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Job Title: Federal Health CTO
Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Location: Falls Church, VA
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 02/26/2026
Expire Date: 04/26/2026
Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology
Job Description
Federal Health CTO

GDIT seeks a mission-driven technical leader to serve as the Federal Health Division Chief Technical Officer (CTO). This role will be critical in driving technology initiatives, shaping the future of our health IT solutions, and supporting growth of the Federal Health Division. This person will be a thought-leader and will drive the technical solutions needed to win our most complex, large-scale and strategic growth opportunities. This is a vital customer-facing role that will afford this leader the opportunity to drive our Federal Health Divisions go-to-market strategy and interact with leading-edge technologies that we implement for our customers. The ability to translate technological offerings into a digestible and clear, value-added solutions for internal and external stakeholders will be critical to success in this role.

Anticipating customer needs, developing technical solutions, shaping acquisitions, and positioning GDIT to win makes this role both challenging and rewarding.


MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The Federal Health CTO will evaluate current technologies, vendors, and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and introduce new capabilities that meet client mission needs. This position leads the evaluation of current technologies, vendors, and processes to drive improvements and introduce new capabilities that support client mission needs. The Federal Health CTO will guide the analysis and selection of strategic partnerships and delivery options, spearhead rapid prototype development to validate new concepts, and direct collaboration with operations teams to ensure smooth adoption and long-term mission success.

  • Strategic Leadership:Develop and implement technology strategies aligned with the division's goals and objectives, ensuring the successful delivery of IT services and solutions
  • Technical Oversight:Provide expert guidance on the design, development, and deployment of health IT systems, ensuring compliance with federal standards and regulations
  • Team Management:Lead and mentor a team of IT professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including federal agencies, to align technology initiatives with mission requirements
  • Serves as the vital link between the Corporate CTO organization, P&L Operations and Growth functions leading:
  • Technology initiatives
  • Technology introductions
  • Integration of technology solution concepts on current programs
  • Develop and execute "go-to-market" plan on technical solution ingestion within the Federal Health landscape including customers throughout HHS, the VA and Military Health markets
  • Leads division coordination between GDIT and technical Centers of Excellence, Pursuit Teams, Capability Teams, and Enterprise Solution Architecture ensuring all technical elements are synched to our Growth and Execution Strategy


WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your initiative and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Federal Health CTO must have:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree required
  • Experience: 10+ years of in-depth knowledge of federal health IT systems, standards, and regulations (e.g., HIPAA, FISMA)
  • Technical skills: Firm knowledge across and experience in several of the following areas: Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Managed Services, Cybersecurity, Software Application Development, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.
  • Experience working with and developing relationships with Federal Health agencies
  • US Person required
  • Location: Hybrid with the expectation selected candidate will support in-person customer meetings and work in a GDIT office in the Maryland/Virginia locations three days/week
  • Role requirements:
  • Demonstrated experience deploying technologies like Infrastructure, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence and their importance to Federal Health Technologies, Sciences and Systems
  • Demonstrated experience and expertise decomposing Federal Health customer problems, identifying technology-based solutions, building proof-of-concept development plan, executing hands-on development, and identifying path to scale.
  • Experience developing and integrating emerging commercial technologies to meet Government security requirements (e.g., NIAP, NIST, CSfC).
  • DevSecOps experience deploying cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions with automation, containerization, and Kubernetes technologies.
  • Experience supervising and mentoring technical staff.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, unstructured environment


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

  • Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace


OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

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