[Hiring] Senior Director of Technology @Navaide

Role Description

Navaide is entering a defining phase in its evolution. The Sr. Director of Technology will play a central role in that transition, shaping and leading the development of a modern technology organization.

You will be responsible for establishing and executing Navaide's technology vision, ensuring that the company's capabilities evolve in step with its ambitions.

At its core, this role is about building:

• Building a technology organization
• Building products and platforms
• Building the systems, standards, and culture required to operate like a true technology company while remaining grounded in mission delivery

You will operate at the intersection of engineering, product, AI, and client delivery, partnering closely with executive leadership to shape where the company invests, how it differentiates, and how it scales.

What You Will Own

You will define the trajectory of technology at Navaide. Specifically, you will:

• Establish a clear and actionable technology strategy, moving the company from primarily project-based delivery toward reusable platforms and scalable products, including how emerging AI and data capabilities are integrated.
• Lead the development of Navaide's product and platform portfolio, turning early-stage concepts into production-ready solutions that deliver measurable value.
• Build the engineering organization required to support this vision, attracting top-tier talent and establishing modern engineering practices.
• Guide how Navaide designs and deploys intelligent solutions, ensuring alignment with evolving DoD expectations around responsible and secure AI.
• Serve as the senior authority on architecture and technical direction, ensuring that solutions across the company are cohesive and aligned to long-term objectives.
• Act as a visible technology leader supporting key pursuits, engaging with clients, and positioning Navaide as a credible technology partner.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2–3 years in a technical leadership or team lead capacity.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems, including model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
• Strong DevOps and platform engineering foundation: CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience operating in or supporting federal/DoD environments, including familiarity with IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6 cloud environments, ATO processes, and security-first engineering practices.
• Proven track record of creating and scaling engineering organizations and delivering real software products or platforms.
• Technically grounded, with a strong understanding of modern architectures, cloud environments, data systems, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Equally capable of setting long-term strategic direction and engaging deeply in the details of how things are built.
• Comfortable navigating the complexity of federal or defense environments, operating within constraints while driving outcomes that matter.
• Energized by building something that does not yet fully exist, and motivated by the opportunity to shape the future of a growing company.
• Must be government clearance eligible.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role will be measured not just by what is built, but by what changes:

• Navaide will have a clearly defined and functioning engineering organization, with the standards, talent, and culture expected of a modern technology company.
• Early product investments will have matured into deployed, scalable solutions.
• AI capabilities will be meaningfully integrated into both internal offerings and client-facing work.
• The company will have begun to shift from delivering primarily bespoke solutions to creating reusable platforms that compound value over time.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: $210,000 - $250,000 / year (commensurate with experience)
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Company perks such as flex spending, wellness initiatives, etc.
• 401(K) matching