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Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.\nLeveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, homeland, healthcare, and intelligence sectors-helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.\nResponsibilities\nLMI is seeking an accomplished Chief Engineer to serve as the program's senior technical authority for enterprise IT and communications capabilities across secure facilities. The Chief Engineer will establish the engineering vision, maintain the integrated technical baseline, and align systems, network, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, data, and operations around a coherent solution. This execution-oriented leadership role supports a fast-paced, milestone-driven prototype with near-term commitments. Success requires broad technical credibility, disciplined governance, executive communication, and balanced judgment across mission, security, resilience, cost, schedule, and lifecycle risk.\nPrimary duties include:\nEstablish the program's technical vision, engineering strategy, priorities, architecture, standards, and modernization roadmap. \nServe as the principal technical advisor to the Program Manager, government sponsors, executive leadership, and engineering teams. \nOwn the integrated technical baseline across systems, network, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, data, facilities, and operations. \nLead architecture reviews, design reviews, readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, and engineering working groups. \nManage technical risks, architecture gaps, interface challenges, conflicting requirements, technical debt, and lifecycle concerns. \nDirect trade studies addressing assumptions, alternatives, cost, schedule, security, risk, and operational consequences. \nEnsure mission requirements remain traceable through architecture, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, acceptance, and operations. \nResolve cross-domain conflicts and communicate major decisions, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to stakeholders. \nEstablish an integrated automation strategy spanning engineering, cybersecurity, testing, monitoring, compliance, and operations. \nFOUNDATIONAL SKILLS\nEnterprise architecture and multidisciplinary systems engineering. \nRequirements, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, and lifecycle management. \nNetworking, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, applications, identity, data, and operations. \nTechnical governance, configuration management, change control, and decision management. \nReliability, availability, resilience, scalability, maintainability, and operational supportability. \nSecurity architecture, zero-trust principles, risk management, and defense in depth. \nAutomation, observability, infrastructure as code, configuration management, and modern engineering practices. \nTechnical risk analysis, trade studies, investment prioritization, and lifecycle cost. \nExecutive communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, mentoring, and multidisciplinary technical leadership. \nLocation: This position is based in the Washington, DC metro area, with travel to program locations.\nTravel: This position requires approximately 25-50% travel to support activities across multiple program locations.\nQualifications\nRequired:\nBachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. \n12+ years of progressive experience designing, integrating, modernizing, or sustaining complex enterprise IT, including classified environments. \nExperience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations or major initiatives across dispersed locations. \nBroad technical knowledge across enterprise architecture, systems, networking, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, and operations. \nExperience leading architecture reviews, trade studies, risk assessments, integration, and major engineering decisions. \nExperience engineering capabilities for SCIF or other accredited classified environments, including multi-enclave systems and security boundaries. \nWorking knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800-37 / 800-53) and experience advising senior leaders. \nActive Top Secret Clearance (SCI eligibility) required. \nExcellent communication skills both verbally and in writing. Ability to develop papers, reports, and briefings targeted to senior decision makers. \nNice to Have:\nAdvanced degree or relevant senior-level systems engineering, architecture, program management, or cybersecurity certification. \nExperience integrating cross-domain solutions (CDS) into enterprise architectures. \nExperience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) facilities, systems, or environments. \nExperience designing or standing up network or security operations centers (NOC/SOC), including 24x7 coverage models. \nTS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility are required for this position. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. LMI will only consider applicants with current security clearances. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.\nTarget salary range: $125,000 - $250,000\nDisclaimer:\nThe salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. 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