Director, Software Engineering
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Job Location:
Herndon, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview:
Description
Exostar is the trusted leader in cloud-based Identity Management Secure Collaboration and Supply Chain Solutions for the Aerospace and Defense and Life Sciences sectors. As a pioneer in cloud B2B SaaS solutions Exostar leads technology innovations in the areas of cybersecurity and enterprise integration.
The Director of Engineering will lead global Software Development teams responsible for building and maintaining multiple products lines for Exostar. This role will report into the Chief Technology Officer and will be responsible for collaborating with senior leaders across the organization to drive innovation in product development and delivery.
Responsibilities:
Your day if you join us:
- Lead and manage a global team of engineers providing technology leadership guidance support and mentorship.
- Manage and mentor multiple engineering managers across regions.
- Develop and implement engineering strategies to deliver products that customers love.
- Track and report on metrics to the executive leadership team. Identify communicate and manage areas of focus and improvement.
- Create strategies to attract and engage strong technology talent globally and to actively grow skills of the team.
- Ensure consistent and predictable agile delivery across product teams.
- Build and foster a culture of technology innovation and continuous learning.
- Partner with Product Management Operations and Support teams to foster a one-team mindset.
- Create and maintain best practices guardrails and standards across the Software Engineering discipline.
- Collaborate with Software Architects and Product Managers to build out Exostars microservices platform on Microsoft Azure.
- Create or identify tools to help engineers deliver design test and monitor software systems that can be maintained without the originators continued involvement.
- Increase cross-training and collaboration between groups breaking down silos in place.
- Lay Java UI (Angular) Data and Azure based technology roadmaps and provide organizational visibility on progress to deliver.
Qualifications:
You are a great fit for the role if you:
- 10 years of progressive experience in SaaS software development.
- 5 years of leadership experience leading software development teams.
- Experience working with global and remote teams.
- Consistently turns commitments into results.
- Excellent communication skills with experience communicating to senior leaders and executives.
- Experience building technology teams by laying out recruiting and staffing strategies.
- Experience rolling out technology transformation and modernization of legacy software and development practices.
- Cloud development expertise on Azure/AWS/GCP including intimate familiarity with best practices.
- Experience driving and owning the SDLC and optimizing and implementing secure stable continuous delivery practices.
- Experience in highly regulated domains is a strong advantage.
- Deep experience with security and compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171/53 CMMC FedRAMP or equivalent in regulated industries Zero Trust architecture Identity-first design (IAM federation FIDO) Secure SDLC (DevSecOps)
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related field.
Location: Hybrid: Herndon VA Cincinnati OH (3x/week)
Personal and Professional Attributes:
- Empathy Demonstrates an understanding of team members and stakeholders including their motivations and actively works to ensure the success of everyone they engage with.
- Pragmatic Knows when to trade off short and long-term gains and can help guide stakeholders through these decisions while coaching them on the implications.
- Learning Oriented Strives to learn more about the people he or she is working with about the business the business environment technology and its application and the process being followed.
- Technical Debt Savvy Becomes a driving force for addressing technical debt by guiding and coaching delivery teams on both avoiding new debt and removing old debt. Works with business leaders to understand the implications of technical debt and helps guide them in supporting the delivery teams to address it.
- Customer focus (internally/externally) Capacity to anticipate customers needs and place customers at the center of own thinking and actions.
- Coaching skills Knows how to provide constructive feedback guidance and support.
- Continuous Improvement Use of a systematic approach for evaluating current processes and identifying options to streamline them.
- Strategic Thinking & Vision Able to see the bigger picture and have a long-term vision.
- Team Building Understands the principles to unite a group into an effective team.
- Problem Solving Troubleshoots quickly but also know the right times to ask for help.
About Exostar
Exostar - The Company:
Exostars cloud-based platforms create exclusive communities within the Aerospace and Defense Life Sciences and other highly regulated industries where members securely collaborate share information and operate compliantly. Within these communities we build trust. By analyzing community data we provide insights and intelligence enabling organizations to make better timelier decisions to mitigate risk and operate more efficiently.
- We believe in employee development: we promote internally and provide training and educational assistance
- We provide a fun engaged workplace with social and community-building events
- We offer comprehensive benefits and flexible time off plans
Exostar is an Equal Opportunity Employment Employer. The company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital status disability status or genetic information. Exostar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons in all facets of employment including recruiting hiring compensation promotion training benefits transfers and working conditions.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
The Exostar Platform enables increased visibility and resiliency while facilitating digital transformation across communities in highly regulated industries.
