Global VP, Technical Solutions & Strategy

Orbis-Operation; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbis Operations is seeking a Vice President who will be the principal technical authority for our international and commercial portfolio, guiding solution design through sustained operations and owning engagements from inception to delivery.

You will translate complex technology into client value, lead a team of delivery leaders and solutions architects, and travel globally 30–40% to meet program goals and strengthen client relationships.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of combined operational and technical experience across defense, intelligence, international, or commercial technology programs.
• Meaningful time in special operations, the intelligence community, or federal law enforcement, such as USSOCOM and its subordinate commands.
• Recent and relevant operational exposure; able to speak to current mission problems, current clients, and current technology in the same conversation.
• Direct experience with the data access and sharing problem: information that could not reach the operator or analyst who needed it, and what that cost.
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role (VP Engineering, Principal Architect, Chief Engineer, or equivalent) with direct ownership of delivery, technical strategy, and client relationships.
• Current passport and the personal flexibility to travel on days’ notice.
• Active TS/SCI required

Responsibilities

• GROW. Serve as principal technical strategist for Orbis’s international and commercial portfolio, shaping solution strategy and positioning Catalyst, Pulse, and Discovery to win new business.
• LEAD. Own the technical standards governing end-to-end delivery across international and commercial programs, serving as final technical approver on solution designs and driving programs to on-time, on-budget, on-mission delivery.
• MANAGE. Own program-level accountability for technical quality and client satisfaction, and lead and develop technical delivery leads and solutions architects, including the Principal Solutions Architect.
• CONNECT. Build trusted relationships with senior technical stakeholders across allied-nation defense and intelligence organizations, commercial partners, and industry peers, representing Orbis executive leadership internationally.
• EVOLVE. Evaluate emerging technology for integration into Orbis solutions and shape product prioritization with Product Managers based on client feedback and market demand.

Skills

Technical leadership

Program delivery

Cross-domain collaboration

Strategic thinking

Client relationships

Security clearance TS/SCI

Job description

Orbis Operations is seeking a Vice President who will be the principal technical authority for our international and commercial portfolio, guiding solution design through sustained operations and owning engagements from inception to delivery.

You will translate complex technology into client value, lead a team of delivery leaders and solutions architects, and travel globally 30–40% to meet program goals and strengthen client relationships.