Platform Director

About the role

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced, execution-focused technology leader to join our team as a Director responsible for technical delivery and engineering leadership on a large, mission-critical Federal technology program.

Responsibilities

• Guide day-to-day execution of technology delivery across architecture, platform operations, security and engineering services
• Contribute to the overall technical roadmap, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability for a complex, mission-critical Federal SaaS platform
• Drive the technology stack, addressing technical debt while enabling new product capabilities and growth
• Establish and mature engineering standards, development processes, and SDLC practices aligned with Agile and DevSecOps principles
• Lead architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are performant, secure, and aligned to long-term program needs
• Partner with program leadership to align technical priorities with contractual requirements, delivery milestones, and operational goals
• Manage and mentor engineering managers and senior technical leads; build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams
• Lead recruitment and workforce planning efforts to scale engineering capacity in a dynamic delivery environment
• Collaborate with Federal technical stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve issues, and ensure transparency and responsiveness
• Support integrated planning with product, operations, and business teams to ensure coordinated execution
• Contribute to program status reporting, leadership briefings, and internal governance forums related to technology delivery
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and engineering excellence

Requirements

• 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.
• Minimum of TWELVE (12) years of experience in technical leadership roles within large-scale software or platform environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering delivery for complex, mission-critical Federal systems with high availability and security requirements.
• Experience managing and scaling large engineering teams, including employees and subcontractors, in a matrixed environment.
• Proven ability to lead managers and senior individual contributors across multiple delivery teams.
• Strong background in Agile development methodologies and SDLC process maturity.
• Hands-on technical expertise across modern cloud-based architectures and enterprise application delivery.
• Experience working directly with Federal clients and stakeholders in delivery, operations, and issue resolution contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, escalating, and mitigating delivery, technical, and operational risks.
• Strong people leadership skills, including mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Solid understanding of Government contracting environments and delivery constraints.
• Expertise with modern application frameworks and platforms (e.g., Java, JavaScript/React, microservices, containerized systems).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps automation, and engineering tooling at scale.
• Deep experience with AWS-based architectures and cloud-native development.

Qualifications

• Prior experience serving as a senior technical leader on a large Federal IT contract ($100M+)
• Proven success supporting Federal grants systems or large transactional government platforms
• Prior experience operating in a highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder program environment

Skills

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"

Benefits

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.

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

Pay

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Schedule

Not specified