Enterprise Services Principal

The Mission Resilience and Cyber Defense department (N157) is seeking a strong technical leader to interface directly with senior leadership in the Enterprise IT and Cyber Infrastructure Division of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HNI). HNI is responsible for developing, delivering, and sustaining the Department of the Air Force’s enterprise IT, network infrastructure, and defensive cyber capabilities, including identity and credential management, network infrastructure and enterprise deployment of AI capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a proactive integrator and trusted advisor who can engage credibly with senior leaders, connect government priorities with industry capabilities, and translate strategy into executable technical road maps. This role is suited for a leader who thrives in complex environments, aligns diverse stakeholders, and drives secure, scalable enterprise outcomes.

As the technical focal point within the Collaboration Nerve Center (CNC), you will work across DAF Sponsors, MITRE teams, and industry partners to shape technical direction, accelerate adoption, and deliver mission-aligned results.

This role requires close collaboration with senior sponsors and leading enterprise multidisciplinary efforts, to resolve barriers, maintain momentum, and ensure integration with ongoing DAF Zero Trust, ICAM, endpoint security, and data strategies. The successful candidate will be collocated with the sponsor at the CNC adjacent to Hanscom AFB, MA.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will:

• Serve as the onsite strategic advisor and technical lead for DAF Enterprise Services, providing objective guidance on architecture, interoperability, cybersecurity, policy, and operational adoption.
• Engage directly with senior HNI sponsors, MITRE, and industry partners to align priorities, inform decisions, and advance implementation through executive briefings, trade studies, risk assessments, and recommendations.
• Translate strategic goals into actionable roadmaps, requirements, and integration plans aligned to the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture and DAF enterprise strategies.
• Lead multidisciplinary efforts to deliver pilots and integrations across enterprise, mission, and tactical environments.
• Apply acquisition and systems engineering practices to deliver rigorous, mission-relevant outcomes.
• Ensure modernization efforts align with DAF Zero Trust, ICAM, endpoint and data security, and enterprise service management objectives.

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience in a complex technical or mission environments with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, cybersecurity, or a related field; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical details into clear, actionable communications for senior leaders.
• Demonstrated record of delivering meaningful technical or mission outcomes through project leadership, program execution, or sponsor collaboration.
• A bias for action, and ability to tackle complex and occasionally ambiguous problems with an eye toward cost effective enterprise solutions.
• Experience leading enterprise IT modernization and managed service initiatives in federal or defense environments.
• Active Top Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site, * Experience deploying Microsoft enterprise solutions, including endpoint management, Intune, MDE, MAM-WE, and Copilot, with familiarity in ServiceNow (ITSM and CMDB) and DAF ICAM capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior leaders, stakeholders, operational users, and commercial partners.
• Familiarity with DAF, DoD, or federal IT governance, Zero Trust, ICAM, and enterprise service delivery models.
• Experience working within MITRE processes, business systems, and internal program management practices, including cross-sponsor collaboration and outcome measurement.
• Demonstrated ability to align diverse MITRE resources to tackle large challenges to maximize impact and deliver results that could not be achieved otherwise.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

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