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Vice President of Information Security and IT Operations

Herndon, VA

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Role

As Vice President of Information Security and IT Operations, you will lead Clarity Innovations’ corporate IT function and enterprise security governance program. Reporting to Operations, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and compliance of Clarity’s corporate technology environment while serving as the company’s senior voice on information security posture — externally to customers, auditors, and partners, and internally through policy, standards, and mentorship. You will own the compliance and certification apparatus that enables Clarity to compete and deliver in classified and regulated environments, and you will drive modernization of corporate IT infrastructure to keep pace with a growing, acquisition-active organization. This role partners closely with engineering practice areas and delivery leadership to ensure cybersecurity standards and governance are embedded across programs without duplicating or displacing practice area execution authority.

This is a full-time, hybrid position that will require presence in Herndon, Virginia and occasional travel.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategic Direction

  • Lead the corporate IT and information security functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational priorities
  • Serve as the primary strategic advisor to the VP of Operations and senior leadership on enterprise security posture, IT initiatives, and risk management
  • Develop and execute long-term strategies for corporate IT operations and enterprise security governance focused on prevention, detection, response, and recovery
  • Serve as the primary decision authority for corporate IT and enterprise information security matters
  • Champion a security-conscious culture across the organization
  • Triage and prioritize initiatives across IT and information security functions
  • Represent Clarity’s cybersecurity posture externally in customer engagements, BD pursuits, industry events, and audit proceedings

Corporate and Mission IT Operations

  • Own and modernize Clarity’s corporate IT infrastructure across processes (automation, tooling, procedures) and architecture (cloud, hybrid, on-prem environments)
  • Lead the corporate IT team with direct management accountability for performance, staffing, and service delivery
  • Ensure reliability, availability, and security of enterprise systems, networks, and endpoints
  • Evaluate and implement enterprise technology solutions that scale with organizational growth, including acquisition integration
  • Manage vendor relationships, licensing, and third-party service agreements for corporate IT
  • Support the design, deployment and maintenance of secure, mission-specific, customer-facing infrastructure and environments including classified enclaves, cloud platforms, and cyber ranges to enable operational execution

Security Governance, Compliance & Policy

  • Lead the development and ongoing implementation of the enterprise compliance program
  • Own adherence to key frameworks and certifications, including CMMC, ISO, CMMI, and relevant tertiary certifications
  • Evaluate and recommend additional cybersecurity certifications to pursue based on market positioning and customer requirements
  • Develop and maintain the cybersecurity policy and procedure framework for the Clarity platform
  • Serve as cybersecurity and IT signature authority for external entities and commitments
  • Manage third-party and supply chain risk assessment and mitigation programs
  • Maintain the enterprise risk management program, including oversight of the risk register
  • Make informed security determinations for complex network architectures
  • Oversee corporate classified facility security requirements, ensuring appropriate cybersecurity staffing and timely customer accreditation deliverables

Incident Response, Recovery & Resilience

  • Design and maintain robust incident response strategies for rapid identification, containment, and resolution of breaches and major IT incidents
  • Assess incident impacts and strengthen organizational resilience through business continuity and disaster recovery programs
  • Ensure full lifecycle incident handling — from triage and response through formal reporting and post-incident recovery
  • Collaborate with personnel security teams on insider threat detection, response, and investigation
  • Establish and conduct regular incident response and tabletop exercises

Mentorship, Standards & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Set enterprise cybersecurity standards and best practices that inform execution across engineering practice areas and delivery programs
  • Mentor cybersecurity professionals across the organization, including those in practice area delivery roles, to elevate technical competency and professional growth
  • Collaborate with practice area leadership to ensure cybersecurity requirements are understood and addressed in program delivery without assuming direct execution authority
  • Coordinate with talent acquisition to ensure appropriate cybersecurity and IT competencies in hiring across the enterprise
  • Establish and negotiate appropriate guardrails for CNO/VR operations to balance mission execution with regulatory compliance and best practices
  • Design and oversee enterprise-wide security awareness and IT training programs with emphasis on scalability and measurable impact

Budget & Change Management

  • Own the corporate IT and information security budgets with full financial accountability
  • Drive change management initiatives to support IT and security governance during organizational transitions, growth, or restructuring
  • Partner with senior leadership to periodically assess and optimize organizational structure and resourcing for IT and information security functions

Minimum Qualifications

  • Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Current DoDM 8570 IAM Level III certification and equivalent qualification under DoD 8140.03
  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity and/or IT operations
  • 5+ years in senior leadership positions with direct management of teams and budgets
  • Strong understanding of compliance frameworks including RMF, CMMC, NIST 800-171, and FISMA
  • Experience managing enterprise IT infrastructure across hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud)
  • Experience with auditing and performing control assessments on classified systems, cloud environments, and complex network architectures
  • Strong technical background sufficient to engage in architecture, dataflow design, and security solutioning discussions
  • Comprehensive understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Knowledge of government classified contract requirements from an information security perspective
  • Experience with incident handling, triage, and full lifecycle incident management
  • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale compliance or certification initiatives
  • Exceptional verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in a discipline applicable to the position
  • Must be eligible for employment in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, or related field
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Experience working with JSIG system ATOs
  • Experience managing IT budgets in a government contracting environment
  • Familiarity with CNO/VR operational environments and associated compliance considerations
  • Experience with agentic AI dataflows and service mesh architectures from a security governance perspective
  • Experience supporting enterprise security programs through M&A integration
  • Prior government civilian or military experience in cybersecurity or IT operations

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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