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Sterling, VA Clearance Unspecified Polygraph not specified Executive (SVP, EVP, VP) $270,000 - $340,000

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Product Development Leadership. Own the end-to-end product development lifecycle for the platform, from roadmap definition through architecture, implementation, release, and sustainment.
• Technical Strategy. Establish and drive the technical strategy for the hardened Android / AOSP platform, exercising authoritative architecture and engineering decision-making across the software stack.
• Hands-On Engineering. Provide deep, hands-on technical leadership, remaining directly engaged in system design, code quality, and complex engineering problems rather than operating solely at a managerial remove.
• Organizational Leadership. Build, lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organization, including engineering managers and individual-contributor team members.
• Security and Compliance. Ensure the platform meets the security-hardening, assurance, and compliance requirements applicable to the Company's defense, federal, and commercial customers.
• Engineering Standards. Define and enforce secure software development practices, release cadence, quality gates, and engineering standards across the organization.
• Cross-Functional Partnership. Partner with executive leadership, product management, program management, and customer-facing teams to translate market and customer requirements into technical execution.
• Resource and Talent Management. Own engineering resource planning and budgeting, and lead technical recruiting, talent development, and succession planning for the engineering function.
• Other Duties. Perform additional responsibilities as assigned, consistent with the scope and purpose of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive experience in software engineering, including substantial time in hands-on individual-contributor and technical-lead roles.
• Deep software engineering expertise, with demonstrated mastery of large-scale systems, platform, or embedded / mobile software development.
• Demonstrated track record of taking new products from concept through launch and commercialization (go-to-market).
• Proven experience leading and scaling engineering organizations at the Vice President level or above.
• Demonstrated track record of shipping complex, production-grade software products on schedule and at quality.
• Strong command of secure software development principles and modern engineering practices, including architecture, CI/CD, code review, and testing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Ability to work on-site at Sterling, Virginia headquarters.
• Must hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Android and the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), mobile operating systems, or embedded systems.
• Experience delivering software to defense, federal, or other regulated, high-assurance customers.
• Familiarity with federal and industry security frameworks relevant to hardened platforms (e.g., NIAP / Common Criteria, FIPS 140, DISA STIG, NIST 800-series).
• Proficiency in languages common to platform and systems development (e.g., C, C++, Java, Kotlin, Rust).
• Master's degree in a related technical field.