Senior Director, Federal Cloud Programs (Remote)

Socket.dev; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework options

401K matching

Generous time-off policy

Health plans

Job summary

Dev Technology Group is seeking a Senior Director to lead a portfolio of cloud-enabled federal programs, providing strategic leadership, customer engagement, and operational oversight. The role oversees Program/Project Managers and portfolio governance while driving growth and ensuring delivery excellence.

The Senior Director will partner with government customers and Dev Technology leadership, balancing customer missions with contractual performance, financial metrics, and workforce development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience.
• At least 15 years of progressive professional experience, including significant leadership responsibility within federal government contracting, technology services, program management, or a related environment.
• At least 15 years of experience leading complex federal technology programs, portfolios, delivery organizations, or groups of related projects with a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred.
• PMP Certification or willingness to obtain?
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing Program Managers, Project Managers, or other people leaders.
• Experience overseeing multiple programs, task orders, contracts, customers, or delivery teams simultaneously.
• Proven success building trusted relationships with federal government customers and senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of cloud computing, modern software delivery, Agile, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology trends.
• Ability to engage effectively with technical teams and customers without serving as a hands-on technical practitioner.
• Experience leading organizational improvements, implementing governance practices, and increasing consistency across multiple programs.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
• Strong judgment and the ability to make decisions, manage competing priorities, resolve complex problems, and communicate concerns clearly.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee engagement, mentoring, leadership development, and building high-performing teams.
• Ability to travel to customer, company, and industry locations as required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required DHS Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate the portfolio’s strategic vision, priorities, operating model, and performance expectations.
• Provide leadership and direction across multiple programs, projects, task orders, and delivery teams.
• Translate organizational and customer priorities into actionable portfolio plans and measurable objectives.
• Ensure portfolio activities remain aligned with customer missions, contractual commitments, Dev Technology’s strategic goals, and company values.
• Identify patterns, dependencies, risks, and opportunities that extend across individual programs.
• Create an environment of accountability, collaboration, innovation, resilience, and continuous improvement.
• Advise executive leadership on portfolio performance, emerging concerns, customer priorities, workforce needs, and strategic opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted senior partner to federal customers and internal stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain positive customer relationships based on transparency, reliable delivery, responsiveness, and trust.
• Maintain a strong understanding of customer missions, organizational priorities, operational challenges, and evolving technology needs.
• Lead or participate in executive-level customer meetings, program reviews, strategic planning sessions, and issue-resolution discussions.
• Partner with Program Managers to develop and execute customer engagement and communication strategies.
• Use customer feedback and portfolio insights to improve delivery, strengthen relationships, and identify opportunities to provide additional value.

Skills

Executive leadership

Federal government contracting

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Customer engagement

Data-driven decision making

People leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Dev Technology Group is seeking a Senior Director to lead a portfolio of cloud-enabled federal programs, providing strategic leadership, customer engagement, and operational oversight. The role oversees Program/Project Managers and portfolio governance while driving growth and ensuring delivery excellence.

The Senior Director will partner with government customers and Dev Technology leadership, balancing customer missions with contractual performance, financial metrics, and workforce development