VP, US Engineering & Deployment Leader

UForce; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 148.000 - 238.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UFORCE, a London-headquartered defence-technology company, is seeking a US VP of Engineering to build and lead the US technical organization and translate US customer needs into engineering priorities.

Reporting to the US CEO, you will drive deployment readiness, define reference architecture, establish ITAR-aware practices, recruit and scale the team, and ensure cybersecurity and compliance across a growing portfolio of battlefield-proven products.

Formación

• Proven track record delivering complex technical programs for US DoD customers.
• Hands-on experience leading software deployments, systems integrations and customer-facing engagements.
• Strong systems architecture judgment balancing customer needs with a common product platform.
• Experience translating ITAR, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements into practical architectures.
• Security-first approach with embedded compliance in delivery.
• Experience creating engineering operating rhythms, roadmaps and accountability.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop and lead technical teams with strong culture.
• Clear communication across customers, business leaders and global teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead technical execution for US deployments, exercises, demonstrations and evaluations; in first six months, personally support 3–5 engagements.
• Build repeatable operations: playbooks, guides, checklists and feedback processes.
• Define the US reference architecture including data flows, security boundaries and deployment patterns.
• Establish ITAR-aware practices and identify US-only requirements without splitting the global platform.
• Translate customer feedback into a prioritized US technical roadmap.
• Drive cybersecurity risk mitigation and require release-readiness reviews.
• Collaborate with Global Engineering to ensure learnings inform product improvements.
• Define hiring priorities and scale the US technical organization.

Conocimientos

DoD programs

Software deployments

Systems architecture

ITAR compliance

Security-first engineering

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder communication

Team building

Descripción del empleo

UFORCE, a London-headquartered defence-technology company, is seeking a US VP of Engineering to build and lead the US technical organization and translate US customer needs into engineering priorities.

Reporting to the US CEO, you will drive deployment readiness, define reference architecture, establish ITAR-aware practices, recruit and scale the team, and ensure cybersecurity and compliance across a growing portfolio of battlefield-proven products.