Senior Director

Senior Director #1080

Portfolio Leadership Federal Customer Partnership Operational Excellence Strategic Growth

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance.

A Role with Purpose and Impact

Dev Technology Group is seeking a Senior Director to lead a portfolio of cloud-enabled programs supporting mission-critical systems for our federal government customers.

Dev Technology applies cloud development Agile delivery DevSecOps artificial intelligence data analytics cybersecurity and other modern technologies to help federal agencies solve complex challenges and advance their missions. The Senior Director will provide the strategic leadership customer engagement operational oversight and people leadership needed to ensure the continued success and growth of a core portfolio of this work.

The Sr. Director must remain informed about cloud technologies emerging technology trends modern software delivery practices artificial intelligence cybersecurity and the changing federal technology landscape.

Who Thrives Here

The successful candidate is a strategic people-centered leader who can move comfortably between executive customer conversations portfolio performance reviews operational problem-solving and employee development.

This opportunity is well suited for someone who:

• Builds trusted long-term relationships with federal customers and internal stakeholders.
• Understands how to lead through Program and Project Managers rather than personally managing every detail.
• Uses data sound judgment and strong communication to understand program health and address concerns early.
• Balances customer satisfaction employee engagement contractual performance financial results and long-term growth.
• Creates clarity and accountability while giving leaders room to lead.
• Develops high-performing teams through mentoring coaching feedback and clear expectations.
• Understands modern technology concepts and industry direction without needing to be a hands-on technologist.
• Brings strategic vision while remaining willing to engage directly when programs need support.
• Places the success of the customer portfolio and team ahead of individual recognition.

The Opportunity

The Senior Director will be accountable for the overall health performance leadership and strategic direction of a portfolio of federal cloud and software development programs.

This leader will oversee Program/Project Managers and other portfolio leaders who are responsible for day-to-day contract execution. The Senior Director will establish consistent portfolio governance monitor performance across programs strengthen customer relationships develop leaders address cross-program risks and ensure that teams have the resources and organizational support needed to succeed.

The Senior Director will also serve as a senior point of contact for government customers and Dev Technology leadership. This individual will connect customer mission priorities with portfolio execution company capabilities workforce planning operational improvements and opportunities for continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Strategy and Leadership

• Establish and communicate the strategic vision priorities operating model and performance expectations for the portfolio.
• Provide leadership and direction across multiple programs projects task orders and delivery teams.
• Translate organizational and customer priorities into actionable portfolio plans and measurable objectives.
• Ensure portfolio activities remain aligned with customer missions contractual commitments Dev Technologys strategic goals and company values.
• Identify patterns dependencies risks and opportunities that extend across individual programs.
• Create an environment of accountability collaboration innovation resilience and continuous improvement.
• Advise executive leadership on portfolio performance emerging concerns customer priorities workforce needs and strategic opportunities.

Customer and Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a trusted senior partner to federal customers including program leaders Contracting Officers Representatives Contracting Officers technical stakeholders and agency executives.
• Establish and maintain positive customer relationships based on transparency reliable delivery responsiveness and trust.
• Maintain a strong understanding of customer missions organizational priorities operational challenges and evolving technology needs.
• Lead or participate in executive-level customer meetings program reviews strategic planning sessions and issue-resolution discussions.
• Ensure customer concerns are understood communicated assigned and addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Partner with Program Managers to develop and execute customer engagement and communication strategies.
• Use customer feedback and portfolio insights to improve delivery strengthen relationships and identify opportunities to provide additional value.

Program and Portfolio Health

• Maintain visibility into the operational contractual financial workforce schedule quality and customer health of each program within the portfolio.
• Establish consistent portfolio-level governance reporting metrics and review processes.
• Conduct regular program health reviews with Program Managers and other accountable leaders.
• Monitor contract performance deliverables service levels milestones staffing risks issues financial indicators and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure performance concerns are identified early and supported by clear mitigation or corrective-action plans.
• Escalate significant risks impediments contractual concerns or customer issues to the appropriate company leaders.
• Oversee coordination across programs when work involves shared resources integrated systems common customers or interdependent delivery schedules.
• Ensure programs are meeting contractual requirements and delivering high-quality outcomes on schedule and within established budgets.
• Promote disciplined risk management change management quality management and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Operational and Financial Oversight

• Partner with Program Managers Finance Contracts Human Resources Talent Acquisition Security and other corporate teams to support effective portfolio operations.
• Review and oversee portfolio budgets forecasts staffing plans funding status labor performance revenue profitability and other key business indicators.
• Ensure Program Managers understand and effectively manage the financial and contractual responsibilities associated with their programs.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and lead improvements that increase delivery quality consistency scalability and visibility.
• Establish repeatable processes that strengthen program execution without creating unnecessary administrative burden.
• Support resource allocation and prioritization across the portfolio.
• Ensure programs are appropriately staffed and that workforce plans account for current delivery needs anticipated growth employee development and succession planning.
• Maintain awareness of contract periods of performance option years funding limitations recompete timelines and other events that could affect portfolio stability.

Leadership and Employee Development

• Lead mentor and develop Program Managers Project Managers and other portfolio leaders.
• Set clear expectations for leadership behavior communication customer engagement operational discipline and employee support.
• Hold regular one-on-one meetings and leadership discussions focused on performance development challenges and organizational priorities.
• Coach leaders through complex customer employee delivery and operational situations.
• Strengthen leadership capability and consistency across the portfolio through mentoring shared practices and targeted development.
• Support performance management succession planning high-potential employee development recognition and employee retention.
• Encourage leaders to create inclusive engaged and collaborative teams where employees understand how their work supports the customer mission.
• Promote consistent use of employee-care and performance tools including performance reviews development planning recognition and meaningful feedback.
• Model accountability integrity sound judgment respectful leadership and an others-first mindset.

Technology Awareness and Innovation

• Maintain current knowledge of cloud platforms cloud-native application development DevSecOps Agile delivery artificial intelligence data analytics cybersecurity automation low-code and no-code platforms and other relevant technology trends.
• Understand the practical benefits risks limitations and government considerations associated with emerging technologies.
• Partner with technical leaders and subject-matter experts to ensure customers receive sound relevant and forward-looking recommendations.
• Help translate technical concepts investments and opportunities into language that is meaningful to customer and business stakeholders.
• Encourage Program Managers and technical teams to identify innovations that improve mission outcomes delivery effectiveness security employee productivity or cost efficiency.
• Support the development of presentations white papers demonstrations roadmaps and recommendations that communicate potential improvements or solutions to customer challenges.
• Ensure innovation efforts remain grounded in customer needs contract scope security requirements operational feasibility and measurable value.

Growth and Portfolio Development

• Identify opportunities to expand Dev Technologys support within existing programs and customer organizations.
• Partner with Business Development Capture Contracts Finance Recruiting and technical leaders on recompetes proposals task order responses and strategic account planning.
• Contribute customer workforce delivery and operational insight to growth strategies and solution development.
• Support the development of strong past-performance examples management approaches staffing strategies and portfolio success stories.
• Help evaluate prospective opportunities for alignment with Dev Technologys capabilities culture customer relationships and delivery capacity.
• Support smooth transitions for new awards program expansions contract changes and leadership transitions.
• Represent Dev Technology in customer partner and industry settings as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience.
• At least 15 years of progressive professional experience including significant leadership responsibility within federal government contracting technology services program management or a related environment.
• At least 15 years of experience leading complex federal technology programs portfolios delivery organizations or groups of related projects with a Bachelors degree Masters degree preferred.
• PMP Certification or willingness to obtain
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing Program Managers Project Managers or other people leaders.
• Experience overseeing multiple programs task orders contracts customers or delivery teams simultaneously.
• Proven success building trusted relationships with federal government customers and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve program health across delivery customer satisfaction financial performance staffing risk quality and contractual compliance.
• Experience managing or overseeing program budgets forecasts funding staffing plans contract performance and operational metrics.
• Strong understanding of the federal government contracting environment including contract delivery task order execution subcontractor coordination funding performance requirements and recompete considerations.
• Working knowledge of cloud computing modern software delivery Agile DevSecOps cybersecurity artificial intelligence data analytics and emerging technology trends.
• Ability to engage effectively with technical teams and customers without serving as a hands-on technical practitioner.
• Experience leading organizational improvements implementing governance practices and increasing consistency across multiple programs.
• Excellent executive communication presentation facilitation negotiation and relationship-management skills.
• Strong judgment and the ability to make decisions manage competing priorities resolve complex problems and communicate concerns clearly.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee engagement mentoring leadership development and building high-performing teams.
• Ability to communicate complex program business or technology information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to travel to customer company and industry locations as required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required DHS Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a portfolio of cloud development software modernization application development data artificial intelligence cybersecurity or DevSecOps programs.
• Experience supporting the Department of Homeland Security or another federal civilian agency.
• Experience overseeing Agile software development and cloud-enabled programs in complex federal environments.
• Experience supporting program growth recompetes capture activities proposals and organic account expansion.
• Experience managing programs that use AWS Microsoft Azure cloud-native architectures containerized applications low-code or no-code platforms or related technologies.
• Familiarity with project and portfolio management tools such as Jira Microsoft Project dashboards financial reporting systems or similar platforms.
• PMP certification.
• Certified ScrumMaster SAFe ITIL or comparable program Agile service-management or leadership certification.
• Masters degree in business management information technology public administration or a related field.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $135000 - $200000. This presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The offered salary is based on education experience geographic location and possibly contractual requirements appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range.

Who We Are

Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions and to drive our clients missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOpsprinciples to provide services including application development biometrics and identity management cloud and infrastructure optimization IT and legacy modernization and data management.

As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past THIRTEEN years in a row the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years Dev Technology employees enjoy:

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program technical and management training through Dev University hands-on learning through DevLab tuition reimbursement and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision flexible spending account commuter benefits life insurance and more
• 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party happy hours fitness challenges and more
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities employer match for donations and time off for volunteer efforts
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