Federal Technology Director — Innovation & Strategy

HDR; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, a leading engineering and professional services firm, seeks a Federal Business Group Technology Director to drive strategy and implementation of technology across HDR’s Federal workstreams.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering secure, compliant technology solutions across DoD, Civilian, and Intelligence sectors, shaping modern digital delivery and risk-managed innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise technology strategy for multidisciplinary engineering or professional services organizations.
• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated experience executing projects involving technological solutions within the AEC industry for Federal clients.
• Knowledge of Federal cybersecurity frameworks and requirements including NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, CMMC, and CUI.
• Experience evaluating technology, and software development and deployment.
• Demonstrated understanding of a broad range of technologies and their applied delivery within the Federal sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies relevant to Federal programs and establish metrics for adoption and business value.
• Drive technology innovation to support Federal program performance, security, and compliance (digital twins, analytics, automation, secure cloud).
• Represent FBG in enterprise technology planning and align requirements, security, and data handling with federal standards.
• Lead HDR Technology Leadership Team activities to develop innovative solutions and drive ROI across HDR.
• Develop and maintain a Federal-focused technology strategy and roadmaps reflecting priorities like digital transformation and modernization.
• Partner with Corporate Technology to ensure platforms meet Federal standards (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF, CUI).
• Standardize workflows for digital delivery, modeling, data management, and documentation aligned with Federal standards.
• Guide adoption of shared technology solutions for secure digital delivery, AI/ML, automation, and visualization.

Skills

Enterprise technology strategy

Federal cybersecurity frameworks

Technology evaluation

A broad range of technologies (Federal

AI/ML adoption

Cloud computing

Modeling

Data architecture

Automation

BIM

Job description

HDR, a leading engineering and professional services firm, seeks a Federal Business Group Technology Director to drive strategy and implementation of technology across HDR’s Federal workstreams.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering secure, compliant technology solutions across DoD, Civilian, and Intelligence sectors, shaping modern digital delivery and risk-managed innovation.