Director of Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide senior-level technical and organizational guidance for SANS’ Cloud Platform Engineering team.

• Oversee core platform services related to identity, product administration, and entitlements.

• Direct DevOps tools and services, website engineering, as well as courseware and platform orchestration.

• Act as the engineering executive for Project CORE, which focuses on the modernization of SANS’ enrollment and entitlement processes.

• Manage individual contributors and engineering teams through leadership roles.

• Take ownership of shared engineering platforms, standards, tooling, and vendor partnerships.

• Propel architecture, delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance enrollment, entitlement, and administrative systems.

• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Sales, Finance, and other engineering directors.

• Transform business strategy into secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.

• Mentor and lead engineering teams effectively.

• Uphold engineering standards and best practices, including CI/CD, code quality, and secure development protocols.

• Facilitate governance of architecture across teams.

• Strategically plan and balance engineering resources against evolving business priorities.

• Communicate trade-offs to stakeholders clearly.

• Oversee modernization initiatives from start to finish, including architecture, cross-team commitments, delivery planning, and executive reporting.

• Guide the modernization of enrollment, entitlement, identity, and product services.

• Integrate platforms with enterprise systems and phase out legacy tools.

• Assess engineering effectiveness and promote ongoing improvement.

• Advocate for incident management discipline.

• Distribute regular engineering updates to stakeholders.

• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering.

• At least 5 years of experience in leading engineering teams.

• A minimum of 3 years managing through engineering managers or team leads.

• Proven success in leading a large, multi-team modernization or systems integration initiative from design through to delivery.

• Strong technical expertise with prior hands-on development experience.

• Capability to guide architectural decisions across services, integrations, and data flows.

• Familiarity with contemporary AI development strategies and best practices.

• Experience with enterprise business systems and integrations, such as Salesforce/Service Cloud, identity providers, and payment/order management systems.

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and DevOps methodologies, including AWS, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code.

• Experience in managing vendor relationships, software procurement, licensing, and budget oversight.

• Proficiency with Agile methodologies, SDLC, and modern development standards and practices.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce executive-level reports and coordinate cross-functionally.

• Unrestricted authorization to work in the USA; visa sponsorship is not available.

• Preferred: experience in educational technology, training delivery platforms, or certification systems.

• Preferred: experience in facilitating architecture governance.

• Preferred: familiarity with PingIdentity, Entra ID, and entitlement modeling.

• Preferred: experience in integrating AI-assisted development tools and overseeing their safe, cost-effective implementation.

• Interest in adopting a security-first mindset and secure coding practices.

• Strong desire and ability to foster the growth of individuals and teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Bonus opportunities available.

• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Company-sponsored short-term disability coverage.

• Optional long-term disability insurance.

• Supplemental life and AD&D insurance for both employees and their dependents.

• Voluntary accident insurance options.

• Identity theft protection services.

• Access to fitness and wellness programs.

• Company-paid employee assistance program (EAP).

• Generous paid time off, including time for volunteer activities.

• Opportunities for professional development and SANS training.

• Primarily remote work environment.

• Flexibility to accommodate both professional and personal needs.