Technical Director – IT Portfolio & Investment Management

Chameleon Integrated Services; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 230,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision plan

401K with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Training allowance

PTO

Job summary

Chameleon Integrated Services is seeking a senior IT policy and governance executive to serve as our IT Portfolio & Statutory Governance Task Lead, based in Linthicum Heights, MD. This role requires U.S.

Citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance eligibility and a track record as a federal/DoD CIO-office leader or equivalent. The role emphasizes leading IT lifecycle management, enterprise strategic planning, budgeting, and investment management to ensure statutory compliance across agency systems,

Qualifications

• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in IT leadership and accountability.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in IT strategic planning for large-scale environments.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in IT workforce planning and organizational management.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in IT budgeting and budgeting decisions.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in IT investment management.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in information security and privacy control implementation.
• The candidate must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in digital equity and accessibility of information/telecommunications technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage IT and Cybersecurity project lifecycle activities including feasibility studies and risk management.
• Guide enterprise-wide IT strategic planning and workforce planning efforts to meet mission-critical goals.
• Oversee IT budgeting and PPBE-like planning and execution processes.
• Direct IT investment management and portfolio-level reviews for statutory compliance.
• Implement and maintain compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
• Coordinate security audits, risk assessments, and vulnerability testing pipelines.
• Champion digital equity and accessibility initiatives across information technologies.

Skills

IT leadership

IT strategic planning

IT workforce planning

IT budgeting

IT investment management

Information security

Digital accessibility

Job description

Technical Director – IT Portfolio & Investment Management

We are a growing information technology company that offers its employees a culture of success, the chance to work on revolutionary federal IT infrastructure, and the opportunity to grow alongside cutting-edge technology that is reshaping the industry. We are seeking forward-thinking candidates that have strong experience in operational support and can help take to the next level in a proactive stance.

Chameleon Integrated Services has expertise in operations management, quality systems, data operations and cybersecurity. We secure some of the most sensitive data for the Department of Defense and for other U.S. federal government agencies. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees, and we believe in promoting from within.

We offer a Full Benefits package including:

• Competitive Employee Health Insurance options including dental
• 100% company paid vision plan
• 401K plan with generous company match and no vesting period
• 100% company paid life insurance
• 100% company paid long and short-term disability insurance
• Training allowance
• PTO and more

Location: Linthicum Heights, MD

Employment Type: Full-Time / Contingent Upon Contract Award

Clearance Required: U.S. Citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance eligibility

Estimated Base Pay Range:$230,000 - $260,000

Final compensation will be determined in good faith based on the candidate's verified certifications, and specific years of experience.

Position Overview

Chameleon Integrated Services is seeking a senior IT policy and governance executive to serve as our IT Portfolio & Statutory Governance Task Lead (designated in the solicitation as the CODE-CIO Task Lead). This is a Government-designated Key Personnel position based out of Linthicum Heights, MD.

This is not a generic cybersecurity task lead role. We are explicitly looking for a candidate with a background as a current or former federal/DoD CIO-office leader, Deputy CIO, senior IT portfolio lead, or contractor executive who has directly supported CIO statutory functions under federal mandates. The candidate's resume must meet a literal, requirement-by-requirement verification of the time-based criteria listed below.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage aspects of the IT and Cybersecurity project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, stakeholder management, risk management, and benefits realization.
• Guide enterprise-wide IT strategic planning, alignment, and workforce planning efforts to meet mission-critical goals.
• Oversee federal IT budgeting and resource planning processes, utilizing Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycles.
• Direct IT investment management and portfolio-level reviews to ensure statutory compliance across agency systems.
• Implement and maintain compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or CMMC to ensure organizational compliance.
• Coordinate internal and external security audits, risk assessments, and vulnerability testing pipelines.
• Serve as an organizational champion for digital equity, accessibility of information, and the integration of assistive telecommunications technologies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

The candidate's resume must explicitly demonstrate a minimum of 5 distinct years of experience in each of the following seven areas:

• IT leadership and accountability (such as being responsible and accountable for the effective implementation of IT management functions).
• IT strategic planning for large-scale enterprise environments.
• IT workforce planning and organizational management.
• IT budgeting, including the processes for all annual and multi-year IT planning, programming, and budgeting decisions.
• IT investment management, including evaluating and assessing agency-wide IT resource utility.
• Information security and privacy control implementation.
• Digital equity and technical accessibility of information and telecommunications technologies.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status”

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