GovTech Engineering Director — Secure, Scalable SaaS

ReFrame Solutions; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ReFrame Solutions in Windsor, CT is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead software development, architecture, quality engineering, and DevOps for secure, scalable SaaS solutions serving government agencies.

You will mentor teams, modernize workflows, ensure compliance with federal and state standards, translate customer needs into technical roadmaps, and partner with product, implementation, and executive teams to deliver mission-critical platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of managing engineering teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale, secure SaaS.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Foundational knowledge of secure SDLC and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering teams through effective recruitment and organizational planning.
• Modernize development workflows to ensure predictable, high-quality feature delivery while managing long government procurement and release cycles.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP, CJIS).
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance system performance, security, and user experience.
• Collaborate with product management and client services to translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Translate government RFP specifications into flexible, iterative engineering roadmaps in collaboration with Product and Sales.
• Modernize legacy workflows by championing scalable, cloud-native architectures, API-first designs, and robust data privacy controls.
• Represent the company in technical discussions with government partners and regulatory bodies.
• Establish solid coding standards, reliable architecture reviews, and best practices for system stability

Skills

Engineering leadership

DevSecOps

Zero-trust architecture

Cloud-native deployments

NIST compliance

FedRAMP

CJIS

Stakeholder management

Security & data protection

Job description

ReFrame Solutions in Windsor, CT is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead software development, architecture, quality engineering, and DevOps for secure, scalable SaaS solutions serving government agencies.

You will mentor teams, modernize workflows, ensure compliance with federal and state standards, translate customer needs into technical roadmaps, and partner with product, implementation, and executive teams to deliver mission-critical platforms.