Engineering Lead: Platform & AI for Federal

Ad Hoc; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-subsidized health, dental, and

Vision insurance

Flexible PTO

401K with employer match

Paid parental leave after one year

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ad Ad Hoc is seeking an Engineering Lead to shape technical direction and mentor cross-functional teams in delivering secure, scalable government-focused software platforms. You will oversee architecture, automation, and AI-enabled services, guiding multiple teams toward reusable, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and a strong focus on platform engineering, DevOps practices, and secure delivery in a federal context.

Qualifications

• Twelve or more years of relevant engineering experience and a masters degree, or equivalent additional experience.
• Two or more years of mentoring, coaching, or technical leadership experience.
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Shaping the technical direction of the program in collaboration with leadership.
• Lead the design and delivery of engineering platforms, automation, and AI-enabled services.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical direction, and support hiring and development.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mentoring

Program delivery

Communication

Cloud-native platforms

CI/CD

Security/compliance

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

OpenShift

Backstage

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Ad Ad Hoc is seeking an Engineering Lead to shape technical direction and mentor cross-functional teams in delivering secure, scalable government-focused software platforms. You will oversee architecture, automation, and AI-enabled services, guiding multiple teams toward reusable, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and a strong focus on platform engineering, DevOps practices, and secure delivery in a federal context.