Chief Engineer: Agile Release Lead for Mission-Critical C2

Blue Sky Innovators; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Virginia seeks a Chief Engineer to lead AGILE software development and release pipelines. Ideal candidates should possess deep experience in distributed systems and engineering leadership in high-security environments. Responsibilities include serving as the technical authority, overseeing CI/CD pipelines, and aligning technical roadmaps with government leads. Applicants should have active TS/SCI clearance and over 12 years in software engineering, along with strong leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance (active).
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, mission systems, or C2 system development.
• Ability to lead technical teams and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for software architecture and design.
• Lead AGILE release trains and oversee the CI/CD pipeline.
• Collaborate with government engineering leads to align technical roadmaps.

Skills

AGILE frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, DevSecOps)

CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube)

Microservices

Containerization (Docker)

Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Cloud architectures (AWS GovCloud)

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline

Masters preferred

Tools

CI/CD tools

Model-based system engineering (MBSE) tools

Job description

A leading technology firm in Virginia seeks a Chief Engineer to lead AGILE software development and release pipelines. Ideal candidates should possess deep experience in distributed systems and engineering leadership in high-security environments. Responsibilities include serving as the technical authority, overseeing CI/CD pipelines, and aligning technical roadmaps with government leads. Applicants should have active TS/SCI clearance and over 12 years in software engineering, along with strong leadership abilities.