Role Description
The Public Sector Technology & Engineering Director is responsible for executing the technical, compliance, and platform readiness requirements needed to support and scale the Public Sector business. This is a hands-on, execution-oriented role that translates regulatory requirements, customer needs, and deal-specific constraints into practical, executable solutions across Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations, Compliance, and go-to-market partners.
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Own execution and coordination of Public Sector compliance frameworks and requirements (e.g., FedRAMP; impact levels IL4/IL5/IL6; StateRAMP; SOC, CJIS and other applicable frameworks) in partnership with Compliance, Product, and Cloud Operations.
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Ensure platform readiness for Public Sector requirements, including security, availability, resiliency, auditability, and data protection; identify and drive remediation of gaps impacting regulated workloads, deals, or customers.
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Translate regulatory requirements, customer needs, and deal-specific constraints into clear technical requirements and executable work across Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations, Compliance, Sales and Customer Success teams.
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Act as technical lead on complex Public Sector deals; validate solution architectures, compliance positioning, and feasibility of commitments to reduce risk of overpromising and deal delays.
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Lead resolution of customer delivery issues (including upgrade challenges, provisioning delays, and support gaps) and improve communication and escalation handling.
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Drive documentation, enablement, and transparency on Public Sector product availability and constraints (including versioning and compliance status) to support sales, customer success, and partners.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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Bachelorβs degree or equivalent additional work experience required.
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12+ years of engineering experience, including senior engineering leadership roles.
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Proven experience delivering enterprise SaaS platforms at scale.
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Direct experience supporting public sector customers (Federal and/or SLED).
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Direct experience aligning NIST, STIG and DoD/Federal security standards and requirements.
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Demonstrated experience executing technical delivery and driving platform readiness initiatives in partnership with engineering, product, and operations teams.
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Demonstrated experience coordinating compliance execution for regulated environments and translating regulatory requirements into actionable technical plans.
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Experience operating in DoD or federal agency environments.
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Strong experience with .net based enterprise applications, azure cloud deployments, including Azure Government environments, and high scale, heavy processing platforms.
Preferred Education and Experience
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Working knowledge and experience with Public Sector compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, StateRAMP, CJIS, SOC, and deployment requirements across IL4/IL5/IL6 environments.
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Experience serving as technical lead on complex, regulated deals, including architecture validation and feasibility assessment of customer commitments.
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Experience in high-growth SaaS or PE-backed environments.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Ability to translate regulatory and customer requirements into technical requirements, work plans, and delivery milestones.
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Knowledge of cloud/platform readiness concepts for regulated workloads (security, availability, resiliency, auditability, and data protection).
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Ability to clearly and confidently articulate compliance requirements, risks and defend compensating controls to internal and external stakeholders.
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Ability to identify platform and process gaps and drive remediation across product, engineering, operations, and compliance stakeholders.
Benefits
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Excellent Medical Plan.
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Dental & Vision Insurance.
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Life Insurance.
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Short & Long Term Disability.
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Vacation Time.
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Paid Holidays.
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Professional Development.
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Retirement Plan.