Software Delivery Lead

Guidehouse Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director/Director of Software Delivery to lead software development for GrantSolutions, a federal grant management platform used by 150,000+ users and $80B+ annually. You will direct multiple scrum teams, manage government contracts, and drive delivery leadership across teams and partners.

You will oversee requirements, release planning, and production readiness, collaborating with operations and customer care to ensure adoption, uphold security policies, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required with extensive Federal contracting experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale enterprise software systems and support services.
• Knowledge of agile development on large scale projects and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership across multiple scrum teams and subcontractors.
• Plan and oversee concurrent software development projects from requirements to production release.
• Collaborate across operations and customer care to ensure successful launches and adoption.
• Prioritize work with Government teams and establish release plans.
• Oversee production sustainment and report status to executives and Government customers.
• Use metrics like defect rate and EVM to drive process improvements.

Skills

IT leadership

Agile software development

CMMI process improvement

Earned value management

People management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Family

IT Project Management

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Guidehouse is looking for a Associate Director/Director of Software Delivery to join our team. Guidehouse is responsible for building and expanding GrantSolutions, a shared service platform of over 1500 federal grant programs demonstrating a new model of how agencies and departments across the Federal Government work together to eliminate duplication of services and leverage resources and technology.

GrantSolutions consists of 10+ software products and a full spectrum of support and consulting services to help Federal agencies maximize the value of their grant investments.

We serve 150,000+ users across the country and around the world.

We manage $80B+ annually across 10+ Cabinet-level Departments.

Our business model and technologies have led to incredible growth and has become one of the most innovative organizations in government, repeatedly recognized with awards.

What You Will Do

• Technical and project leadership to the software development and Government customer teams, including multiple scrum teams and subcontractors.
• Plans and oversees the execution of multiple simultaneous software development projects from requirements gathering to production release.
• Collaborates cross organizationally (e.g. operations, customer care) to ensure the successful launch and user adoption of software releases.
• Collaborates with key customer and user community representatives including Government teams to prioritize work and establish release plans.
• Oversees the sustainment of software products in production.
• Assumes key role in the reporting of software development status to executive management and Government customer.
• Utilize metrics (e.g. defect rate, cost/schedule vs plan (EVM)) to report performance and drive process improvements in a CMMI Level 3 assessed organization.
• Oversees employee development including performance management through subordinate managers and direct reports.
• Works cross functionality to assess business requirements in support of future technology needs and requirements.

What You Will Need

It's an exciting, meaningful program with a great team - over 200 people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The Associate Director/Director of Software Delivery is a critical member of Guidehouse's senior program leadership team and reports to Program Management. If you would like to join us, please read on. We expect a successful candidate has:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Worked extensively in the Federal contracting space
• Minimum of TEN (10) years of experience with FIVE (5 ) years of progressively responsible management positions.
• Experience delivering and supporting large-scale Enterprise-wide software-based systems including a full range of support services (account management, consulting, help desk, analysis).
• Understanding and applied knowledge of Agile software development on large scale project deliveries.
• Experience leading and applying process improvement and change through quality management frameworks such as CMMI.
• Demonstrated a strong understanding of Government contracts and business operations - having had budget management with profit/loss responsibility
• Managed integrated teams of employees and subcontractors involving more than 50+ individuals in multiple geographic locations. This includes multiple, simultaneous scrum teams.
• Displayed a collaborative leadership style while directing multiple team leaders/managers on a complex and dynamic program with broad scope.
• Demonstrated strong people management skills - career development, performance management, etc.
• Mastered the range of full life cycle project management from developing plans through successful execution to closeout.
• Worked effectively with customer leadership in an 'embedded' setting.
• Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Executed programs with mission critical information security policies and regulations.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Prior experience serving as a senior technical leader on a large Federal IT contract ($100M+)
• Experience supporting Federal grants systems or large transactional government platforms
• Experience with Earned value management
• PMP Certification
• Local to Washington DC metro-area
• Experience supporting mission‑critical systems in a highly regulated environment
• Experience operating in matrixed organizations and partnering across internal practices and corporate functions

What We Offer

• Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.