CTO Cyber Capability Lead

General Dynamics

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Falls Church, VA
Salary
$215,467–$276,000 / yr
Posted
119 days ago
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Above market

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1363 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1172 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · CTO Cyber Capability Lead

The DEF CTO Cyber Capability Lead serves as the Solutions Senior Director, owning a full-spectrum cyber portfolio including offensive, defensive, OT/ICS, and platform and weapons cyber. This role involves leading a high-performing remote team to connect strategy to execution, delivering secure, mission-aligned modernization outcomes across Defense. Key responsibilities include curating market-ready offerings, managing talent pipelines, and directing IRAD investments to transition bleeding-edge technologies into customer outcomes. The successful candidate will translate complex mission requirements into compliant architectures, driving Zero Trust and RMF alignment. Required expertise includes cyber defense, cyber operations, team leadership, and experience with infrastructure and edge computing technologies. The position requires 15 years of technical leadership experience and a Secret clearance, focusing on solving complex technical problems for US Military customers in dynamic selling and delivery environments.

What you'll do

  • Own the full-spectrum cyber portfolio including offensive, defensive, OT/ICS, and platform & weapons cyber capabilities.
  • Develop and govern a portfolio of market-ready cyber offerings and reusable delivery playbooks.
  • Translate complex mission requirements into compliant architectures aligned with Zero Trust and RMF standards.
  • Direct IRAD strategy by prioritizing experiments, measuring transition-to-program metrics, and operationalizing technology wins.
  • Build talent pipelines, role profiles, and upskilling paths for solution architects and delivery leads.
  • Establish communities of practice to produce patterns and best practices for enterprise and edge modernization.
  • Enforce outcome metrics and coach high-performing technical teams to ensure delivery excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must currently possess a Secret security clearance and be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a business-related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Must have 15+ years of progressive technical and team leadership experience with cyber, zero trust, infrastructure, and edge computing technologies.
  • Must have 20+ years of demonstrated leadership experience supervising and coaching employees on high-performing technical teams.
  • Must possess skills in Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations, and Team Leadership.
  • Must have strong communication, analytical, time management, and organizational discipline skills.
  • Experience working with Government Customers, specifically the US Military (preferred).

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