NSI SETA (Intermediate)

XMSTART is looking for a Project lead to guide our NSI Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory team supporting the Operations Innovation Office in Chantilly, VA. This position requires a proactive, organized, and highly communicative leader with strong technical project management and awareness. The successful candidate will oversee a multinational initiative and ensure project success by: - Leading the planning, execution, and oversight of all IT, cybersecurity, and technical components of the project - Providing strategic direction on networking, security, auditing, and emerging IT/cyber technologies (including AI) - Advising customer leadership on project priorities, risks, resource allocation, and the overall effectiveness of planned initiatives related to cost, schedule, and performance - Guiding optimization efforts across all IT domains including power, space, cooling, hardware, software, and licensing Representing customer equities and ensuring project compliance with IT requirements, multinational considerations, and information‑sharing obligations - US Citizenship - Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph - Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and nine (9) years or more relevant experience; master’s in STEM field and seven (7) years or more experience. STEM is a contractual requirement. - Hands-on experience working with AI and operating in DevOps, and/or DevSecOps, and/or agile environments - Hands-on expertise gathering and identifying actionable requirements for requested capabilities - Hands-on experience with IT infrastructure design and implementation (power, space, cooling, connectivity) - Ability to identify engineering opportunities to customer decision makers - Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with developers, USG customers, other SETAs, and USG project managers. - Polished communication skills (written/verba); impeccable interpersonal skills and judgment; and confidence in presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of USG - Hands-on JIRA and Confluence experience for project and internal team communications - Expertise in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project) **Desired:** - Familiarity with coalition/multinational security architectures, cross‑domain solutions, information‑sharing agreements, and sovereignty-related policy factors - Experience developing security documentation (SSP, SAR, POA&M) and knowledge of NIST, ICD 503, IC standards, and HPC/AI‑ML security - Hands-on cyber experience, including active Intermediate or Advanced DoD 8140 certification (Security+ CE, CISSP, CASP CE, etc.) - Minimum of 10 years supporting a Big 5 customer - Experience with large-scale AI data center environments - Ability to produce high-quality briefings and analytic products under tight timelines - Experience supporting SES/SIS/FO/GO-level leadership