Grant Leading Technology, LLC · 5 hours ago
Director of IT Services
Grant Leading Technology is seeking a candidate for Director to join our dynamic team. The candidate will ensure mission success, compliance, and quality performance while developing and executing departmental strategies that align with corporate goals and government client needs.
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Responsibilities
Oversee contract execution and monitor performance to ensure contract overall financial tracking and execution and health
Responsible for reporting funding needs and challenges to client
Responsible for deliverables being met, on time, and within budget
Work with leadership to set strategic goals and objectives for programs
Facilitate goal-level creation for the broader function and working with senior managers to ensure the goals cascade to staff
Report detailed status updates to leadership and executive team. Serve as a knowledgeable resource that provides leadership and direction
Intimately involved in the interviewing process for projects to include, meeting with recruiting to identify needs/wants for staff, creating interview questions, conducting interviews, meeting with team to discuss thoughts on candidates and communicating preferences
Supervise team for projects to include course correction in behavior or performance, mentoring, and facilitating professional growth
Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among team
Resolve problems between teams and other internal stakeholders
Coordinate with managers and other stakeholders to create detailed implementation plans This includes deadlines, milestones, processes, and risk mitigation protocols
Provide processes for monitoring performance and collaborating with teams to determine ways to improve
Ensure all members of team are at 100% utilization and monitor own performance to ensure 75% utilization
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the company business development including Capture proposal efforts and elements
Develop Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) for assigned contracts
Build and maintain relationships with key government customers, primes, and subcontractors
Participate in the development of annual and long-range strategic business plans
Contact prospective customers using networking, referrals from current customers, POC listings from advance RFP postings, and professional organization meetings, conferences, and workshops
Identify new project opportunities and potential areas for impact leveraging insights from government trends and customer knowledge-base
Perform initial analysis of proposed or actual request of capabilities, and RFP’s to determine technical, schedule, and content reasonableness, and profitability
Review and interpret acquisition policy and guidance
Ensure proposal business deals and pricing are presented to leadership in detail, framed for executive-level decision making
Lead decision gate reviews and develop competitive assessments, pricing strategies, and win themes
Qualification
Required
Twenty plus (20+) years related experience, with progressive responsibility in program and project management
Master's degree in relevant area
PMP certification
Track record of applying change, risk, and resource management principles when needed
Experience leading and managing staff and budgets
Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills
Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching and development skills. Strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
Strong understanding of strategic planning
Demonstrates knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices. Experience managing budgets for multiple projects
Track record of practicing a high level of confidentiality
Demonstrates the ability to develop standards, such as Standard Operating Procedures and Delivery Frameworks
15+ years of experience supporting cloud security operations and/or compliance auditing
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated security controls
Understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks, including NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and FISMA
Ability to draft technical reports, audit findings, and security documentation
Expertise in 2 or more lines in their portfolio in each of the 4 categories (Technology & Automation, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, and Next Generation Technologies) to have a deeper understanding in service lines to talk to clients about them. The lines include: information technology, business process automation, systems development, operations and maintenance, governance and change control, testing practice, helpdesk support, cloud strategy and migration, ICAM, threat detection and vulnerability analysis, audit and compliance, data lifecycle management, data strategy and policy, data stewardship, data transformation and validation, data maturity assessment, data classification and optimization, advanced analytics and AI, Machine learning, large language model development, dashboard design, chatbot design, AI governance, product development, GIDConnect, AMTS
Critical thinking and very strong communications to develop briefings for executive management
Anticipate what is coming for the assigned portfolios and collaborate with peers/other directors
Must be able to pass a government background check
Must live in the United States and must be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred
Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, CISA, or CAP)
The position will be remote with preference given to those candidates in the DC metro area
Benefits
Base healthcare plan is 100% employer paid
401k plan is immediately vested
Paid time off
11 federal holidays
Short/long-term disability
401k matching
Opportunities for professional development
Company
Grant Leading Technology, LLC
Grant Leading Technology (GLT) is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA 8(a) certified entity that provides expert knowledge, skills, and capabilities to deliver agile enterprise solutions that align mission essential requirements with rapid, innovative, and cost-effective technologies.