Total 5 Director/C-Level Information Technology job vacancies in Fort Cavazos, Texas

1. Program Planning and Leadership. The Director, Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare (CDTFW), reports to the INSS Director. He/she leads and manages CDTFW research, operations, budget, and personnel. The incumbent assures that CDTFW's research is methodologically rigorous, cutting-edge, and impactful. He/she develops and manages research and academic initiatives related to disruptive technology and future warfare and helps to effectively disseminate publications and research products to relevant DoD and U.S. government stakeholders to ensure the strongest reach and impact. The incumbent leads, manages, and coordinates across the NDU academic and research enterprise, as well as with DoD and interagency stakeholder organizations. He/she creates and maintains working relationships with Department of Defense stakeholders, as well as relevant think tank, academic, and private sector actors.

The incumbent's focus and responsibilities in leading and managing a center that produces cutting-edge impactful research on disruptive technology and the implications for defense and national security policy and strategy include the following:

• Conducts and supervises cutting edge research on disruptive technology and future warfare, to include artificial intelligence, autonomous and semi-autonomous weapons systems, and assesses their impact on defense and national strategy and policy.
• Supports JPME at NDU through teaching, guest lecturing, developing curricula, mentoring students, and/or supporting academic programs with the aim of developing and preparing students for their roles as national security leaders in an unpredictable and complex world.
• Develops and implements initiatives that enhance the reach and impact of INSS research for DOD stakeholders and the larger national security enterprise.
• Interacts with senior leaders at DoD and other USG agencies, as well as with private and public academic and research institutions to develop research partnerships and other shared research/publication initiatives.
• Engages stakeholders within the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DOD agencies regarding research projects and directed studies. This may include engagement and initiatives with U.S. allies and partners, as directed.
• Supports JPME at NDU through teaching, guest lecturing, developing curricula, mentoring students, and/or supporting academic programs with the aim of developing and preparing students for their roles as national security leaders in an unpredictable and complex world.

2. Resource Management and Development. Acts as a fiscal steward of public funds and sustains a relevant business model that aligns with the NDU-INSS mission, increased economic challenges, and fiscal oversight. The incumbent oversees all budget and programming activities and determines the need for budget, manpower, and other resource changes in coordination with the INSS Director and INSS Dean of Administration based on current and long-term stakeholder priorities. The Director collaborates with other INSS Center directors to plan and execute Center priorities and activities.

3. Personnel Management and EEO. As Director of CDTFW, the incumbent directs a staff of Research Fellows and ensures that Center hiring actions and/or contracts are managed in a timely manner and comply with regulation to best support the NDU-INSS mission. The incumbent is responsible for planning, programming, and directing staff activities; assigning functions and responsibilities for Center fellows to achieve short-and long-range INSS goals. He/she recommends selection, nomination, evaluation, and renewal of all Title 10 employees within the Center, holds Center research fellows accountable based on annual INSS performance standards, and provides professional development opportunities, awards, and other employee incentives and recognition where applicable. The incumbent emphasizes EEO, and avoids discrimination regarding race, gender, religion, national origin, color, age, and physical or mental handicap in employee selection, promotion, training, and other personnel management practices. Ensures that equal opportunity underlies all personnel and supervisory actions with attention given to any special development or recruitment objectives relating to minority or women employees.

4. Organizational Representation/Liaison. In support of the INSS Director and in coordination with the NDU Academic Affairs Office where relevant, the incumbent liaises with high-level visitors from USG agencies, foreign governments, civilian and military academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, and others.

Starting at $172,433 Per Year (AD 5)

Title:

Chief Technical Advisor - Process

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a Chief Technical Advisor, Process to help lead our Olefins group of the Technology Business Unit. As a Technical Advisor, you will be part of a process engineering team to provide plant technical lifecycle support from Basic engineering to plant operation.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Provide site services and technical solutions.

• Meet directly with the client.

• Handle interdisciplinary meetings and information transfer and provide licensee feedback to improve KBR Olefins technology.

• Conventional engineering and operation practice which may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design and operation requirements, and difficult coordination requirements.

• Support proposal development.

• Provide supervision to less experienced engineers.

• lead process engineering team on basic engineering technology projects.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering.

• 15+ years of CURRENT experience in Petrochemical Process design, optimization and/or operation.

• High level of proficiency in using process design simulation software (i.e. Aspen, PROII, etc.) to develop new or revamp designs.

• Proficiency in conceptual development of process designs, basic economic evaluations, Process Flow Diagrams, equipment capacity evaluation and specification.

• Ability to develop new engineering ideas and concepts.

• Strong English verbal, writing and reading communication skills.

• Ability to clearly convey technical concepts and principles in both verbal and written communications to clients, peers and KBR management. 

• Must be willing and available to travel domestic and international including site base assignment, as needed.

Preferred Education & Skills:

• Design or operations background in Ethylene; experience in other Petrochemical processes.

• Experience in application of advanced process design techniques to develop and optimize process designs.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

KBR Benefits​

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.​

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Inclusion and Diversity at KBR​

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer. We Deliver – Together. ​

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KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Associate Director Technical Accounting

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As an Associate Director, Technical Accounting supporting our Finance Reporting & Accounting (FRA) team, you will be trusted to assist the Heads of FRA Operations, Technical Accounting, Consolidation and Reporting, and External Reporting in ensuring accounting compliance with IFRS. This Associate Director is also responsible for reviewing potential Business Development & Licensing and Merger & Acquisitions deals for optimal accounting treatment, and assisting in the financial due diligence on these transactions. This role also processes monthly analysis/review of financial statements, including balance sheet, cash flows, summary of intangible assets, and other income and expense.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Provide assistance in the quarterly and annual intangible impairment review/testing procedures; maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley Act processes for FRA Operations global controls; and various monthly/quarterly reporting activities for the FRA Operations.
• Provide accounting / reporting support as SPOC/Subject Matter Expert for identified function, region, and for identified areas of technical accounting.
• Responsible for accounting compliance with IFRS as interpreted by Group and includes the following:
  • Monitoring developments in IFRS and US GAAP and setting accounting policies for FRA Operations in conjunction with Group and communicating these policies to the local entities, FRA Operations, Business Units (BU’s) function, etc.
  • Investigating financial accounting policy issues, recommending, and implementing actions as appropriate.
  • Providing technical accounting support to local entities, regions and functions (in line with the responsibility matrix) for complex / significant matters, preparing / reviewing appropriate accounting documentation (Accounting Position Paper) in line with matrix for approval of accounting issues.
  • Responsibility for impairment reviews (critical review of data provided by other functions, challenging assumptions, meeting with business partners, preparation of supporting documentation, coordination of reviews by management and PwC and following up on any review issues).
  • Reviewing potential Business, Development & Licensing (BD&L) for FRA Operations deals in order to assess the accounting treatment under IFRS, preparation of accounting documentation for the deals / review and sign off accounting documentation.
  • Reviewing potential acquisitions, to provide the M&A team with input on any accounting implications, preparing purchase price accounting and relevant acquisition models for completed FRA Operations acquisitions, obtaining appropriate sign offs as required under Sarbanes-Oxley.
  • Maintaining the various requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the FRA Operations in conjunction with established processes.
  • Responsible for analyzing the FRA Operations and balance sheet, cash flow, other operating income and expense, intangible assets and provisions, and other elements associated with the specific activities of functions supported by FRA Operations TA (including product costing and development) and driving improvements in the process and presentation of the output.
  • Rolling out improvements in the process and documentation to the Regions and local entities as appropriate.
  • Supporting IFRS to US GAAP conversion readiness.
  • Preparing and/or reviewing training material content for FRA, including instructing assigned sessions.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school+15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• CPA Certification/Chartered Accountant
• Accounting experience – Public and Industry
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS (GAAP), accounting and financial reporting requirements
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in financial accounting and reporting, auditing and financial process engineering, with record of strong control focus
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, influencing and management skills
• Proficient ERP knowledge (SAP)
• Solid Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience working with shared services teams

How You Can Thrive At Alcon:

• Benefit from a growing, innovative environment.
• Sharpen your current skills and gain exposure within different areas of the business.
• Focused and strategic growth and development opportunities.
• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight and improve lives!
• Work Hours: Standard Hours, Monday-Friday
• Travel Requirements: 5%
• Relocation assistance: No
• Sponsorship available: No

#LI-DNI

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Director – Enterprise Portfolio Management/PMO - Information Technology

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As a Director – Enterprise Portfolio Management/PMO - Information Technology, you will participate in developing and implementing IT strategy in alignment with overall business objectives. You will contribute to creating business value, find opportunities for value extraction from enterprise platforms (SAP, ServiceNow, Workday etc), and implement processes to measure & analyze the value generated by enterprise platforms.

This role will be in Fort Worth, TX. In this role, a typical day will include:

• Developing and implementing the ES&A IT strategy in alignment with overall business objectives. Collaborating with other IT/Business functions to integrate IT strategy into the overall company roadmap.
• Developing compelling cases for IT initiatives, clearly articulating the value proposition and benefits to the organization. Preparing IT strategies and proposals presentations for C-level executives, effectively communicating the business impact and return on investment.
• Find opportunities for value extraction from enterprise platforms, implement processes/framework to measure and analyze the value generated by IT initiatives for enterprise platforms (SAP, ServiceNow, Workday etc).
• Identifying and suggesting strategies that reduce costs, boost performance, and ensure enterprise platforms’ longevity.
• Recommending changes in organizational structure or culture to achieve strategic goals.
• Leading IT programs and projects for enterprise platforms, ensuring timely delivery of projects within budget. Leading and prioritize multiple IT projects, balancing resources and timelines effectively. Collaborating with project managers and multi-functional teams to drive successful project outcomes.
• Supervise and track the progress of IT initiatives against established cases. Conduct regular evaluations to measure the actual value delivered compared to the projected benefits. Analyze data and feedback to identify areas for improvement and optimize future initiatives.
• Managing department critical metrics for ES&A – reporting and leading initiatives needed for meeting department critical metrics.
• Leading large events for the departments like Townhalls, Workshops, Roadshows and others.
• Global accountability for the success of portfolio and leadership of a geographically dispersed team responsible for design of strategic programs and projects.
• Alignment to internal methodologies, processes and tools as well as to standards and procedures for reporting and documentation, compliance with relevant legislation and legal interpretation to ensure appropriate audit protection for Alcon.

What You'll Bring To Alcon:

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +18 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 10 Years of relevant experience
• 6 Years of demonstrated leadership

Preferred qualifications:

• Validated experience in IT leadership roles, with a focus on strategy development, value extraction, program execution, and project management.
• Previous consulting role with focus on strategy highly desirable.
• Previous experience in SAP technologies and managing initiatives highly desirable
• Experience in analyzing and measuring the business value of IT initiatives.
• Strong intuition for business and ability to align IT initiatives with organizational goals.
• Effective presentation skills involve the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely. Excellent PowerPoint abilities for creating visually appealing and educational PowerPoint presentations. Ability to distill intricate technical information into understandable concepts for diverse audiences, including C-level executives, partners, and team members.
• Consistent track record of successfully leading complex IT projects and programs.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and lead cross-functional teams.

How You Can Thrive At Alcon:

• Benefit from a growing, innovative environment.
• Sharpen your current skills and gain exposure within different areas of the business.
• Focused and strategic growth and development opportunities.
• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight and improve lives!
• Work hours: Standard Hours, Monday - Friday (On-site)
• Travel Requirements: 5%
• Relocation assistance: No
• Sponsorship available: No

#li-dni

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

The Leidos DES (Defense Enclave Services) team is supporting an extensive digital modernization program critical to DISA and Fourth Estate Agencies and is currently seeking a Sr. Active Directory/Group Policy System Engineer supporting our customer at Ft. Meade, MD.
 
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Active Directory Engineer provides support, implementation, and design services for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions. Resolves and appropriately completes assigned tasks and change requests and acts as an escalation for support issues. Applies new solutions through research and collaboration with team and determines course of action for new application initiatives. Implements new software solutions as required by the business.  The core infrastructure technology duties include enterprise Microsoft Active Directory, ADFS, Microsoft Certificate Services, Azure Authentication, policy configuration, and top-level support for enterprise-wide initiatives. 
 
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: 
•Must hold an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret. (US Citizenship required)
 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Active Directory architecture and management [expert-level].
•Enterprise-level support for Active Directory for global initiatives following those through to implementation via collaboration with project and support teams.
•Identify opportunities to innovate, extend and enhance service delivery everywhere possible.
•Perform Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management for directory services environment.
•Serves as escalation point for application support and troubleshooting, provides guidance and direction in resolution of escalated issues and/or complex production, application, or system problems.
•Install, configure, and maintain Active Directory and third-party software utilities for hardware systems within operational guidelines.
•Create and maintain system documentation for domain technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps.
•Improve existing processes through solutions to recurring problems and enhancements to existing solutions or documentation.  
•Expert knowledge in creating, administering, and troubleshooting Group Policies (GPOs) [expert-level].
•Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), SAML, SSO [expert-level].
•Windows Certificates Services Management [expert-level].
•Distributed File System including both DFS-N, and DFS-R [expert-level] .
•Windows Server Operating Systems (2012 R2 to 2022) [mid-level] .
•Azure Active Directory and Azure AD Connect [mid-level] .
•Azure AD Single Sign-on (SSO) federated authentication and enterprise application [mid-level].
•Develops security standards and controls per DISA STIGS and CISA requirements [mid-level]. 
•VMware vSphere and Hyper-V Virtualization [mid-level]. 
•Scripting Experience: PowerShell and VBScript [mid-level].
•Windows Failover Clustering [mid-level]. 
•Windows file shares and security administration [mid-level]. 
•Windows Failover Clustering [mid-level].
•Design, plan, implement and manage Organizational Units (OUs).
•Plan, manage and perform Group Policy optimization, security, etc.
•Provide on call support to the current operations team when troubleshooting/resolving incidents with enterprise systems.
•Prepare recommendations for resolutions to NetOps challenges based on monitoring results, tools analysis, and/or forensics.
•Attend meetings weekly and provide weekly status reports.
•Provide training as required.
 
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
•Bachelor’s degree in a computer science, information technology, and computer related discipline and 12+ years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
•Must have a DoD IAT Level II certification (Sec+), or higher, prior to start.
•Trouble reporting and tracking systems such as ITSM+ experience.
•Must be able to lift/move/carry equipment when necessary (max 40 pounds).
•Seven (7) years of progressive experience in Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or newer administration, Microsoft Active Directory 2016 or newer administration experience.
•Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 Administration (MCSE, MCITP certification)
•Must have flexible working hours to be available to support team when needed to include occasional on call support or additional hours based on mission need.

DISADES

External Referral Eligible

 

Pay Range:

Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.