Director of AI SDLC & Delivery Governance

Computer Services, Inc.; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

Benefits package

Job summary

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) seeks a Director of AI SDLC to define and govern the AI-assisted software development life cycle across the organization.

You will set policy for AI use, data handling, auditability, and establish gates, handoffs, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints while reporting value to executives. In this role, you’ll partner with AI leadership, Security, Risk & Compliance, and product owners to ensure regulatory alignment, measured delivery, and scalable tooling configurations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience with 10+ years in software engineering or technology operations.
• 5+ years in a leadership role defining software delivery processes, governance models, or operating models at scale.
• Strong experience partnering with Security, Risk, and Compliance in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Define the AI-Assisted SDLC & Operating Model; own the operating model from intake through release.
• Define stages, handoffs, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, and approval gates of the AI-assisted SDLC.
• Partner with AI leadership to align engineering standards with SDLC gates.
• Establish the operating cadence for AI delivery with governance reviews and leadership readouts.
• Refine the SDLC based on feedback, evidence, and delivery results.
• Own standard, governed development configurations and environments; ensure consistency and safety.
• Manage exception requests balancing flexibility with control; collaborate with platform engineering on config, rollout, and updates.
• Maintain onboarding path for new AI engineering teams.
• Policy, Risk & Compliance: ensure AI delivery meets regulatory expectations; define data handling and auditability; collaborate with Security and Compliance.
• Measure, report, and communicate value; track velocity, quality, cost efficiency, token spend, and business value; lead the team.

Skills

Leadership

AI SDLC

Governance

Stakeholder alignment

Communication

Strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Claude/Copilot (AI tools)

Job description

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) seeks a Director of AI SDLC to define and govern the AI-assisted software development life cycle across the organization.

You will set policy for AI use, data handling, auditability, and establish gates, handoffs, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints while reporting value to executives. In this role, you’ll partner with AI leadership, Security, Risk & Compliance, and product owners to ensure regulatory alignment, measured delivery, and scalable tooling configurations.