Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary

The Chief Engineer reports Program Manager to ensure the following outcomes:

• Their team members are empowered to do their best work.
• Their team delivers the best solutions for the customer

AJ Chief Engineer leads the AJ Tech Leads and is responsible for the overall technical execution of the program. The Chief Engineer is not the most technical or best engineer; instead, they must be well‑rounded, having experience leading large technical teams, engaging with customers, and aiding in the creation of technical vision and its implementation. They must help Tech Leads lead their individual teams, mentoring where necessary, and create and communicate the technical vision for the program
. The Chief Engineer shall closely work with Program Management ensuring technical deliverables meet customer goals and contractual obligations. They must also collaborate with the Program / Portfolio PMA on the solution and vision; ensuring alignment between AJ and the broader portfolio vision. The Chief Engineer must work with the Portfolio Mission Architect to understand the program’s applicable Cyber Dominance products/common code and ensure the team understands, utilizes, and contributes toward the common baseline.

This program focuses on designing, implementing, and managing a secure, classified development and operational platform leveraging cutting‑edge technologies and tools. It provides a scalable and resilient environment tailored to meet the stringent security and operational requirements of the customer.

• Typically requires a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
• Leads a major technical capability area and is responsible for advancing technical standards, workforce capability, and domain expertise.
• Oversees Technical Capability Leaders or technical teams within a defined technical domain or mission area.
• Defines technical practices, development priorities, and capability improvements to support program and mission requirements.
• Partners with program leadership and architects to ensure capabilities evolve to meet emerging mission demands.
• Recognized as a technical leader within a specialized domain.

• Experience interacting heavily with low‑level network protocols, high‑concurrency environments, and memory management
• Deep algorithmic and theoretical expertise to validate software functionality
• K8s
• Technical Team Leadership

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.