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Sr. Mission Integration Strategist

ECS Federal LLC
  • Arlington, VA
  • $200,000–$250,000 Per Year
23 days ago

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Sr. Mission Integration Strategist to work in our Arlington, VA office.

We are looking for a senior-level leader and thought leader to serve our federal customers at the intersection of critical infrastructure strategy, public-private partnership development, and mission-driven delivery. This individual will operate as both a cross-sector generalist and a hands-on strategic advisor - bringing order to complex, high-ambiguity environments while connecting national-level strategy to real-world implementation across the 16 critical infrastructure sectors.

This role is not sector-specific. It requires a systems-level thinker who understands how infrastructure, policy, and operational realities intersect, while simultaneously possessing the customer engagement, facilitation, and structured delivery skills to translate ambiguous mission needs into clear, actionable strategies and implementable plans.

The ideal candidate thrives in the "gray space" - equally comfortable advising federal executives, shaping cross-sector coordination models, leading strategic discovery efforts, and enabling delivery teams to execute against defined priorities. This role will be the tip of the spear and will have the opportunity to leverage a team of people in support of the customer''s mission, partnering closely with the Account Growth lead.

Key Responsibilities

Critical Infrastructure Strategy & Integration

  • Serve as a strategic integrator across critical infrastructure sectors, identifying gaps between policy, Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs), and real-world execution
  • Advise federal partners (including CISA as an SRMA) on cross-sector dependencies, systemic risk, and operational challenges faced by infrastructure owners and operators
  • Support the identification and mitigation of gaps between government intent (NIPP, SSPs, directives) and private sector execution realities
  • Assess and provide recommendations on the effectiveness and relevance of existing SSPs - including opportunities to modernize sector coordination models
  • Engage with and understand the role of ISACs/ISAOs, including trust models, information-sharing barriers, and public-private coordination dynamics
  • Support development of implementable strategies, not just frameworks

Customer Engagement & Relationship Building

  • Establish trust and credibility with customers in early-stage or undefined ("Greenfield") environments
  • Serve as a primary strategic sounding board and trusted advisor for senior stakeholders, providing informed recommendations and guidance
  • Engage stakeholders at multiple levels to understand mission needs, priorities, and constraints
  • Navigate varying customer perspectives and levels of readiness for change
  • Challenge assumptions and guide customers toward highly effective, forward-leaning solutions
  • Balance subject matter expertise with a collaborative, customer-centered approach to shape narratives

Strategic Discovery & Problem Definition

  • Lead conversations that uncover true customer needs, pain points, and desired outcomes
  • Apply active listening, facilitation, and analytical techniques to clarify ambiguous problems
  • Assess organizational readiness and risk tolerance to inform strategic direction
  • Facilitate workshops, working sessions, and collaborative discussions (virtual and in-person) using multiple communication modalities to drive clarity and alignment

Vision, Strategy & Implementation Development

  • Translate customer insights and infrastructure challenges into structured outputs, including vision statements, strategic priorities, implementation roadmaps, frameworks, diagrams, and models
  • Develop clear, actionable, activity-based artifacts that enable execution by federal and consultant delivery teams
  • Ensure alignment between mission objectives, organizational capabilities, and proposed solutions
  • Translate complex infrastructure and policy challenges into clear, actionable plans for leadership

Drive and Support Strategy Implementation

  • Provide hands-on support for the development and implementation of plans aligned to defined strategies
  • Coach team members on strategic thinking, customer engagement, and artifact development
  • Validate ECS and customer understanding through incremental deliverables and feedback loops
  • Continuously refine strategies collaboratively with customers to ensure alignment and adapt outputs based on evolving needs

Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000

General Description of Benefits

Numbers & Facts

LocationArlington, VA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$200,000–$250,000 Per Year
Company Size50 to 99 employees
Year Founded2000
Websitehttp://www.ecs-federal.com/

About Company

ECS was founded in 2001 by experienced IT professionals with a commitment to quality processes, people and performance. Led by our Chairman, Roy Kapani, and an experienced executive leadership team, ECS provides our customers with solutions and services that support their critical needs and further mission objectives. This commitment has paved the way for expansive growth, year over year.

ECS gained market share in 2011 in the Department of Defense and Federal spaces through both organic and acquisition growth. In May, ECS completed its first strategic acquisition with the purchase of OAK Management, Inc., a leading provider of marine environmental services, ship systems engineering, maritime consulting and platform acquisition management. The OAK acquisition kicked off ECS’ intention to add tactical acquisitions as a part of its long term strategy to supplement and expand upon organic growth and to build enterprise value. ECS closed out 2011 with the acquisition of Paradigm Technologies, Inc. The Paradigm transaction added approximately 200 employees to ECS’ existing 900+ employees. Paradigm also added new Defense clients for ECS, including the Missile Defense Agency, the Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, the United States Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marshals Service.

In 2012, ECS completed the acquisition of iLuMinA Solutions, Inc. iLuMinA brings large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation and infrastructure design and development to ECS’ expanding capabilities.

ECS will continue to invest in corporate infrastructure and quality processes as we grow and enhance our ability to offer professional excellence to both our customers and our employees.

Skills

  • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditorunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Information Modelsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Thought Leadershipunmatched

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