Director, Engineering Tooling & Standards

Director, Engineering Tooling & Standards

Ready to join a team that's all in? At Imprivata, we deliver unified access and security management programs that eliminate friction, empowering healthcare and mission-critical organizations to work smarter, faster, and more securely.

We believe work can be more than a job or task—it's a collective spirit; the type that emboldens creativity, embraces challenge, and fosters excitement. We are constantly raising the bar on what's possible, owning the outcome of our triumphs and trials, staying nimble amidst change, and cultivating an environment where we win together. Here, your ideas matter, your differences are celebrated, and your work drives real results—for your career, your teammates, and our customers.

When you join Imprivata, you embark on a shared journey of ambition and growth. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. If you're looking for a place to match your passion with purpose—and where every day you can make an impact—you'll find it here.

We are seeking a Director, Engineering Tooling & Standards to join our team. This is a hybrid opportunity based in our Waltham, MA office.

Job Summary

The Director, Engineering Tooling & Standards leads the engineering team that builds and operates the tooling behind Imprivata's software development lifecycle, translating defined engineering standards into reliable, adopted developer workflows. This role owns day-to-day delivery and operation of SDLC tooling, reporting and audit automation, sensitive-data protections, and AI-enabled development infrastructure in partnership with Engineering Excellence, Architecture, Security, Privacy, IT, Dev Ops, and product-line engineering.

This role manages Dev Ops engineers, tooling administrators, and software developers and is accountable for execution quality, service reliability, adoption, and measurable developer outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering Systems Delivery. Lead the Dev Ops engineers, tooling administrators, and developers who build and operate SDLC tooling; set priorities, clarify ownership, remove delivery obstacles, and maintain reliable engineering services that support product teams.
• Partner with Engineering Excellence. Translate defined SDLC practices, AI-development standards, reporting requirements, and metrics into implemented tooling and workflows; manage the delivery backlog with the product owner and close the loop between requirements, rollout, feedback, and iteration.
• Administer Core SDLC Tooling. Configure, integrate, and extend ticket-management systems, enterprise code repositories, and related workflow integrations so standard engineering processes are accessible, consistent, and efficient.
• Build Reporting and Audit Automation. Deliver instrumentation, developer-workflow analytics, audit automation, and reporting that make SDLC adherence, engineering health, and developer productivity observable and actionable.
• Protect Sensitive Engineering Data. Implement and operate sensitive-data redaction and privacy-by-design controls that reduce the risk of PII, PHI, or other sensitive information accumulating in engineering systems.
• Operate and Govern AI Development Infrastructure. Implement and support LLM gateways or routing layers, model access controls, policy enforcement, prompt/output filtering, audit logging, and related safeguards for enterprise AI use.
• Distribute Agentic Development Tooling. Package, distribute, maintain, and support engineering skills, context files, and AI coding agents while Architecture retains source ownership; apply permissions, sandboxing, approval workflows, and audit controls.
• Measure Quality, Reliability, and Adoption. Instrument the tooling and workflows the team delivers, monitor adoption and effectiveness, evaluate meaningful engineering indicators, and use evidence to prioritize improvements and communicate results.
• Develop the Team and Enable the Organization. Hire, coach, and develop engineers and administrators; set clear performance expectations; create developer-facing documentation and training; and partner across Engineering, IT, Dev Ops,…