. This position is eligible for incentive compensation. We value our employees and offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays. The position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and may remain posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position is cancelled. Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. We invest in our employees’ wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit. Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to the national Parsons homepage for information on scams and fraud prevention.
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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented CTO to join our High Consequence Missions Sector team. Parsons’ High Consequence Missions Sector focuses on delivering cutting-edge offensive and defensive cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and specialized communication and collection technologies to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our work aims to support U.S. and Joint Coalition Warfighters in achieving critical national security objectives and enable mission success across intelligence, cyber, and electronic warfare domains. What You'll Be Doing
Create and update High Consequence Missions Sector technical strategy: Ensure the strategy aligns with the Defense & Intelligence Business Unit and overall company objectives.
Document the sector’s technical vision and compare it to the current state.
Develop a roadmap to drive from the current state to the desired future state.
Make recommendations to address gaps through capability enhancements and/or M&A opportunities.
Oversee High Consequence Missions Sector Solution Architects: Lead the technical volumes of proposals, ensuring they are responsive and include clear discriminators.
Support Business Development and Capture activities by identifying the best contract opportunities to pursue, ensuring alignment with the sector strategy.
Assist with customer engagements by developing briefings that highlight company differentiators.
Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends: Identify solutions, services, and best practices to keep the sector at the forefront of innovation.
Foster cross-sector, cross-business unit, and cross-company collaboration to drive internal and external partnerships, accelerating technological advancements.
Build and refine a high-performing technology organization: Lead multi-domain collaboration across Parsons Defense & Intelligence portfolio to address complex mission challenges.
Drive new business and on-contract growth while cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Manage the technology budget, allocating resources efficiently and in line with sector objectives, while maintaining cost-effective solutions.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
20+ years experience with detailed working knowledge of missions and operations related to offensive and defensive cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and specialized communication and collection technologies.
Master’s degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
Strong working knowledge of cyber operations, electronic warfare, ISR, specialized communications, artificial intelligence, data analytics, network operations, systems engineering, and signals intelligence.
Proven leadership abilities, with a history of mentoring and developing high-performing technical talent.
Strategic thinker with robust business acumen, skilled at aligning technology initiatives with broader organizational goals to drive growth and success.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in operational or military environments in cyber, electronic warfare, or intelligence domains is a significant plus.
Active TS with SCI eligibility required.
U.S. citizen.
Security Clearance
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation’s most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. Salary Range: $186,800.00 - $357,100.00. This position is eligible for incentive compensation. We value our employees and offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays. The position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and may remain posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position is cancelled. Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. We invest in our employees’ wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit. Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to the national Parsons homepage for information on scams and fraud prevention.
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