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Chief Technology Officer
The Chief Technology Officer is the top technology executive who sets Technology Strategy and Software Architecture direction to support a company's product and business goals, often reporting directly to the CEO. The CTO oversees engineering teams and infrastructure decisions around Cloud Computing, provides Team Leadership across engineering disciplines, and ensures systems are protected through Cybersecurity oversight. This role is typically filled by a veteran engineer or technical leader who has moved from hands-on development into strategic and organizational leadership.
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U.S. Special Operations Command (Army)
Contract · Fort Bragg, NC · $154,492 – $197,200
A senior technology leadership role within U.S. Army Special Forces Command responsible for developing cyberspace strategy, evaluating emerging technologies, and driving technology modernization to support military operations. This position suits experienced federal technologists with deep expertise in military systems and strategic technology planning.
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Head of Accounting and Fund Administration Technology, SVP
State Street Corporation
Quincy, MA · $225,000 – $337,500
This role leads the technology organization supporting a global accounting and fund administration business, directing engineering teams across fund accounting, financial reporting, and related services. The ideal candidate brings deep financial services technology leadership experience, cloud modernization expertise, and the ability to drive large-scale transformation in a regulated environment.
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Indian Health Service
Polacca, AZ · $147,945 – $192,331
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Miami, FL · $157,563 – $197,200
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Washington, DC · $151,661 – $228,000
This is an executive-level leadership role managing a Treasury Department security operations center responsible for threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics across classified and unclassified systems. It suits experienced security leaders who have managed large technical teams and can operate at the strategic level of federal cybersecurity policy and practice.
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Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer (XD, CISO)
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters
Springfield, VA · $151,661 – $228,000
This is a Senior Executive Service role leading all information security operations across the Department of Homeland Security, where the CISO advises the department's chief information officer and directs enterprise-wide cyber risk, compliance, and security policy. It suits candidates with deep technical cybersecurity expertise and proven executive experience managing large organizations through strategic change.
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Chief Information Security Officer
Office of Personnel Management
Macon, GA · $169,279 – $197,200
You'll establish and oversee cybersecurity strategy across a federal agency, directing policy development, incident response, supply chain security, and security engineering while supervising teams and managing substantial budgets. This role suits experienced security leaders ready to shape enterprise-wide risk management and security governance at the executive level in government.
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Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Alexandria, VA · $151,661 – $228,000
HUD is recruiting a Deputy Chief Information Officer to lead strategic IT modernization and oversee the agency's technology infrastructure, security, and operations across multiple offices. This role suits executive leaders with substantial federal IT experience and a track record of transforming large-scale legacy systems into cloud-based architectures.
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Vice President, Information Technology
Crusoe
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $330,000 – $360,000
Lead Crusoe's enterprise IT organization across service desk, systems engineering, and enterprise technology, owning large-scale ERP transformations and driving AI automation across operations. This role suits experienced IT executives with deep brownfield transformation experience who thrive leading director-level teams through complex modernization initiatives.
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Obsidian Securty
Full-time · Palo Alto, CA · $280,000 – $340,000
Obsidian Security seeks a seasoned security executive to build and lead their internal security program while representing the company's security posture to customers and the market. This role suits experienced security leaders ready to scale a program across product, infrastructure, and enterprise risk at a rapidly growing cybersecurity unicorn.
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Stoke Space
Full-time · Kent, WA · $129,150 – $327,810
This role involves developing the architecture and requirements for advanced iterations of a commercial launch vehicle, translating business objectives into technical concepts, and performing trade studies to guide development. It suits experienced aerospace engineers comfortable making rapid decisions with incomplete information and seeing their designs through to flight operations.
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