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Chenega MIOS SBU · 7 hours ago

IT Strategist

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Chenega MIOS is a company that supports large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology. The IT Strategist serves as a key member of the IT Architecture, responsible for translating enterprise mission priorities into actionable technology strategies and ensuring alignment with architectural standards.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain multi-year technology and capability roadmaps aligned to mission priorities, enterprise architecture direction, and security posture

Translate leadership objectives, audit findings, and operational constraints into sequenced modernization strategies

Define future-state capability outcomes across domains such as:

Identity and access management

Cloud platforms (IL2-IL6)

Cybersecurity and Zero Trust

Enterprise service delivery and observability

Ensure roadmaps reflect real-world sustainment, compliance, and resiliency requirements

Provide decision-quality analysis to architecture and portfolio governance bodies, including:

Trade-off analysis

Risk reduction vs. cost avoidance

Impact of deferral or acceleration

Align architectural initiatives to:

Budget cycles

Security and compliance mandates (RMF, STIGs, IAVA)

Operational maturity targets

Identify opportunities for platform consolidation, cost optimization, and reduction of systemic operational risk, informed by prior success delivering multi-million-dollar savings initiatives

Partner with the Architecture Lead and domain architects to ensure target-state architectures are:

Technically viable

Secure by design

Operationally sustainable

Contribute operational and security insight to:

Logical target-state designs

Architectural sequencing decisions

Risk acceptance discussions

Ensure architecture strategy reflects continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and Zero Trust principles, drawing on extensive hands-on experience in these areas

Prepare and deliver executive-level briefs for ARB, portfolio boards, and senior leadership

Frame options and consequences, rather than prescriptive solutions, enabling informed governance decisions

Translate complex operational, security, and architectural considerations into clear leadership narratives

Monitor emerging technologies, federal policy shifts, and threat trends relevant to enterprise IT and cybersecurity

Recommend strategic adjustments based on lessons learned from operational metrics, incident trends, and audit outcomes

Institutionalize insights gained from past large-scale operational leadership to improve future planning rigor

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Enterprise IT strategyCybersecurity frameworksCloud platforms (IL2-IL6)Zero Trust securityDOD IAT/IAM CertificationPortfolio governanceStrategic analysisExecutive communicationArchitecture collaborationDecision-framing skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related fields

8+ years of professional experience in enterprise IT operations, cybersecurity, or engineering

DOD IAT/IAM Level I or II Certification is required

DOD TS/SCI clearance required

Knowledge of enterprise IT strategy and architecture principles, including the translation of mission objectives, risk posture, and compliance requirements into forward-looking technology roadmaps and capability-based planning

Knowledge of federal and DoD IT environments, including operation and governance of IL2-IL6 cloud platforms, Zero Trust security models, and enterprise identity and access management

Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance mandates, including RMF, NIST, STIGs, FISMA, and IAVA/IAVM processes, and how these requirements influence architectural decision-making

Knowledge of large-scale IT service delivery models, including Tier 1-3 operations, incident and problem management, and SLA/KPI governance, sufficient to inform strategic planning without performing operational execution

Knowledge of portfolio governance and investment decision processes, including how architectural sequencing, risk reduction, and cost avoidance inform executive-level prioritization

Strategic analysis and roadmap development skills, enabling the creation of multi-year technology roadmaps that balance mission urgency, security posture, operational sustainability, and fiscal constraints

Decision-framing and trade-off analysis skills, including the ability to present multiple viable options with clear articulation of risk, cost, dependency, and long-term impact

Executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical, security, and operational considerations into clear, decision-ready briefings for senior leaders and governance bodies

Architecture collaboration skills, supporting productive engagement with architecture leads and domain architects to ensure future-state designs are technically viable and strategically aligned