USAF - CODE Services Task Lead / CODE Strategy Support

cFocus Software Incorporated; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks a CODE Services Task Lead / CODE Strategy Support to guide USAF IT and cybersecurity efforts. The role is on-site in Linthicum Heights, MD, requiring TS/SCI clearance and strong leadership in enterprise IT, cloud, and data strategy.

The candidate will coordinate architecture, strategy, and external partnerships, while supervising teams across cyberspace IT, software, and data initiatives. A CISSP/CIO/CISO briefing background and DoD-style workflows are a plus.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Active PMP certification
• Minimum of one year leading and supervising teams (last 3 years)
• Experience briefing CIO and CISO on agency-wide actions for unity of effort
• Minimum of two years overseeing personnel issuing orders by USCYBERCOM or subordinate commanders
• Minimum of three years leading teams in Government/private networking & infrastructure environments
• Minimum of three years building, operating, securing LAN/WAN with IPv6, VPN, cloud, virtualization, storage
• Five years unified communications design/install/maintenance for multi-level classifications
• One year leading CI/CD teams using containerization & IaC
• Two years migrating legacy systems to multi-cloud/hybrid environments
• Two years leading data lake projects and modern data strategies
• One year briefing CIO/CISO on agency-wide actions

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of IT and cybersecurity initiatives aligned with DC3 mission and frameworks
• Guide enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, and data strategy; ensure interoperability
• Govern enterprise IT portfolios, processes, reporting, and monthly strategy deliverables
• Conduct data-driven analyses to inform build-vs-buy decisions and investments
• Coordinate stakeholders and agencies to adopt new technologies and external partnerships
• Oversee enterprise debt audits, security gaps, and data schema maintenance
• Lead trade studies and total cost of ownership analyses before legacy changes
• Brief CIO/CISO leadership and supervise cross-disciplinary teams in cyberspace IT, cybersecurity, software engineering, and data/AI

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication (CIO/CISO briefing)

Data strategy

CI/CD leadership

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder coordination

Education

B.S. Computer Science / Information Technology

PMP Certification

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

Multi-cloud / Hybrid-cloud

VTC systems

Job description

cFocus Software seeks a CODE Services Task Lead / CODE Strategy Support to join our program supporting the United States Air Force (USAF). This position is on-site in Linthicum Heights, MD. This position requires an Active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Active PMP certification
• Minimum of one year of experience in the last three years leading and supervising teams.
• Experience in the last five years briefing a CIO and CISO on agency-wide planned, recommended, and directed actions to enable unity of effort and operational effectiveness.
• Minimum of two years' experience in the last seven years overseeing personnel receiving, interpreting, planning, briefing, executing, and reporting on orders issued by: Commander of USCYBERCOM or one of their subordinate Commanders.
• Minimum of three years' experience in the last ten years leading and supervising teams in a Government and private networking and infrastructure environment (classified and unclassified) similar in scope and complexity to this TO.
• Minimum of three years' experience in the last ten years with the building, operating, securing, defending, and extending Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) systems, including wireless components, firewalls, routing and switching, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPV6), VPN, cloud computing, virtualized servers, storage arrays, and other IT/data systems.
• Minimum of five years' experience in the last seven years with unified communications, including the design, installation, maintenance, and administration of VTC system for multi-level classification environments (Unclassified, Secret, and TS/SCI).
• Minimum of one years' experience in the last three years leading and supervising teams running a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline utilizing modern approaches including containerization, micro-segmentation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Minimum of two years' experience in the last five years leading and supervising teams planning and executing migration of legacy systems into multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Minimum of two years' experience in the last seven years leading and supervising personnel developing and implementing "data lakes" and other aspects of modern data strategies.
• Minimum of one years' experience in the last five years briefing a CIO and CISO on agency-wide planned, recommended, and directed actions to enable unity of effort and operational effectiveness.

Duties:

• Lead execution of DC3 enterprise IT and cybersecurity initiatives and develop, maintain, and align strategic plans, portfolio and acquisition strategies, and roadmaps with the DC3 mission, priorities, and relevant cybersecurity frameworks.
• Guide enterprise architecture, cloud computing strategy, and enterprise data strategy; coordinate data-layer interoperability with the systems and architectures identified in PWS section 2.1.1.1.
• Establish and govern enterprise IT portfolios, including portfolio structures, documented processes, reporting, and communication mechanisms; coordinate the required monthly strategy and portfolio deliverables.
• Analyze resource allocations and program dependencies; conduct data-driven cost-benefit analyses to inform build-versus-buy decisions and enterprise investment priorities.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and agencies to identify and integrate new technologies, develop an external partnership strategy, and maintain the CODE Strategic Communications Plan.
• Oversee the enterprise technical debt audit and register, including assessments of code architecture, obsolete infrastructure, security compliance gaps, and difficult-to-maintain data schemas.
• Lead engineering trade studies and total cost of ownership models comparing refactor, replatform, replace, and retire approaches before changes to legacy architecture; execute approved remediation through Task 4 DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in modular sprints.
• Brief CIO and CISO leadership on planned, recommended, and directed agency-wide actions and supervise cross-disciplinary teams supporting cyberspace IT, cybersecurity, software engineering, and data and AI.