Vice President, Strategy & Technology

JCS is hiring a Vice President, Strategy & Technology to join the executive leadership team, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. The role carries a dual mandate: set the company’s technology strategy, solution architecture, and innovation direction, and grow the business across priority federal markets. It suits a leader who pairs deep technical judgment with a proven federal capture record and wants accountability for both., * Own JCS’s technology strategy, innovation roadmap, and reference architectures across cybersecurity, cloud, AI, digital modernization, and mission platforms.

• Serve as chief solutions architect on major pursuits, with final technical authority over solution design, technical volumes, and oral presentations.
• Build and govern repeatable offerings, technical differentiators, and a technology partner ecosystem that set JCS apart in competitive federal markets.
• Track emerging technologies, agency mission priorities, and acquisition trends, and turn them into investment decisions for JCS’s growth roadmap.

Artificial intelligence

• Lead JCS’s AI strategy, spanning AI-enabled offerings for federal customers and internal adoption in areas such as capture analytics, pipeline intelligence, and proposal development.
• Set practical standards for responsible AI use in federal environments, including classified and mission-critical settings., * Lead growth initiatives across priority federal markets, including DoD, the Intelligence Community, DHS, federal health, and civilian agencies.
• Develop and execute account growth strategies aligned to JCS’s core capabilities in cybersecurity, secure modernization, AI-enabled decision intelligence, cloud, infrastructure, and mission technology services.

• Shape and qualify major opportunities, including IDIQs, task orders, recompetes, and new business pursuits.

• Act as capture strategist and executive sponsor for priority opportunities, guiding customer engagement, competitor analysis, win themes, solution positioning, teaming, pricing strategy, and proposal readiness while capture and proposal staff run day-to-day execution.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with federal customers, industry partners, technology providers, and teaming partners., * Build and lead the solutions and growth organization, and mentor capture, business development, technical, and delivery leaders across the company.
• Partner with operations, delivery, recruiting, contracts, and finance to align technical solutions, staffing plans, pricing assumptions, and execution approaches.
• Own the B&P and technology investment budget for the growth organization
• Shared executive accountability for company technical growth targets, pipeline health, and win rates, supported by pipeline analytics, market intelligence, and disciplined CRM practices.

• Demonstrated success leading growth, capture, solutioning, or business unit strategy in the federal market.
• Hands-on architecture depth across enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and classified environments.
• Proven record winning and managing large federal opportunities, including IDIQs, task orders, and complex solution-based pursuits.
• Strong command of federal acquisition, the capture lifecycle, proposal development, teaming, and pricing strategy.
• Executive experience leading cross-functional teams across growth, solution architecture, operations, delivery, contracts, finance, and recruiting.
• Ability to translate technical capabilities into mission-focused value propositions and winning proposal strategies.
• Excellent executive communication skills, including customer briefings, proposal reviews, oral presentations, and board-level updates.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance, or a prior TS/SCI with eligibility for reinstatement, strongly preferred., * Prior P&L ownership or business unit leadership in the federal services market.
• Experience scaling a federal IT services organization or practice area.
• Recognized thought leadership, such as publications, patents, or industry speaking.
• Strong relationships across DoD, IC, DHS, federal health, or civilian agencies.
• Experience building innovation hubs, technical roadmaps, strategic partnerships, or partner ecosystems.
• M&A due diligence or post-acquisition integration experience.
• Experience with CMMI, ISO, quality management, or cybersecurity compliance initiatives.
• PMP, CISSP, or other relevant technical, cyber, or program management certifications.
• Experience with CRM implementation, pipeline governance, market intelligence tools, or data-driven capture analytics., This position requires U.S. citizenship due to contractual, regulatory, or security requirements. Are you a U.S. citizen?* Please indicate the highest DoD security clearance you currently hold and select one:* How many years of relevant experience do you have?*

• Location: [Hybrid / Northern Virginia area], with travel to customer sites and industry events as needed
• U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the federal contracts supported.

JCS Solutions (JCS) is a premier technology firm providing innovative solutions and high-quality services in defense, national security, and civilian sectors. JCS offers enterprise-wide solutions including cloud computing, software development, cybersecurity, digital modernization, and management consulting for the federal government. At JCS, we elevate our customers’ mission through the application of technology and professional services. Our commitment to investing in our workforce drives innovation and progress for our clients, employees, and communities. JCS is both a Great Place to Work and a Top Places to Work certified company.

Our employees embody our core values, and we are looking for others who do too!

• Customer Experience: Strive for excellence and delight our clients
• Innovation: Embrace creative thinking to enable continual growth and powerful solutions
• Accountability: Take ownership of and pride in our actions and service delivery
• Inspire: Be inspired to be your best self and have fun in the process
• Integrity: Do the right thing, the right way, every time!
• Stewardship: The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to our care.

At JCS Solutions, compensation is based on a number of factors such as location, qualifications, and applicable contract terms. The general salary range for this position is as follows: $175,000 to $240,000, Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran

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• a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
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