VP, Strategic Technology and Solutions

OSC EdgeTech, LLC is seeking a talented VP, Strategic Technology & Solutions and Solutions to join the team. 

OSC EdgeTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native Corporation proudly owned by over 9,400 Shareholders. OSC EdgeTech was created to deliver agile, responsive IT solutions to meet the evolving needs of federal and defense customers. As an SBA-certified 8(a) entity with a Facility Clearance (FCL), OSC EdgeTech streamlines the acquisition process while maintaining the trusted quality, security, and innovation that define OSC Edge.

Cook Inlet Region, Inc., also known as CIRI, is one of 12 land-based Alaska Native regional corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). CIRI’s regional boundaries roughly follow the traditional Dena’ina territory of Southcentral Alaska. CIRI was incorporated on June 8, 1972, and is owned today by a diverse group of more than 9,500 Shareholders who live in Alaska and throughout the world.

OSC EdgeTech offers excellent benefits for eligible employees. Benefits include paid holidays, paid time off, 401K with employer match, dental, vision, health insurance plans, as well as life and disability benefits.

Position Overview

OSC Edge Tech is establishing new technical capabilities to expand beyond its infrastructure and cybersecurity core into application development, platform engineering, system sustainment, and AI-enabled solutions. This expansion is driven by the company's strategic aspiration to pursue higher-margin opportunities, compete for larger and more complex contracts, strengthen technical proposal volumes, and build past performance in application and AI-related work.

The VP, Strategic Technology & Solutions leads this expansion as the senior technology strategist and solution architect for the newly established Application, Platform & AI Solutions Practice. Assigned to OSC EdgeTech to align with the USAREC EITS and HRC ITIS contracts, leveraging 8(a) sole-source capability and a minimal WRAP rate to pursue new opportunities. This role will oversee the full lifecycle from capture and proposal solution architecture through program stand-up, modernization, AI initiatives, and internal engineering development.

The VP is responsible for defining technology strategy, developing new service offerings, leading solution architecture on captures, and ensuring that OSC Edge builds reusable platforms, frameworks, and delivery capabilities that improve both competitiveness and execution. This role works in close partnership with the Director, Digital Engineering, Applications & AI to ensure that strategy translates into scalable engineering capability, delivery excellence, and documented past performance.

Major Activities

Technology Strategy & Service Portfolio Leadership

Define and develop OSC Edge Tech service offerings in application development, platform engineering, system sustainment, and AI-enabled solutions, aligned to company growth objectives and the strategic intent to pursue higher-margin, more complex opportunities across DoD, DoE, and adjacent federal and commercial markets.

Provide enterprise technology strategy across major programs, ensuring alignment between program execution, practice capability development, and company revenue growth objectives.

Contribute to the company technology roadmap and strategic planning, advising leadership on technology trends, capability investment priorities, competitive landscape, and market differentiation against national and regional competitors.

Growth, Capture & Market Expansion

Serve as lead solution architect on capture and proposal efforts, authoring and directing technical volumes that strengthen OSC Edge’s competitive positioning and leverage the company’s 8(a) sole-source capability and minimal WRAP rate advantage.

Shape and pursue new opportunities, identifying task orders and new work where the Application, Platform & AI Solutions Practice can expand the company’s portfolio and past performance.

Develop reusable solution architecture assets, reference architectures, and proposal accelerators that improve the speed and quality of future capture efforts across the company.

Support pricing strategy, ROM development, staffing models, and organizational design for new and existing programs.

Architecture, Platforms & Modernization Leadership

Lead architecture for new platforms, enterprise systems, and modernization initiatives, including cloud-native application architectures, Zero Trust integration, and DevSecOps pipeline strategy, positioning OSC Edge to compete in high-growth market segments (federal cybersecurity, federal software, and custom development).

Perform technical assessments and develop modernization roadmaps for customers, identifying opportunities for scope expansion, deepened relationships, and new contract awards.

Support program rescue and technical turnaround efforts where delivery risk requires senior architectural intervention and stakeholder management.

AI, Automation & Advanced Solutions

Drive AI and automation initiatives from prototype through production, including AI-enabled document processing, intelligent automation, and machine learning integration into government and commercial mission systems.

Other 

Mentor engineering teams and establish engineering standards, reference architectures, and technical governance frameworks that build long-term organizational capability.

Serve as primary technical interface to senior government leadership, SES-level stakeholders, and executive decision-makers, representing.

Perform other duties as appropriate and as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Ability to serve as solution architect and technical volume lead on federal proposals, with a strong win record on major captures and recompetes.

Ability to influence large-scale federal programs ($100M+), including modernization strategy, architecture direction, and technical decision-making at the program executive level.

Advanced knowledge in enterprise modernization, including legacy system transformation, cloud migration (AWS GovCloud, Cloud One, or equivalent IL4/IL5+ environments), and distributed systems architecture.

Advanced knowledge and ability in building and scaling a commercial technology product or SaaS platform, demonstrating ability to own product strategy, platform architecture, engineering leadership, and go-to-market execution.

Ability to develop ROM estimates, pricing strategies, staffing models, and technical proposal content for federal opportunities.

Advanced knowledge in AI/ML integration into enterprise systems, including practical application of large language models, intelligent document processing, and workflow automation.

Knowledge of federal acquisition processes, IDIQ/task order vehicles, and 8(a) sole-source procurement.

Ability to serve as primary technical interface to senior government leadership (SES, flag officer, or program executive level).

Executive management qualities, including corporate loyalty, accountability, leadership, self-confidence, motivation, decisiveness, flexibility, integrity, honesty, business ethics, sound business judgment, innovation and determination.

Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing; actively listen and interact productively with individuals at all levels of the organization; and clearly present information to technical, executive, and government audiences.

Ability to lead operations in a complex, regulated and mission-critical environment.

Ability to network and maximize business contacts to identify and secure new opportunities; prepare and develop strategies, proposals and presentations.

Ability to work with business development teams to develop strategies, proposals and presentations for project pursuits.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in high-pressure and rapidly evolving environments.

Ability to use good judgement in choices or conclusions by establishing objectives, gathering relevant information, identifying alternatives, setting criteria for the decision and selecting best option.

Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion and integrity.

Ability to effectively manage risk, assessing and quantifying business, reputational and political risk, then taking measures to minimize, monitor and control them.

Ability to maintain a positive professional and industry reputation.

Ability to interact with others at all levels of government and work effectively with a diverse set of industry peers.

Ability to engage with customers and stakeholders to understand needs, gather and synthesize feedback, manage expectations, and translate insights into product strategy and feature prioritization that delivers customer value.

Ability to travel as required.

Physical Abilities

Sufficient fine motor skills for use of computers, calculators with an ability to withstand repetitive keyboarding for extended periods of time

Visual and communication abilities adequate to perform the essential functions of the job

 Ability to kneel, bend and twist at the waist on an occasional basis

Ability to reach below shoulder height with regular frequency (desk position) and at or above shoulder height on occasion

Ability to push, pull, carry and lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds on a regular basis, and greater weights on an occasional basis

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline; MBA or Master's degree preferred.

20 or more years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and technology leadership across federal government and commercial programs.

Demonstrated working knowledge in and experience with:

solution architect and technical volume lead on federal proposals, with a strong win record on major captures and recompetes.

large-scale federal programs ($100M+), including modernization strategy, architecture direction, and technical decision-making at the program executive level.

enterprise modernization, including legacy system transformation, cloud migration (AWS GovCloud, Cloud One, or equivalent IL4/IL5+ environments), and distributed systems architecture.

building and scaling a commercial technology product or SaaS platform, demonstrating ability to own product strategy, platform architecture, engineering leadership, and go-to-market execution.

ROM estimates, pricing strategies, staffing models, and technical proposal content for federal opportunities.

AI/ML integration into enterprise systems, including practical application of large language models, intelligent document processing, and workflow automation.

Federal acquisition processes, IDIQ/task order vehicles, and 8(a) sole-source procurement.

Ability to pass pre-employment background check.

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; active clearance strongly preferred.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with USAF logistics or supply chain enterprise systems, Army enterprise IT programs (USAREC, HRC, or similar), or DoE programs.

Published technical work, conference presentations, or recognized industry thought leadership.

Experience with enterprise integration architectures involving 100+ interface partners.

Background in cybersecurity architecture, Zero Trust implementation, and NIST RMF.

Experience with critical infrastructure cybersecurity (NRC 10 CFR 73.54, NERC CIP, or equivalent).

E-Verify:

OSC EdgeTech participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. 

Reasonable Accommodation:

OSC EdgeTech, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with OSC EdgeTech, LLC or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].