Senior Big Data & AI Security Portfolio Manager

Koniag Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Senior Big Data Platforms / AI Hardening Portfolio and Intake Project Manager with a TS/SCI clearance to support enterprise data and AI initiatives for our government customer in Arlington, VA.

You will evaluate large-scale data processing environments, assess AI infrastructure, and drive secure, scalable data and AI platform modernization through portfolio planning, risk assessments, and executive-level briefings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• 10 years of experience in enterprise IT architecture, big data platforms, technical consulting, or cybersecurity engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale data platforms and distributed computing environments.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, data engineering, or AI/ML platform deployment.
• Understanding of platform security, cybersecurity hardening, and Zero Trust principles.
• Familiarity with RMF and applicable federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience supporting technical project management and enterprise technology integration.
• Strong analytical and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake and technical assessment of enterprise big data, analytics infrastructure, and AI platform initiatives.
• Evaluate data platform architectures for scalability, interoperability, resilience, performance, and security.
• Assess AI infrastructure hardening requirements, including IAM, data protection, logging, monitoring, and configuration security.
• Identify technical risks associated with data pipelines, AI model hosting, data storage, and platform integration.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, cloud engineering, data architecture, and infrastructure teams.
• Support technical requirements development and solution evaluation.
• Assess platform compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements and Zero Trust principles.
• Develop technical implementation roadmaps, risk assessments, and portfolio prioritization recommendations.
• Evaluate dependencies involving data availability, compute resources, cloud services, and operational environments.
• Prepare executive-level technical assessments and recommended actions.
• Support pilot planning, technical validation, and operational transition of approved initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise IT architecture

Big data platforms

Cybersecurity engineering

Cloud infrastructure

AI/ML platform deployment

RMF & federal cybersecurity

DoD/IC security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Senior Big Data Platforms / AI Hardening Portfolio and Intake Project Manager with a TS/SCI clearance to support enterprise data and AI initiatives for our government customer in Arlington, VA.

You will evaluate large-scale data processing environments, assess AI infrastructure, and drive secure, scalable data and AI platform modernization through portfolio planning, risk assessments, and executive-level briefings.