Chief Technology Officer role in Winchester, VA leading secure telephony, VoIP, IP networking, cybersecurity and next-generation emergency communications.
Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic | Enterprise Middleware Engineering | Atlanta, GA
Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic
📍 Atlanta, Georgia (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite)
💰 $105,000 - $160,000 Base Salary + Annual Incentive Opportunity
🏠 Flexible Hybrid Schedule (Teams Select Their Onsite Days)
☁️ Enterprise Middleware & Platform Engineering
🚀 Modernization, Automation & Cloud Enablement Initiatives
Help Power the Critical Middleware Platforms Behind a Global Enterprise
A global organization supporting large-scale technology operations across multiple business units is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic to join its enterprise platform engineering team.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a middleware expert who enjoys designing, maintaining, automating, and modernizing mission-critical application platforms that support thousands of users and business-critical applications worldwide.
You'll play a key role in the evolution of a highly complex enterprise environment, helping drive reliability, security, performance, automation, and modernization initiatives across a diverse application hosting landscape.
If you're passionate about enterprise infrastructure, middleware technologies, automation, and cloud transformation, this role offers significant ownership, technical challenge, and long-term career growth.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
This isn't a traditional support role.
You'll be a senior member of a geographically dispersed engineering team responsible for some of the organization's most critical application platforms. You'll work closely with architects, developers, security teams, cloud engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure highly available, secure, and scalable environments.
This role offers the opportunity to influence platform strategy, drive modernization efforts, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the future of enterprise middleware services.
Highlights include:
Ownership of mission-critical WebSphere and WebLogic environments
Significant involvement in automation and platform modernization initiatives
Exposure to cloud hosting and containerized workloads
Opportunity to influence platform architecture and engineering standards
Work within a highly collaborative enterprise technology environment
Mentor and guide junior engineering talent
Strong career progression opportunities within a large-scale technology organization
What You'll Be Doing
Enterprise Middleware Administration
Design, build, maintain, and optimize enterprise application hosting platforms
Administer complex IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic environments
Configure and manage clustered middleware environments
Implement secure, highly available, and scalable platform solutions
Perform platform upgrades, migrations, and modernization activities
Ensure platform reliability, availability, and performance across production environments
Platform Engineering & Automation
Drive automation initiatives across platform deployment and administration activities
Develop and maintain scripts, tooling, and automation frameworks
Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment automation
Improve operational efficiency through infrastructure and platform automation
Implement repeatable engineering standards and best practices
Performance Optimization & Reliability
Monitor and optimize middleware platform performance
Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning activities
Troubleshoot complex platform, application, and infrastructure issues
Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions
Support business-critical applications with a focus on uptime and stability
Security & Compliance
Implement security best practices across middleware environments
Manage SSL/TLS certificates and secure communications
Support authentication and authorization solutions including LDAP and SSO
Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and policies
Partner with security teams on platform hardening initiatives
Cloud & Containerization Initiatives
Support modernization efforts involving cloud-hosted middleware platforms
Participate in containerization initiatives utilizing Docker and Kubernetes
Assist with migration and transformation projects
Help establish best practices for modern application hosting environments
Collaboration & Technical Leadership
Partner with developers, architects, product teams, and infrastructure teams
Support complex technical initiatives from design through implementation
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
Participate in technical reviews and knowledge-sharing activities
Create and maintain platform documentation, standards, and procedures
What We're Looking For
Required Experience
5+ years of enterprise platform engineering, middleware administration, or infrastructure engineering experience
Deep expertise in IBM WebSphere and/or Oracle WebLogic administration
Experience managing highly available and clustered environments
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities
Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications
Ability to work independently while collaborating across distributed teams
Required Technical Expertise
Middleware Platforms
IBM WebSphere Application Server
Oracle WebLogic Server
Middleware clustering and high availability
Performance tuning and optimization
Secure configuration and administration
Web Hosting & Load Balancing
Strong experience with:
Apache
IIS
IBM HTTP Server
Oracle HTTP Server
NGINX
Reverse proxy architectures
Load balancing technologies
Automation & Scripting
Hands-on experience with:
wsadmin
WLST
Python
Shell scripting
CI/CD integration
Infrastructure automation
Highly Preferred Experience
Security & Authentication
SSL/TLS implementation and management
LDAP integration
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Enterprise security frameworks
Compliance and governance standards
Monitoring & Observability
Experience with tools such as:
AppDynamics
Datadog
Enterprise monitoring platforms
Performance analytics and diagnostics
Cloud & Container Technologies
Experience with:
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud-hosted middleware workloads
Platform modernization initiatives
Hybrid cloud environments
Ideal Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will thrive in complex enterprise environments and enjoy taking ownership of critical platform services.
You'll be someone who:
Takes pride in engineering reliable, scalable solutions
Enjoys solving complex technical problems
Communicates effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
Can balance operational support with long-term strategic improvements
Is comfortable mentoring others and sharing knowledge
Works effectively across geographically distributed teams
This role is particularly well suited to engineers who enjoy both traditional enterprise middleware technologies and modern cloud-native platform engineering.
Compensation & Benefits
💰 Base Salary: $105,000 - $160,000
Additional rewards include:
Annual performance-based incentive opportunity
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement savings programs
Paid time off and holiday benefits
Professional development and certification support
Exposure to large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives
Flexible hybrid work environment
Long-term career growth opportunities
Work Authorization Requirements
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to become a key contributor within a highly sophisticated enterprise technology environment where your expertise will directly influence platform reliability, security, automation, and modernization efforts.
You'll work alongside talented engineers, support business-critical systems, and play a central role in driving the future of enterprise middleware and platform engineering.
If you're a WebSphere or WebLogic expert looking for a role that combines technical depth, platform ownership, modernization initiatives, and long-term career growth, we'd love to hear from you.
Telecommunications Engineering Specialist – Winchester, VA (Active Secret Clearance Required)
Telecommunications Engineering Specialist
📍 Location: Winchester, VA (Onsite)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🕒 Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (ET)
🔒 Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $151,000 – $180,000
Overview
A leading communications technology organization is seeking a Telecommunications Engineering Specialist to support mission-critical voice modernization and emergency communications programs within a federal environment.
This role focuses on Ribbon Federal Edge deployments, SIP interconnection engineering, Session Border Controllers (SBCs), and E-911/NG911 call routing integration supporting Army and public safety communications networks.
Key Responsibilities
Telecommunications Engineering
Support deployment and integration of Ribbon Federal Edge gateways.
Design and support SIP interconnections and policy routing.
Analyze and troubleshoot VoIP and SIP call flow issues.
Support connectivity between Federal Edge, DISA VISP, and Army PSAP systems.
Conduct deployment validation and readiness assessments.
E-911 & Public Safety Communications
Support E-911 and NG911 routing requirements.
Troubleshoot emergency call routing and PSAP integration issues.
Assist with call flow analysis and performance optimization.
Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
Network & Systems Support
Support Session Border Controller (SBC) deployments.
Track engineering issues and provide technical recommendations.
Assist with interoperability testing and gateway performance improvements.
Participate in technical coordination across multiple stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
Experience
10+ years of Telecommunications Engineering experience.
5+ years of VoIP and SIP Engineering experience.
Experience supporting large-scale voice communications environments.
Technical Expertise
✔ Ribbon Communications / Sonus / Genband
✔ Session Border Controllers (SBCs)
✔ SIP Signaling & Interconnects
✔ VoIP Engineering
✔ E-911 / PSAP Integration
✔ Wireshark Packet Analysis
✔ SIP Call Flow Troubleshooting
✔ Emergency Communications Networks
Security Requirements
Active Secret Security Clearance (Required).
Education
Bachelor's Degree in:
Telecommunications
Engineering
Information Technology
Related Field
Equivalent experience may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
DISA VISP experience.
Army Voice Modernization (VMOD) experience.
NG911/Public Safety Communications background.
PSAP interconnection experience.
Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification.
Federal or DoD telecommunications experience.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior telecommunications engineer with deep expertise in:
SIP and VoIP architecture.
Ribbon/Sonus/Genband technologies.
Session Border Controllers.
E-911 and NG911 call routing.
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) integrations.
Federal and DoD telecommunications environments.
They should be comfortable troubleshooting at both the network and packet level using Wireshark and have experience supporting mission-critical emergency communications systems.
Candidate Snapshot
Requirement
Details
Experience
10+ Years
VoIP/SIP Experience
5+ Years
Clearance
Active Secret Required
Location
Winchester, VA (Onsite)
Industry
Defense / Telecommunications
Education
Degree or Equivalent Experience
Travel
Minimal
Relocation
Available
Sponsorship
Not Available
Screening Questions
Do you currently hold an Active Secret Security Clearance?
How many years of Telecommunications Engineering experience do you have?
How many years of VoIP/SIP Engineering experience do you have?
What experience do you have with Ribbon Communications, Sonus, or Genband solutions?
Have you deployed or supported Session Border Controllers (SBCs)?
Describe your experience with E-911, NG911, or PSAP integrations.
Have you worked on DISA VISP, Army VMOD, or other DoD telecommunications programs?
How have you used Wireshark for SIP or VoIP troubleshooting?
Are you able to work onsite in Winchester, VA Monday through Friday?
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?
Strong SIP and VoIP troubleshooting expertise.
Deep understanding of emergency communications networks.
Hands-on experience with Ribbon Federal Edge and SBC technologies.
Ability to analyze packet captures and call flows using Wireshark.
Experience operating within federal or defense environments.
Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across technical and operational teams.
Active Secret clearance and familiarity with mission-critical communications systems.
Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems | TS/SCI Poly | Scottsdale, AZ
Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems
📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona / Remote Flexibility Available
🏢 Work Model: Remote with Travel Requirements
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔐 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of Hire
🔒 CI Polygraph Preferred (Must be eligible and willing to obtain post-hire if not currently held)
💰 Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $200,000 – $290,000
(Depending on experience and qualifications)Full comprehensive benefits package
Relocation assistance available for ideal candidates
Interview travel reimbursement provided
📍 Location & Travel Expectations
The role can ultimately be performed remotely with travel as needed
However, the first 3 months will require significant onsite presence in Scottsdale to support onboarding, stakeholder integration, and operational ramp-up
Following this initial period, candidates may be based remotely but must be willing to travel when required for program, customer, and leadership engagements
🚀 The Opportunity
A leading defense and aerospace organization is seeking a Business Segment Director to lead a portfolio of advanced national security and space mission programs supporting critical missions globally.
The portfolio includes technologies and programs related to:
Data networking & secure data transport
Cybersecurity & high-assurance cryptography
Mission-critical space systems
Satellites & embedded mission technologies
Secure communications & networking platforms
This executive leadership role oversees high-value development and production programs and is responsible for strategic growth, operational execution, customer engagement, financial performance, and organizational leadership across a highly complex classified portfolio.
The ideal candidate is a proven defense industry executive with deep expertise across space systems, secure technologies, avionics, cybersecurity, cryptographic solutions, or embedded mission systems, combined with strong operational leadership and business development capabilities.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Growth
Lead and expand a portfolio of mission-critical defense and space programs
Develop and execute short- and long-term business growth strategies
Identify and capture adjacent and new business opportunities
Drive business development and customer engagement initiatives
Support strategic portfolio growth within national security and classified environments
Program & Operational Leadership
Oversee execution of complex development and production programs
Manage financial, operational, schedule, and customer satisfaction objectives
Ensure successful delivery across highly classified and technically complex environments
Balance mission urgency, execution discipline, and customer expectations
Lead operational performance across multiple programs and business initiatives
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as senior interface to government and defense customers
Build trusted relationships across:
Space systems organizations
Cryptographic and cybersecurity communities
Networking and avionics sectors
Certification and mission authorities
Communicate effectively with executive, operational, and technical stakeholders
Represent the business segment with senior internal and external leadership
Organizational & Team Leadership
Lead and mentor high-performing engineering and program leadership teams
Drive accountability, collaboration, and organizational alignment
Support transformation and change management initiatives
Foster an inclusive, innovative, and mission-focused culture
Build and sustain high-performing cross-functional teams
Technical & Mission Leadership
Support programs involving:
Satellites and space mission systems
Secure networking solutions
High-assurance cryptographic systems
Embedded mission technologies
Secure communications platforms
Collaborate across engineering, operations, and customer teams to deliver mission success
Support Agile development environments and innovation initiatives
Identify opportunities for AI-enabled operational improvements and efficiencies
✅ Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required
15+ years of leadership experience within defense contracting or related national security environments
Proven experience managing:
Complex development programs
Production programs
Large portfolios or business segments
Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Space systems
Satellites
Cryptography
Cybersecurity
Secure networking
National security systems
Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire
Ability and willingness to obtain CI Polygraph clearance
U.S. Citizenship required
⭐ Preferred Background
Embedded systems or avionics experience
Experience supporting compartmented programs
Agile development environment experience
Existing relationships across aerospace and defense communities
Experience operating within large matrix organizations
Strong financial and operational leadership capability
Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives
🛠️ Core Skills
✔ Strategic Planning
✔ Business Development
✔ Program Execution
✔ Space Systems Leadership
✔ Cryptographic Solutions
✔ Cybersecurity
✔ Financial Management
✔ Customer Relationship Management
✔ Change Management
✔ Team Leadership
✔ Defense Contracting
✔ Agile Development
✔ Operational Leadership
✔ National Security Programs
🎯 Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an executive-level aerospace or defense leader who:
Brings deep expertise across mission-critical national security programs
Understands complex space mission systems and secure technologies
Has successfully led large organizations through growth and transformation
Combines strong operational execution with strategic business leadership
Is highly customer-facing and trusted within classified defense environments
Thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability mission environments
Demonstrates strong leadership presence, communication, and stakeholder management capability
🌟 Why This Role Stands Out
Lead highly strategic national security and space mission programs
Influence cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity, cryptography, and secure space systems
Significant executive visibility and organizational influence
Opportunity to shape the future of secure space mission capabilities
Join a highly respected defense and aerospace organization supporting critical global missions
Strong long-term growth and leadership opportunity
📋 Additional Details
Travel required based on program and customer needs
Director-level executive leadership position
Relocation assistance available for exceptional candidates
Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Polygraph
Remote flexibility available following initial onboarding period
Recruiter Summary
This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity within a premier aerospace and defense environment supporting advanced national security and space mission programs. The position offers the opportunity to lead complex classified portfolios involving secure communications, cybersecurity, cryptography, satellites, and mission-critical technologies while influencing long-term strategic growth and operational direction across the organization.
Ideal candidates will bring a blend of strategic leadership, operational excellence, technical credibility, customer engagement experience, and deep understanding of classified defense environments.
