SAF/CNB Division Lead — Strategic Gov & AI Integration

Credence; Washington; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & 0)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence is seeking a SAF/CNB Division Lead to serve as the senior contractor representative and day-to-day integration lead for all SAF/CNB work. The Lead will coordinate architecture, investment, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and AI considerations to deliver decision-ready products.

This role requires an active DoD Top Secret clearance, a STEM-related degree, and 8+ years of governance or enterprise-architecture experience.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance minimum.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in STEM, data, architecture, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in governance, architecture, PPBE/investment analysis, data modeling, cloud/AI integration.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders and lead cross-functional teams in a complex Federal environment.
• Ability to work in a hybrid NCR environment and coordinate with Government facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and integrate contractor execution across all SAF/CNB work and serve as the principal division-level interface to SAF/CNB leadership and the Contractor Program Manager.
• Provide expert guidance on BMA strategy alignment, governance, implementation, and the relationship of BMA initiatives to DAF-wide strategic goals.
• Translate SAF/CNB priorities into coordinated work plans, assignments, decision products, and measurable outcomes; match work to the appropriate portfolio, architecture, ITAM, PPBE, data, or cloud/AI specialist.
• Coordinate horizontally and vertically across BMA systems, mission areas, SAF/CNS, SAF/CNZ, SAF/CND, program managers, acquisition organizations, and PPBE stakeholders.
• Establish team priorities, monitor workload and statutory or DAF suspenses, resolve cross-functional dependencies, mentor personnel, and elevate staffing, schedule, quality, or mission risks before they affect performance.
• Review and approve team products for analytic rigor, data and metadata quality, governing-policy alignment, and readiness for Government decision, drawing on the responsible technical specialist when the product falls outside the Lead’s primary discipline.

Skills

Division leadership

Executive communication

Enterprise architecture

Cloud/AI integration

Data modeling

RMF coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM/architecture/data/infosec/business

Tools

ITIL Foundation

Cloud architect certification

Enterprise architecture credential

Job description

Credence is seeking a SAF/CNB Division Lead to serve as the senior contractor representative and day-to-day integration lead for all SAF/CNB work. The Lead will coordinate architecture, investment, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and AI considerations to deliver decision-ready products.

This role requires an active DoD Top Secret clearance, a STEM-related degree, and 8+ years of governance or enterprise-architecture experience.