Leidos - Baltimore, MD
posted 2 months ago
The Leidos Health Solutions sector is seeking a dynamic, mission-centric hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with program management experience to support a federal agency's mission-critical enterprise program. This program is significant, involving profit and loss (P/L) responsibilities and a team of over 100 personnel. The ideal candidate will be a strong technical leader with expert comprehension of application modernization, cloud services, and solution architectures. They should be energetic, self-motivated, and capable of guiding and mentoring technical professionals, all while maintaining a value-driven and customer-centric mindset. As the CTO with Program Management oversight, you will be accountable for directing customer support services, engineering, and strategic support activities across all aspects of the program. This includes Application Modernization of legacy COBOL and Java applications, Data Analytics, Service Desk, Low Code/No Code, DevSecOps, Automation, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and engineering areas of the program. The CTO will need a broad IT background and a deep understanding of IT management and engineering management processes, cost estimating, business acumen, and project management. You will be expected to make recommendations and advise on organization-wide system improvements and optimizations. The successful candidate should possess a technical background as a CTO and be collaborative, analytical, and an innovative thinker with strong problem-solving skills. You will be in charge of information technology initiatives and strategy skills to deliver the best solutions for the customer's mission. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will need to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences effectively. In this role, you will guide teams in creating Enterprise Architecture roadmaps, conduct assessments, engage with customers to understand their missions, and provide strategic approaches to meet their goals. You will also be responsible for ensuring that federal security standards are integrated into designs and adhered to during implementation, as well as identifying opportunities for emerging IT solutions and technical process improvements.