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master’s degree preferred.\nExperience\n12+ years of progressively responsible program leadership experience supporting complex federal technology, security, aviation, defense, or mission operations programs.\nUAS / CUAS Leadership\n5+ years leading UAS, CUAS, airspace security, or closely related programs, including demonstrated experience maturing at least one program, office, branch, or enterprise capability from initial concept through sustained operations.\nFederal Agency Experience\nDemonstrated success advising and supporting a large federal department or agency as it matured UAS / CUAS capabilities, governance, workforce, policy, technology, and operational processes.\nProgram Scale\nExperience leading multidisciplinary, multi-contractor teams; geographically dispersed operations; complex stakeholder environments; and concurrent technical and operational workstreams.\nTechnical Experience\nWorking knowledge of UAS / CUAS architectures, sensors, command-and-control, integration, communications, data, testing, deployment, training, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment. Direct experience with solutions from the named providers or comparable industry platforms is strongly preferred.\nAcquisition & Compliance\nExperience supporting federal acquisition and vendor management and operating within applicable safety, aviation, spectrum, cybersecurity, privacy, supply-chain, and legal/policy constraints.\nCertifications\nProject Management Professional (PMP) required or must be obtained within an employer-defined period. Relevant UAS, aviation, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or acquisition credentials are preferred.\nExecutive Communication\nExceptional ability to communicate complex technical, operational, policy, and risk matters to senior Government executives, operational users, contracting officials, and industry partners.\nSecurity Clearance\nCurrent, in-scope investigation allowing ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.\nLocation & Travel\nNational Capital Region hybrid presence with regular on-site customer engagement. CONUS and OCONUS travel is expected, including travel to operational sites, demonstrations, exercises, and industry locations.\nPREFERRED DIFFERENTIATORS\nExperience developing enterprise UAS / CUAS strategies and roadmaps across both domestic and international operating environments.\nExperience with open architecture, multi-vendor integration, technology insertion, test and evaluation, and transition from pilot to sustained operations.\nExperience building Government workforce proficiency and transferring program knowledge, data, processes, and technical baselines to federal personnel.\nExperience managing sensitive operational technologies and coordinating among legal, policy, intelligence, law-enforcement, aviation, cybersecurity, acquisition, and customer stakeholders.\nThe likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.Scheduled Weekly Hours:\n40Travel Required:\nNoneTelecommuting Options:\nOnsiteWork Location:\nUSA VA SterlingAdditional Work Locations:\nUSA VA RosslynTotal Rewards at GDIT:\nOur benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.Our Identity Verification Process:\nAs part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.About Our Work:\nWe are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. 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