Director, Critical Infrastructure Solutions

Astrion; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Director, Solution Lead - Critical Infrastructure to own the CIP mission-area roadmap and lead the senior solution architecture across transportation, energy, and DIB infrastructure.

The role centers on transforming CIP offerings into repeatable, technology-enabled mission solutions, including evidence packs, digital twins, OT/ICS assessment, and readiness dashboards, while guiding partnerships and demonstrations for qualified pipeline and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in solution architecture and related domains.
• 8+ years leading technical teams or matrixed groups.
• Ability to turn services into repeatable Mission Solutions with artifacts, tools and dashboards.
• Experience defining roadmaps, MVPs, reference architectures and delivery patterns.
• Strong understanding of OT/ICS, cyber-physical resilience, digital engineering.
• Experience with federal capture, proposals, and customer-shaping activities.
• Executive communication skills to explain complex strategies to senior leadership.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the Critical Infrastructure mission-area solution roadmap across Transportation, Energy, and DIB Infrastructure.
• Serve as the senior solution architect ensuring differentiated, executable, repeatable approaches.
• Define and package CIP Mission Solutions (e.g., Mission Evidence Packs, Digital Twins, OT/ICS assessment).
• Partner with Growth and leadership to align development with pipeline and customer demand.
• Translate customer challenges into MVPs, demos, reference architectures, and playbooks.
• Lead make/buy/partner decisions to close capability gaps in OT/ICS, AI/data, and channels.
• Integrate Astrion catalog capabilities into CIP Mission Solutions and contribute modules.
• Build and manage partner strategies with cloud, digital twin, and OT/ICS partners.
• Establish governance and maturity criteria from concept to pilot to scale.
• Collaborate with Growth, Finance, Contracts, and Operations on pricing and data rights.
• Create customer-facing artifacts and proposal language with differentiators.
• Support executive engagements by translating mission expertise into value propositions.

Skills

Solution architecture

Leadership

Roadmap development

Executive communication

Federal capture

Make/buy decisions

Cyber-physical resilience

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Astrion seeks a Director, Solution Lead - Critical Infrastructure to own the CIP mission-area roadmap and lead the senior solution architecture across transportation, energy, and DIB infrastructure.

The role centers on transforming CIP offerings into repeatable, technology-enabled mission solutions, including evidence packs, digital twins, OT/ICS assessment, and readiness dashboards, while guiding partnerships and demonstrations for qualified pipeline and outcomes.