Engineering and GovCloud Lead- Federal Health

RockITdata; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

rockITdata seeks an Engineering & GovCloud Lead to guide enterprise engineering, cloud integration, and CIT efforts across AWS GovCloud environments. You will coordinate with government stakeholders, architects, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure, scalable healthcare solutions ready for production deployment.

This technical leadership role emphasizes mentoring cross-functional teams, managing complex engineering challenges, and delivering cloud-based health IT innovations that support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 10+ years leading enterprise engineering, cloud, or software initiatives.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud, AWS, Azure Government, or secure cloud environments.
• Experience leading CIT, systems engineering, or enterprise application implementations.
• Strong cloud, networking, security, DevSecOps, and systems integration knowledge.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum/SAFe or hybrid software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities for enterprise healthcare modernization and cloud transformations.
• Oversee CIT to ensure functional, technical, performance, and security requirements before production.
• Coordinate engineering across software, cloud, networking, cybersecurity, and systems integration teams.
• Collaborate with architects to develop scalable, secure cloud-based solutions.
• Support AWS GovCloud implementation, ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.
• Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and deployment readiness reviews.
• Monitor progress, risks, testing metrics, and implementation readiness.
• Ensure traceability from requirements to production deployments.
• Partner with PM and government stakeholders to resolve technical issues.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

Engineering and GovCloud Lead- Federal Health

Driven by Innovation and built on Trust, rockITdata is a unique SDVOSB services company that partners with leading commercial healthcare/life sciences organizations on cutting edge innovations - think AI, automation and data transformation. We then bring those commercially tested solutions to government entities to deliver predictable, measurable impact for the American taxpayer and consumer.

Join rockITdata as the Engineering & GovCloud Lead supporting one of the nation's largest federal healthcare modernization initiatives. In this technical leadership role, you'll oversee engineering, cloud integration, and Configuration & Integration Testing (CIT) activities that ensure enterprise healthcare solutions are secure, scalable, and ready for production deployment. You'll work closely with Government stakeholders, architects, developers, cybersecurity teams, and infrastructure engineers to coordinate technical implementation efforts across AWS GovCloud environments while driving engineering excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a collaborative technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, mentoring cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative cloud-based healthcare solutions that directly support improved care for Veterans.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities supporting enterprise healthcare modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Oversee Configuration and Integration Testing (CIT) to ensure applications meet functional, technical, performance, and security requirements before production deployment.
• Coordinate engineering efforts across software development, cloud infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, and systems integration teams.
• Collaborate with architects and technical leads to develop scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud-based solutions.
• Support AWS GovCloud implementation activities, ensuring compliance with Federal security and operational requirements.
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, implementation planning sessions, and deployment readiness reviews.
• Monitor engineering progress, technical risks, testing metrics, and overall implementation readiness.
• Ensure complete traceability between business requirements, technical design, testing activities, and production deployments.
• Partner with Program Management and Government stakeholders to resolve technical issues and remove implementation roadblocks.
• Promote engineering best practices, automation, DevSecOps principles, continuous integration, and continuous improvement across the program.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Ten (10) years of experience leading enterprise engineering, cloud, systems integration, or software development initiatives.
• Experience supporting AWS GovCloud, AWS, Azure Government, or comparable secure cloud environments.
• Experience leading Configuration and Integration Testing (CIT), systems engineering, or enterprise application implementations.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and systems integration principles.
• Experience supporting Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid software development methodologies.
• Experience supporting VA, VHA, DHA, or other Federal healthcare organizations, health IT, telehealth, or Federal program management is preferred.
• AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, Azure Solutions Architect, or comparable cloud certification is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Level 3 Public Trust clearance.

#LIREMOTE

Here at rockITdata, we are committed to following our 10 Guiding Principles.

Our Guiding Principles define our culture. They’re who we are, how we work, and what inspires us to be the best. We empower our people to be themselves and encourage an entrepreneurial way of thinking. In our challenging, fast-paced environment, no day is the same.

Know the Why.

Value People Above All Else.

Transparency to a Fault.

Progress, Not Perfection.

Be Good by Doing Good.

Smart People Can Disagree.

Bend but Don’t Break.

Represent Your Brand.

Think Differently.

Be Amazing, Be Fearless, Smile, Have Fun!

Interested in joining something unique? Join us on our rockIT ship as we begin to blast off to the next chapter in our organization!

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