Vice President, Technical Solutions

Orbis; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive retirement matching

Paid time off (PTO)

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Orbis is seeking a Vice President to serve as the principal technical authority for its international and commercial portfolio. You will shape solution strategy, own end-to-end delivery standards, and drive programs to successful outcomes for allied-nation and commercial clients, from design through operations.

You will translate technical work into client-ready outcomes, balancing mission needs with growth.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of combined operational and technical experience across defense, intelligence, international, or commercial technology programs.
• Recent operational exposure; able to talk about current mission problems and technology in one conversation.
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role with ownership of delivery, strategy, and client relationships.
• Current passport and the flexibility to travel on short notice.
• Experience addressing data access and sharing challenges where data cannot reach the operator.

Responsibilities

• GROW. Serve as principal technical strategist shaping solution strategy and positioning products to win new business.
• LEAD. Own technical standards for end-to-end delivery across international and commercial programs; ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• MANAGE. Own program-level accountability for technical quality and client satisfaction; mentor delivery leads.
• CONNECT. Build trusted relationships with senior technical stakeholders across defense, intelligence, and industry.
• EVOLVE. Evaluate emerging technology for integration and guide product prioritization based on client feedback.

Skills

Executive leadership

Technical strategy

Client relationships

Operational experience

Travel readiness

TS/SCI clearance

Job description

Orbis is a technology company that delivers sovereign intelligence and decision capabilities to the United States Government and its allies. We convert complex information and operational systems into decisive outcomes, giving public institutions and critical enterprises the tools to move faster, see clearer, and act first in an increasingly contested world.

We are not a consulting firm and not a systems integrator. Every Orbis team is built around practitioners who have operated at the mission edge, and every engagement is judged on one thing: whether it produces working capability, not slide decks. Solutions forged from experience; that is how we build, and it is how we hire.

Job Summary

Orbis Operations is building its international and commercial business, and this Vice President is its principal technical authority. You will shape, win, and provide accountability for the delivery of complex technology programs for allied-nation, coalition, and commercial clients, owning each engagement from solution design through sustained operations.

More than an architect, this is the leader the executive team leans on for the technical judgment that drives client outcomes and firm growth. You work at the intersection of technology, mission, and business, translating what Orbis builds into what clients need and delivering on every commitment.

The credibility this role requires

Orbis sells into rooms where credibility is established in the first five minutes or not at all. The person in this seat has sat on the other side of the table. You have watched a decision get made late, or wrong, because the data that would have informed it was locked behind a boundary nobody had the authority, the mechanism, or the appetite to cross. Different network. Different classification. Different partner. The data existed. It could not move.

That is the problem Orbis solves. You have to be able to speak to it from experience, not from a briefing. Recent and relevant, not a career that ended a decade ago.

Travel: 30–40% globally, CONUS and OCONUS, frequently on short notice.

Key Responsibilities

• GROW. Serve as principal technical strategist for Orbis’s international and commercial portfolio, shaping solution strategy and positioning Catalyst, Pulse, and Discovery to win new business.
• LEAD. Own the technical standards governing end-to-end delivery across international and commercial programs, serving as final technical approver on solution designs and driving programs to on-time, on-budget, on-mission delivery.
• MANAGE. Own program-level accountability for technical quality and client satisfaction, and lead and develop technical delivery leads and solutions architects, including the Principal Solutions Architect.
• CONNECT. Build trusted relationships with senior technical stakeholders across allied-nation defense and intelligence organizations, commercial partners, and industry peers, representing Orbis executive leadership internationally.
• EVOLVE. Evaluate emerging technology for integration into Orbis solutions and shape product prioritization with Product Managers based on client feedback and market demand.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of combined operational and technical experience across defense, intelligence, international, or commercial technology programs
• Meaningful time in special operations, the intelligence community, or federal law enforcement, such as USSOCOM and its subordinate commands.
• Recent and relevant operational exposure; able to speak to current mission problems, current clients, and current technology in the same conversation
• Direct experience with the data access and sharing problem: information that could not reach the operator or analyst who needed it, and what that cost
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role (VP Engineering, Principal Architect, Chief Engineer, or equivalent) with direct ownership of delivery, technical strategy, and client relationships
• Current passport and the personal flexibility to travel on days’ notice
• Active TS/SCI required

Desired Qualifications

• Delivery to allied-nation, coalition, or Five Eyes partners
• Senior relationships across international defense, intelligence, or partner-nation organizations
• Modernization of tactical networks, C4ISR, or enterprise communications architectures for defense, special operations, or coalition customers
• Senior executive experience (CTO, Chief Engineer, or equivalent) leading technological transformation at USSOCOM, USASOC, or a service-level command
• Operating in disconnected, degraded, or bandwidth-constrained environments
• Substantive command of moving data across network and domain boundaries under policy control: cross-domain and multi-level security, zero-trust architecture, coalition data sharing, and why governance and data flow cannot be solved separately
• Informed judgment on AI, data pipelines, and automation, including where AI accelerates a decision cycle and where it introduces risk a mission cannot absorb
• Systems-level architecture judgment with proven delivery of enterprise-scale platforms for defense, intelligence, international, or commercial customers
• Gravitas and business acumen sufficient to advise both executive leadership and senior client stakeholders
• Active TS/SCI required; CI or FS polygraph preferred

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods at a computer with routine video and in-person meetings; primarily sedentary with occasional standing and movement
• Regular use of standard office equipment; ability to read a screen for extended periods
• Clear verbal communication in person, by phone, and by video
• Occasional lifting up to 10 pounds
• Ability to travel 30–40% globally on short notice, including to austere or non-permissive locations

Beyond the opportunity to work alongside practitioners who have operated at the mission edge, joining Orbis means real ownership over outcomes that matter; the chance to build technology that gives the United States Government and its allies a genuine decision advantage, not just another dashboard. From competitive retirement matching to a PTO policy that encourages real time off, we're committed to creating an environment where our team can do their best work and still have a life outside of it.

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. A full list of benefits is shared with candidates following an initial conversation with our HR team, so you'll have a clear picture of the support and resources available to you as part of the Orbis team.

Orbis Locations

Orbis works in whatever arrangement the mission requires. Depending on the role, that might mean five days a week on a customer site, full-time in one of our offices, a hybrid schedule, or fully remote work; our team is spread across 25 states and four countries to match. We make sure every team member has the tools and access needed to do the work, wherever that work happens.

Travel is common across many Orbis roles, particularly those supporting customer missions in the field.

Orbis is headquartered in McLean, VA, with additional office locations in Taipei, Taiwan, and Canberra, Australia.

Orbis is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, and we make employment decisions based on merit,

qualifications, and business need. Orbis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Orbis complies with all applicable equal opportunity and non-discrimination laws in every jurisdiction in which we operate. Reasonable accommodation is available to applicants and employees with disabilities upon request.