What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Information Technology Advisor position at Defense Information Systems Agency?
About Us:
Join the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), where we deliver the secure IT and communications capabilities that keep our nation’s Warfighters and senior leaders connected anytime, anywhere. In this role, you will support the White House Military Office (WHMO), the team dedicated to providing critical military and operational support to the President of the United States. Together, DISA and WHMO ensure the continuity, security, and reliability of the communications and mission‑essential functions that enable the President and White House staff to operate effectively around the world.
Position Overview: We are seeking a Senior Advisor for Mission‑Critical Systems to lead enterprise modernization, secure systems integration, and long‑term technical strategy across WHMO’s mission‑essential communications environment. This role drives the modernization of secure global communications, develops enterprise architectures spanning data, mobile, and satellite networks, and guides the adoption of next‑generation technologies such as advanced SATCOM, secure 5G, and AI‑enabled network optimization. The Senior Advisor also leads mission assurance and resiliency engineering, ensuring survivable, encrypted, and zero‑trust‑aligned systems that support continuity of operations in demanding environments. In addition, the position provides executive‑level technical advisement, oversees interagency coordination, and chairs governance bodies responsible for communications standards and enterprise compliance.
Salary: $169,300 to $228,000 per year
Major Duties:
1. Strategic Modernization & System Vision
- Serve as the senior technical leader guiding the modernization of secure enterprise communications supporting WHMO missions.
- Develop integrated system architectures spanning data, mobile platforms, and satellite communications.
- Establish long‑term technology roadmaps to ensure enterprise systems evolve with emerging capabilities.
- Evaluate and introduce next‑generation technologies, including advanced SATCOM, secure 5G, and AI‑enabled network optimization.
- Design and optimize secure, high‑fidelity voice and video collaboration systems that support executive decision‑making.
2. Mission Assurance & Resiliency
- Lead engineering efforts to strengthen system security through advanced encryption, hardened networks, and secure protocol design.
- Provide expertise on cryptographic modernization and the transition to next‑generation, resilient security technologies.
- Develop survivable architectures incorporating anti‑jam protections, alternate routing, and other resiliency measures.
- Support continuity of operations by designing systems that maintain secure communications during degraded or high‑risk environments.
- Enhance system hardening to ensure mission‑critical voice and video capabilities remain reliable and protected.
3. Executive Leadership & Interagency Governance
- Advise senior national security leaders on technical strategy, modernization priorities, and acquisition considerations.
- Coordinate with interagency partners to ensure systems align with national security directives and interoperability standards.
- Promote Zero Trust principles and cyber‑resilient architectures across enterprise communications systems.
- Lead governance bodies responsible for communications standards, compliance validation, and enterprise‑wide technical oversight.
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
- This is a drug testing designated position
- Incumbent is required to travel away from their normal duty station to other locations within the continental United States (CONUS) and/or other locations outside the continental United States (OCONUS) up to 30 percent of the time.
Security Clearance:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret- SCI.
Benefits:
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Salary : $169,300 - $228,000