Vice President - Engineering
First seen by Alion on Aug 6, 2026.
What will you need to be successful in this role?
- Own end-to-end engineering and delivery for an organization of ~150-200 people across client-deployed and product-owned engagements.
- Build and develop the leadership layer of Delivery Managers, Software Development Architects, and Solution Architects.
- Own P&L across all engagements revenue, margin, cost, SOW governance, and contract negotiation.
- Own senior client relationships and lead governance forums (QBRs, steering committees) for top accounts.
- Drive engineering quality, technical standards, and engineer career development across the organisation.
- Establish the operating rhythm weekly delivery review, monthly engineering review, quarterly client governance.
- Support pre-sales through estimates, proposals, and client pitches, and identify growth opportunities within accounts.
- 18+ years of total experience spanning engineering and delivery, with 5+ years in senior leadership.
- Proven track record running an organisation of 100+ engineers with direct P&L responsibility.
Good to have:
- Experience running both client-deployed (staff augmentation, embedded teams) and product-owned delivery models in one organisation.
- Technical awareness across Angular, React, .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to AI-enabled delivery (RAG, agentic systems, MCP, A2A).
- Hands-on familiarity with Jira Align, MS Project, or similar portfolio tooling.
- MBA or equivalent business qualification; relevant certifications a plus (PMP, PgMP, SAFe).
Competencies:
- Engineering leadership and technical depth credible with architects and senior engineers on architecture and trade-offs.
- Strong commercial acumen across P&L ownership, contract governance, and margin management.
- Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation), persuasion, and negotiation skills at executive level.
- Proven ability to coach and develop delivery managers, architects, and senior engineers as a manager-of-managers.
- Sound judgement under pressure, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- A proactive, can-do and can-think approach to organisational change and problem-solving.
Excellent academic record:
- B.E./B.Tech CS/IT with MBA or M.S.
Location - Remote
Skills
Technical Architect, IT Product Development, .NET Architect, Java Architect, CTO