Chief Engineer

Position: Hybrid role for Chief Engineer
Our client is looking for a Chief Engineer. If you are interested, Please help me with your expected salary range.

Location:

Arlington, VA Clearance:
Active Secret Clearance Job Classification:
Full Time

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in an architect or technical-authority role on enterprise applications.

Proven experience designing, evaluating, and evolving complex modular or multi-component software systems, including ownership of non-functional requirements.

Demonstrated experience acting as a technical gatekeeper or quality authority, such as architecture review or technical sign-off before work enters a delivery pipeline.

Experience managing or directing Dev Sec Ops  and/or QA engineering functions.

Strong command of engineering best practices, performance considerations, and secure application design.

Strong proficiency in modern .NET / .NET Core for backend and API architecture.

Strong proficiency in Angular for enterprise front-end architecture and design patterns.

Demonstrated ability to assess existing systems, identify technical risk, and recommend practical improvement paths.

DESIRED

EXPERIENCE:

Experience designing systems for RMF / ATO readiness in DoD or other regulated environments.

Familiarity with DoD cyber workforce qualification frameworks, including DoD 8140 and legacy 8570.Familiarity with CMMC Level 2 / NIST 800-171 control requirements as applied to engineering and infrastructure environments.

Experience partnering with security, Dev Sec Ops , and compliance stakeholders to support authorization and production readiness.

Familiarity with Azure deployment environments, including AKS (Azure GCC High experience a plus).Familiarity with integrating ML/AI components into enterprise .NET applications.