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Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance.\nA Role with Purpose and Impact\nDev Technology Group is seeking a Senior Director to lead a portfolio of federal software development and modernization programs supporting critical customer missions.\nDev Technology applies cloud development, AI/ML, DevSecOps, data analytics, cybersecurity, and other modern technologies to help federal agencies solve complex challenges and advance their missions. The Senior Director will provide strategic leadership, customer engagement, operational oversight, and people leadership needed to ensure the continued success and growth of this portfolio.\nIn addition to maintaining a deep understanding and appreciation of the missions of our federal government customers, the Sr. Director will also have a strong command of the environment in which they operate. This includes remaining informed about cloud technologies, emerging technology trends, modern software delivery practices, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the evolving federal technology landscape.\nWho Thrives Here\nThe successful candidate is a strategic and client-focused technology leader who can move comfortably between executive customer conversations, solution and modernization strategy, and the leadership of experienced Project Managers. This leader is growth oriented and works cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders and engages technical teams to identify opportunities to better support the customer mission, shape and advance solutions, and drive continued innovation. \nThis opportunity is well suited for someone who:\nBuilds trusted, long-term relationships with federal customers by understanding their missions, challenges, priorities, and evolving technology needs.\nUnderstands how to lead teams through Program and Project Managers rather than personally managing every detail directly.\nUses data, sound judgment, and strong communication to understand program health and address risks early.\nBalances customer satisfaction, contractual performance, employee engagement, financial results, and long-term growth.\nCreates clarity and accountability while giving leaders room to lead.\nGenerates growth for the portfolio both on-contract and through new opportunities, including serving in a lead capture role.\nPlaces the success of the customer, portfolio, and team ahead of individual recognition.\nDevelops high-performing teams through mentoring, coaching, feedback, and clear expectations.\nUnderstands modern software development and technology trends well enough to challenge assumptions, engage technical leaders, and help shape credible solutions without needing to be a hands-on technologist.\nAsks what we should be doing next and can turn customer needs, emerging capabilities, and strong ideas into actionable strategies, roadmaps, demonstrations, pilots, or solutions.\nThe Opportunity\nThe Senior Director will be accountable for the strategic direction and overall success of a portfolio of federal, AI-enabled software development, application modernization, and cloud-enabled programs.\nThis 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.\nThe Senior Director will serve as a senior strategic partner to government customers and Dev Technology leadership, connecting customer mission priorities and emerging challenges with company capabilities, technical expertise, modernization approaches, and opportunities to deliver greater value and continued growth.\nKey Responsibilities\nPortfolio Strategy and Leadership\nEstablish and communicate the strategic vision and priorities for the portfolio, in alignment with overall company goals and objectives.\nProvide strategic leadership across multiple programs while empowering experienced Project Managers to own day-to-day delivery and contract execution.\nTranslate customer mission priorities and emerging challenges into actionable portfolio strategies, modernization priorities, solution roadmaps, and measurable objectives.\nEnsure portfolio activities remain aligned with customer missions, contractual commitments, Dev Technology’s strategic goals, and company values.\nIdentify patterns, reusable capabilities, dependencies, strategic risks, and solution opportunities that extend across individual programs and customer organizations.\nCreate an environment of accountability, collaboration, innovation, resilience, and continuous improvement.\nAdvise executive leadership on portfolio performance, emerging concerns, customer priorities, workforce needs, and strategic opportunities.\nResponsible for the success of the following areas:\nCustomer and Mission Partnership\nProgram and Portfolio Health\nOperational and Financial Oversight\nLeadership and Employee Development\nSolution Strategy and Innovation\nGrowth and Portfolio Development\nRequired Qualifications\nA minimum of 15 years of progressive professional experience, including significant leadership responsibility in federal technology environments focused on software development, application modernization, AI/ML enablement, or related mission solutions with other emerging capabilities into software development and modernization solutions.\nBachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience with a PMP Certification or willingness to obtain.\nA minimum of 10 years experience leading complex federal technology programs, portfolios, delivery organizations, or groups of related projects.\nDemonstrated success leading and developing capable Project Managers, or other people leaders while maintaining focus on portfolio strategy, customer relationships, solutions, and growth.\nProven success building trusted relationships with federal government customers and senior stakeholders and using those relationships to understand mission challenges, influence strategy, and identify opportunities to create additional value.\nExperience overseeing multiple programs, task orders, contracts, customers, or delivery teams simultaneously.\nExperience supporting program growth, recompetes, capture activities, proposals, and organic account expansion.\nDemonstrated ability to evaluate and improve program health across delivery, customer satisfaction, financial performance, staffing, risk, quality, and contractual compliance.\nExperience managing or overseeing program budgets, forecasts, funding, staffing plans, contract performance, and operational metrics.\nStrong understanding of the federal government contracting environment, including contract delivery, task order execution, subcontractor coordination, funding, performance requirements, and recompete considerations.\nWorking knowledge of cloud computing, modern software delivery, AI/ML, Agile, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, data analytics, and emerging technology trends.\nAbility to engage effectively with technical teams and customers without serving as a hands-on technical practitioner.\nExperience leading organizational improvements, implementing governance practices, and increasing consistency across multiple programs.\nExcellent executive communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.\nStrong judgment and the ability to make decisions, manage competing priorities, resolve complex problems, and communicate concerns clearly.\nDemonstrated commitment to employee engagement, mentoring, leadership development, and building high-performing teams.\nAbility to communicate complex program, business, or technology information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.\nAbility to travel to customer, company, and industry locations as required.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting the Department of Homeland Security or another federal civilian agency.\nExperience managing programs that leverage AWS, Microsoft Azure, cloud-native architectures, containerized applications, low-code or no-code platforms, or related technologies.\nFamiliarity with project and portfolio management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, dashboards, financial reporting systems, or similar platforms.\nCertified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe, ITIL, or comparable certification.\nMaster’s degree in business, management, information technology, public administration, or a related field.\nCompensation\nThe salary range for this position is $135,000 - $200,000. 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. \nWho We Are\nDev 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 client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management. \nAs 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 AsResponsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy: \nGenerous and flexible time-off policy\nFlexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects\nCareer development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities\nIndustry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and 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