Air Force Technical Program Director

About the role

CGI Federal is seeking an Air Force Technical Program Director to lead business development and profitable growth for a branch sector supporting Air Force and broader DoD missions. Serving as a solutions architect and senior technical leader, this role shapes and delivers modernized capabilities across cloud architecture, data engineering, software development, cybersecurity, and advanced analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a robust pipeline, partnering with BD, capture, and portfolio leadership to convert opportunities into awarded work.
• Lead technical solutioning for proposals, whitepapers, roadmaps, and capture activities.
• Shape and evolve solution offerings aligned to DAF/DoD modernization priorities (cloud, analytics, Zero Trust, digital engineering, automation).
• Own end to end service delivery performance, ensuring contractual, technical, and mission objectives are met.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams (direct, matrixed, and global delivery) influencing architecture, engineering practices, solution quality, and on-contract growth.
• Represent CGI Federal to senior government stakeholders, ensuring transparency, alignment, and trusted advisor engagement.
• Oversee and validate architecture and integration strategies across complex cloud based data ecosystems.
• Facilitate technical design reviews to ensure scalability, performance, security, and compliance with DoD/DAF standards.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, mission relevant narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, data, and program leadership teams to ensure cohesive execution.
• Drive adoption of best practices in Agile/SAFe, DevSecOps, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, and secure software development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data science, or related technical field and 10 years of related experience.
• Minimum 5 years managing complex technical programs across a broad spectrum of requirements in data engineering, IT modernization, agile software development, enterprise architecture, or cybersecurity.
• 7+ years of broad experience in cloud solutioning, enterprise IT, DEVSECOPS, data platforms, and digital transformation.
• Minimum 3-7 years of Business Development (BD) or related experience demonstrating a proven track record of identifying, qualifying, and capturing new business opportunities.
• Experience overseeing cloud-native data platforms, secure data pipelines, and enterprise data ecosystems.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks, API development, and secure integration patterns.
• Experience with analytics platforms, BI tools, predictive modeling, and ML environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and executive briefing skills.
• Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS.

Desired qualifications

• Supported Business Development and Growth efforts leading technical solutions and proposals.
• Prior U.S. Air Force experience as military or civilian member or as a contractor (highly desired).
• Scrum Master experience or familiarity with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe).
• Experience with Python, Spark, SQL, or similar languages used in data and cloud engineering.
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, enterprise data catalogs, and DoD data strategies.
• Understanding of IAM/RBAC/ABAC principles and platforms (AWS IAM, Azure AD, Okta) and compliance frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF).

Benefits

This role supports a hybrid work environment with travel as needed. This position location is flexible, but the Fairfax office is preferred.

Pay

To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $143,500.00 - $310,700.00.

Schedule

This role supports a hybrid work environment with travel as needed.