Deputy Chief Information Officer

About the role

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is recruiting an executive leader for the role of Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO). The DCIO shapes the future of the Agency's digital infrastructure and information technology that enable America's return to the moon, sustaining presence in orbit around the earth, and advancement of science and discovery.

An information session will be hosted by NASA's Chief Information Officer, Sean Gallagher, to share more information about this executive role, the CIO organization, and an open Q&A. Join the virtual session on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 12:30 pm to 1 pm Eastern time via Microsoft Teams: Join meeting (Meeting ID: 266 514 801 083 770, Passcode: 9YD6yx2U). Please refrain from joining before the scheduled start time.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the CIO's principal strategic partner, overseeing daily IT operations and integrating Agency IT programs to ensure capabilities, investments, and risks align with NASA's mission.
• Shares oversight of over $2B in IT spending and directs a blended workforce of more than 1,500 civil servants and contractors.
• Leads and coordinates across a high-impact team of executives and organizational leaders to implement NASA's integrated IT enterprise, aligning Agency-wide strategy, governance decisions, architectures, and investments to enable exploration, science, and mission support at scale.
• Ensures disciplined stewardship of NASA's IT portfolio, guiding investment lifecycle processes—including approval authority for major initiatives—to deliver secure, technically sound, financially viable solutions in collaboration with Agency financial leadership.
• Leads digital transformation and innovation, advancing emerging technologies through structured pilots, enterprise scaling, and strategic insights that empower NASA's missions in an increasingly complex technological landscape.
• Provides strategic leadership for the talent development and workforce planning of NASA's IT community, ensuring the Agency maintains the technical and leadership capabilities and capacity needed for mission-critical IT services.
• Implements enterprise performance and accountability frameworks, using data-driven metrics to assess IT effectiveness, mission alignment, service quality, risk posture, and compliance.
• Establishes enterprise processes, controls, and performance standards to ensure OCIO programs are efficient, secure, integrated, and consistently meet mission and customer requirements.
• Guides the Agency's Enterprise Architecture (EA) program enabling alignment with mission programs and customer needs and cross-domain integration while ensuring compliance with federal requirements.
• Establishes and manages enterprise customer engagement frameworks, ensuring IT services are responsive, measured through service management practices, feedback mechanisms, and continuous improvement processes.
• Integrates cybersecurity across all IT operations and investments, collaborating with the CISO to ensure enterprise-wide implementation and continuous improvement of security controls.

Requirements

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (