About the role
You will serve as IFED's formally delegated Empowered Official and Technology Control Officer, the named individual accountable for the Technology Control Plan under DCSA FOCI-mitigation requirements and for the full ITAR and EAR compliance posture across IFED operations. IFED (ILIAS Federal Solutions, Inc.), the U.S. entity of ILIAS Solutions and part of the Patria Group, operates under a DCSA FOCI-mitigation agreement that requires one named authority who can attest to the TCP and answer directly to the Board's Government Security Committee. The TCP, the access decisions on ITAR-controlled data, and the annual program reports carry your signature, this is not an advisory function, it is the seat of record.
What you'll do
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Own and govern the IFED Technology Control Plan end-to-end: policy, oversight, assurance, Board reporting, and annual attestation to the GSC under DCSA FOCI guidance.
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Carry the trade-compliance mandate under AECA and ITAR across IFED operations; ensure compliance with BIS and DDTC regulations and guidance, including classifications, export authorizations, exemptions and exceptions.
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Define control requirements for the BISO to implement and monitor; review access-control matrices, audit logs and assurance evidence, and challenge implementation where evidence falls short, access decisions on ITAR-controlled data carry your authority.
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Report to the IFED Government Security Committee on all ITAR and EAR matters; execute projects under guidance of the GSC, President IFED, FSO and BISO; publish and attest to U.S. program and TCP annual reports.
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Investigate and document program and TCP violations, gather required information, and sign off on required compliance reports; revoke account access and licenses following required actions per applicable policies.
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Lead cross-functional compliance coordination across client, project and information-security teams; investigate and document reports of lost or stolen IFED devices, documents or data in collaboration with IFED Security Officers.
What success looks like
The Technology Control Plan is current, evidenced and defensible at every Board and DCSA interaction. Access decisions on ITAR-controlled data are made with documented rationale and without delay. As your ownership of the compliance posture deepens, the GSC relies on your attestations with confidence, and the BISO has clear, actionable control requirements to implement. Over time, the program-violation record is complete, closures are timely, and IFED's standing under its FOCI-mitigation agreement is never in question.
What you bring
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U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government personnel security clearance, as mandated by applicable law and national-security agreements.
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Substantial ITAR and EAR experience applying both regimes in a defense, aerospace, technology or similarly regulated environment, including practical work with controlled technical data, export authorizations, classifications, exemptions/exceptions, and compliance investigations.
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Governance-level security program experience: planning, developing and evaluating security program policies, goals and objectives, with the authority to direct and coordinate technology-control and trade-compliance program activities.
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Working knowledge of information-security controls sufficient to review access-control matrices, audit logs and assurance evidence, and to challenge implementation where evidence does not meet the standard, directs verification, does not build tooling.
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Board and regulator-facing communication skills: the judgment and credibility to convey complex compliance positions to boards, government regulators and operational teams, and to hold a defensible position under commercial pressure.
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Ability to meet applicable export-control requirements for this ITAR-governed role.
If you meet most of these requirements, we encourage you to apply, the citizenship requirement and the DoD clearance eligibility condition are not flexible, but we welcome candidates from varied career paths into the compliance and governance experience.
Nice to have
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Prior formal standing as Empowered Official, FSO or TCO, or direct experience in a DCSA-supervised or FOCI-mitigated environment.
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ECoP® (EAR/ITAR) certification, or an ISC2-path certification (SSCP, CISSP or ISSEP).
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Relevant educational background in business administration, criminal justice, legal studies or information security, or an equivalent pathway through military service, defense-industry security or vocational training.
Why IFED
IFED sits at the intersection of U.S. national-security requirements and the technical depth of ILIAS Solutions, which is part of the Patria Group. This role is structurally significant: you are the named official on the documents that keep IFED operating under its FOCI-mitigation agreement. That is not a description of a compliance support function, it is the compliance function, with a direct reporting line to the Government Security Committee and the full authority the designation carries.
IFED supports you through the clearance and DCSA, BIS and DDTC training processes required for the role. The path toward broader compliance ownership within the IFED and ILIAS Solutions network is open as the organisation grows.
Eligibility
ILIAS Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a federal contractor we comply with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense personnel security clearance and performs duties under the company’s national-security agreements. U.S. citizenship is therefore a legal requirement for this position, as permitted by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(2)(C) (citizenship requirements mandated by law, regulation, executive order or government contract). This requirement is applied solely because, and only to the extent, it is mandated; all other hiring decisions are made without regard to national origin or any other protected characteristic.
How to apply
Questions before you apply? Reach out to Tim van Dam at [email protected], happy to tell you more about the role and the process.
To apply, submit your application through the IFED vacancy page. We review applications on a rolling basis.
In defence operations, timing and reliable information shape every decision. Many organizations still rely on fragmented systems, limiting visibility and slowing execution. ILIAS Solutions connects logistics, maintenance, and operations into one integrated platform. This creates a single source of truth and enables teams to act on real time data across strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Large volumes of operational data move continuously between systems. This data reflects maintenance cycles, logistics flows, and asset readiness. Accuracy and consistency directly impact operational outcomes.
