Manager Director - Federal It Solutions

Maximus Federal, a leading provider of innovative business process management and technology solutions for the Federal government, is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Managing Director, Federal IT Solutions who is an accomplished technical leader, proactive customer-focused advocate, and a team player.

This role will be responsible for providing strategic direction, leadership, and operational excellence in DevSecOps standards, building solutions using a Software Factory approach. This role requires a deep understanding of Software Development Lifecycle, Tools and Technologies, a strong grasp of industry best practices, and the ability to lead and collaborate. You will bring a deep understanding of Engineering best practices, extensive experience in Digital Transformation and a proven track record of success in leading cross-functional teams.

As a member of the Federal IT Solutions group, the candidate must be able to operate independently and demonstrate experience leading/guiding a team to architect, develop and implement business applications.

The individual must have over 15 years of experience architecting, and managing federal technology and cyber security solutions implementations with working experience across Public / Private cloud platforms, DevSecOps, Microservices, and Security Engineering. Ideal candidate will have a wide range of experience architecting modern technology solutions, Knowledge of current and emerging Federal standards such as CMMI, ITIL, NIST Risk Management Framework, FISMA and FEDRAMP

Job Duties:

• The candidate will provide technical solution support during proposal development process, to include technology stack selection, solution architecture, and implementation methodology
• The candidate may be required to lead and manage a team of senior architects / analysts to engage internal teams to architect solutions, facilitate solutions design and manage implementations
• The candidate will design and develop advanced technology solutions according to federal standards, leveraging state of the art enterprise grade technologies and design best practices that enable a federal agency level scalability and flexibility
• Responsible to guide and support RFIs, RFPs and RFQs, response development including writing of whitepapers and concept development
• The candidate will be required to develop and provide presentations and demonstrations of technology solutions to both internal and external stakeholders
• The candidate will be responsible to maintain vendor partnership levels and develop a strong vendor relationship with the technology counterparts

Minimum Requirements

• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, industry trends, etc.
• Proven experience communicating with non-technical business personnel and ability to interact and work in a team environment
• Professional implementation experience should include both project management and solution architecture tasks to include designing, implementing and improving business processes
• Strong have demonstrated skills with analytical problem solving abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills to senior management both internal and external including SMEs

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college or university required. Master's Degree is highly preferred
• Understanding of current federal solution space and federal government initiatives
• At least fifteen (15) years of experience in the Federal IT or Software Development
• At least five (5) years of experience as an architect in building complex, resilient and highly scalable application and platform solutions
• At least five (5) years of recent experience directly guiding and mentoring software development SMEs and providing management of program technical tasks
• Hands on experience with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or one of the other major Cloud providers
• Deep knowledge of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB are preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to effectively inspire and influence teams and partners in delivering technology enabled business solutions that meet business needs.
• Technical professional experience building scalable enterprise applications with high availability and reliability. Strong technology affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail and the ability to design, execute against strategic goals
• Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a flexible and fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations
• Demonstrated ability to lead the team from the front by stepping in and getting hands on with code to drive a solution that your engineers can build upon
• Experience with one or more Programming languages.
• Experience with Agile development methodology and Test-Driven Development, and working experience in a DevSecOps environment is highly desired
• Deep knowledge of REST and the Web Services space
• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, industry trends, etc.
• Proven experience communicating with non-technical business personnel and ability to interact and work in a team environment
• Professional implementation experience should include both project management and solution architecture tasks to include designing, implementing and improving business processes
• Strong have demonstrated skills with analytical problem solving abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills to senior management both internal and external including SMEs

Additional Requirements as per Contract/Client:

• U.S. Citizenship

EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.