IT SETA SME

Vosper Thornycroft Group; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense solutions company is seeking an IT SETA SME in Chantilly, Virginia. The role requires US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI with CI polygraph. Responsibilities include providing IT and cybersecurity support for a multinational AI project, advising on project efficiency, and managing multiple tasks in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise in AI, IT design, and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 9+ years of experience, or Master's degree and 7+ years.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while interacting with various stakeholders.
• Experience with IT infrastructure design related to power, space, and cooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide IT support as part of a multinational AI project.
• Advise leadership on project efficacy related to IT.
• Identify and represent AI/IT equities impacting project requirements.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph

Hands-on experience with AI

DevOps/DevSecOps experience

Agile environments

Hands-on experience with IT infrastructure design

Polished communication skills

JIRA and Confluence experience

MS Office applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or relevant field

Master’s Degree in STEM or relevant field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking an IT SETA SME in Chantilly, Va.

What will you do?

The IT SETA SME requires a proactive, detail-oriented IT SME with strong organizational skills and polished communication skills. The successful candidate will contribute to the success of the customer and the SAIC‑led team by:

• Providing IT and cybersecurity support to the customer as part of a multinational AI project
• Providing subject matter expertise on IT networking, security, auditing, and other emerging IT/cyber related technologies (including AI)
• Advising customer leadership on the efficacy of planned project initiatives in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and risk
• Advising customer leadership on maximizing efficiency across all IT aspects of this project related to power, space, cooling, hardware, software, and licensing
• Identifying and representing customer AI/IT/cyber equities in evaluating impacts to the project driven by IT security requirements, multi‑IN compliance issues, and multipartite information‑sharing requirements

Do you have what it takes?

Required:

• US Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or relevant field and nine (9) years or more experience; Master’s Degree in STEM or relevant field and seven (7) years or more experience.
• Hands‑on experience working with AI and operating in DevOps, and/or DevSecOps, and/or agile environments
• Hands‑on expertise gathering and identifying actionable requirements for requested capabilities
• Hands‑on experience with IT infrastructure design and implementation (power, space, cooling, connectivity)
• Ability to identify engineering opportunities to customer decision makers
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with developers, USG customers, other SETAs, and USG project managers.
• Polished communication skills (written/verbal); impeccable interpersonal skills and judgment; and confidence in presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of USG
• Hands‑on JIRA and Confluence experience for project and internal team communications
• Expertise in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project)