Technical Lead

ERT, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Entarian, formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, delivers mission-critical engineering and technology solutions to federal customers. The Technical Lead will provide end-to-end program leadership for CISA EEOSS, coordinating work packages, milestones, and reporting to COR while guiding enterprise IT initiatives.

The role requires a BS degree with 4+ years of related experience, DHS EOD clearance eligibility, and a track record in enterprise environments and complex programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of related experience or 8 years without a degree.
• Experience managing field teams in complex technical environments.
• Ability to drive teams to deliver objectives and manage risks.
• Experience in enterprise environments and with DHS/Federal programs.
• Must be eligible to obtain DHS EOD clearance (US citizenship, favorable background).

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end program leadership from planning to rollout.
• Coordinate and create work packages and schedule work.
• Lead initiative management and enterprise solution teams.
• Define and track business milestones at the program level.
• Track dependencies and manage risks, issues, and change logs.
• Communicate program status to internal teams and executives.
• Align milestones with business stakeholders and deliver value.
• Work with development teams to translate business requirements.
• Prepare weekly status reports, quad charts, and monthly content.

Skills

People leadership

Program management

Stakeholder Mgmt

Enterprise IT

Clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PMP

SAFe knowledge

Waterfall experience

Job description

Technical Lead

Job Details

• ID: 2026-9843
• Type: Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match
• Location: US-VA-Arlington
• Security Clearance: DHS Suitability

Overview/ Job Responsibilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) mission is to lead the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation's physical and cyber infrastructure. CISA includes the CISA Mission Enabling Offices (MEOs) and six Divisions: the Cybersecurity Division (CSD), the Emergency Communications Division (ECD), the Integrated Operations Division (IOD), Infrastructure Security Division (ISD), the Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED), as well as, the National Risk Management Center (NRMC), which are headquartered within the National Capital Region (NCR).

CISA's information technology (IT) landscape has historically produced networks and systems individually managed and maintained within each of its Divisions as well as its MEOs. This task order is to provide Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services (EEOSS) to CISA/OCIO to establish enterprise IT capabilities. These enterprise IT capabilities shall support CISA's ability to continue establishing a modern IT infrastructure; engaging in various initiatives to evaluate and implement emerging technologies; migrating to the cloud; supporting mobility and collaboration platforms; and continually improving the performance, security, and availability of enterprise IT services.

Working with an enterprise network architecture, engineering, and implementation team supporting our Federal customer, the Technical Lead supports program management and project management projects to include overall reporting to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), management and reporting of progress and activities in all task areas, coordinating and reporting on Contractor work on projects as directed by the Government project managers and leads, conducting the Kick-Off Meeting, and performing transition in/out activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end program leadership from planning to business readiness/rollout
• Coordinate and create work packages and schedule work
• Lead and guide initiative management/enterprise solution engineer teams to deploy dependent projects
• Define and track business and development milestones on a program level
• Track and communicate dependencies on a program level
• Manage risks, issues, change control and decision logs for the program
• Communicate and manage project status to internal project teams and to those in the executive level
• Identify strategic milestones in concert with business and/or mission stakeholders and tie work packages to milestones
• Work with development teams to ensure understanding of high level business requirements so that they are well positioned to deliver the appropriate business value
• Prepare weekly status reporting, quad charts, and monthly program management status content.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of experience in a related field, or 8 years of experience in lieu of a degree.

• Prior experience managing field teams in complex technical environments
• Confidence in driving people to deliver objectives
• Technical Delivery Management experience a plus
• Experience in enterprise environments
• Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain a Department of Homeland Security EOD clearance (Requirements 1. US Citizenship, 2. Favorable Background Investigation)

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

*Must be eligible to obtain a Department of Homeland Security EOD clearance (Requirements 1. US Citizenship, 2. Favorable Background Investigation)

Desired Qualifications

• Previous experience in classified environments
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to pursue and resolve issues independently
• Ability to prioritize and assess impacts of issues to other resources
• Problem solver with sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail and follow-through
• Excellent collaboration skills; high-energy attitude
• Familiarity with software development practices and various methodologies (Scaled Agile Framework preferred: SAFe, and Waterfall experience is beneficial as well)
• Familiarity with project management across varied stakeholders and team members
• Demonstrated proficiency in tracking risks/issues and change and decision logs and maintaining meeting minutes
• Ability to communicate multi-directional (peer to peer, to varying levels of leadership) for project status and issues

Certification: PMP

Clearance Preference

• DHS EOD - 1st priority
• Any DHS badge + DoD Top Secret or Secret - 2nd choice
• DoD Secret or Top Secret + willingness to get EOD clearance - 3rd choice (it can take 45 days to obtain EOD clearance - work can only begin once the clearance is fully adjudicated)

About Us

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993, Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, Entarian delivers secure, mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We don't just support modernization; we define it.

Entarian is an Equal Opportunity and Aff… All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.