Director, Classified Infrastructure Operations

• Provide daytoday leadership for enterprise classified infrastructure operations (labs, networks, systems) across multiple sites and classification levels (Collateral, Secret, TS/SCI).
• Direct, coach, and performancemanage system administrators and engineers supporting classified environments; set operating standards, staffing models, and development paths.
• Partner with ISSM/ISSOs, FSO/CPSO, and Authorizing Official/SCA stakeholders to establish and maintain standardized procedures for requesting, designing, accrediting, configuring, operating, and decommissioning classified labs and enclaves.
• Own enterprise governance for classified environments: access controls, account and identity management, configuration baselines, patch and vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, change control, media protection, and incident response.
• Partner with ISSM/ISSOs, FSO/CPSO, and Authorizing Official/SCA stakeholders to coordinate accreditation activities and packages (SSP, POA&M, Contingency Plan, Incident Response Plan), continuous monitoring, and renewal timelines; oversee eMASS entries where applicable.
• Partner with ISSM/ISSOs, FSO/CPSO, and Authorizing Official/SCA stakeholders to ensure compliance with RMF/NIST guidance, DCSA/NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), JSIG/ICD requirements, and contractspecific directives.
• Define and manage the classified infrastructure budget, including forecasting for hardware, software, licensing, and lifecycle refresh; lead capacity planning for compute, storage, and network.
• Oversee procurement, deployment, and sustainment of classified lab equipment, tools, and systems; ensure supply chain risk management and asset accountability.
• Implement STIGaligned baselines and enforce change management for all classified systems.
• Integrate security operations with IT operations: vulnerability scanning, remediation SLAs, SIEM logging, audit trail retention, and compliance reporting.
• Lead strategic planning for modernization (virtualization, hybrid/edge compute, automation, infrastructureascode where permitted) to increase agility and resilience of classified environments.
• Develop and track KPIs/KRIs for operational health, accreditation posture, incident response, and audit readiness; conduct regular internal reviews and readiness assessments.
• Serve as primary point of contact to the CIO and senior leadership for classified infrastructure status, risks, and investments; provide clear updates and recommendations.
• Coordinate crossdomain requirements and guard solutions with appropriate security teams and authorizing officials where applicable.
• Ensure proper physical controls for classified labs and systems in coordination with Facilities and Security (access control, TEMPEST considerations, media handling, and destruction procedures).

• Deep expertise operating and governing classified IT environments across multiple levels (Collateral/Secret/TS/SCI), including lab and production enclaves.
• Handson experience leading system administration teams supporting Windows/Linux, virtualization platforms (VMware/HyperV), storage, and network infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success implementing RMFbased A&A processes and maintaining compliant baselines aligned to NIST SP 80053, NIST SP 800171, CNSSI 1253, and DISA STIGs.
• Experience with accreditation tooling and workflows (e.g., eMASS), continuous monitoring, and audit preparation.
• Strong understanding of enterprise identity and access management, privileged access controls, and account lifecycle in classified environments.
• Proven ability to build standardized processes and documentation across multiple sites; adept at change management and operational governance.
• Knowledge of Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (CSCRM) principles and government contracting considerations for ICT procurements.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills engaging technical teams, program stakeholders, and security authorities.
• Robust budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, and resource planning capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, information technology, computer science, or a related field; master's degree preferred.

• 12+ years of experience in IT operations or lab/infrastructure management roles, including substantial time in classified environments.

• 7+ years of leadership managing system administrators or infrastructure teams.

• Demonstrated experience with multilevel classified environments and endtoend accreditation/compliance processes (RMF/NISPOM/JSIG).

• Industry certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, Security+, CASP, PMP, ITIL).

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com