Cambium Assessment · 4 months ago
VP, Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
15+ years expCambium Assessment is committed to enhancing literacy products for students and educators, and they are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to drive innovation and implement technological solutions. The role involves overseeing development processes, fostering collaboration across teams, and ensuring the alignment of technology investments with business objectives.
E-LearningEducationTraining
Responsibilities
Drive the adoption of emerging technologies by continuously evaluating and integrating leading solutions to enhance the organization’s technological capabilities and maintain a competitive advantage
Drive the organizational evolution to utilize AI/Machine learning to provide industry-leading data and educator insights for personalized learning
Implement forward-thinking development strategies that align with long term goals to drive innovation, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure codebases
Guide best practices in agile development methodologies (SAFe), improving collaboration between engineering, design, and infrastructure teams
Oversee end-to-end software development processes from architecture to deployment
Partner with leadership to target and align technology investments with business objectives
Identify and drive opportunities to enhance the work products of core technology teams in 3D animation, Speech Recognition, and AI/ML
Oversee DevOps and cloud hosting, ensuring high availability, security, and performance
Implement CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployment and iteration
Optimize cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) for scalability and cost efficiency
Advocate infrastructure as code (IaC) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
Steer site reliability engineering (SRE) efforts to minimize downtime and improve system resilience
Ensure security best practices and compliance with industry regulations
Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering, design, and DevOps teams
Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation
Work closely with engineering, IT, and executive leadership to drive technology-forward strategies
Present infrastructure and design strategies to stakeholders and leadership
Lead and manage the optimization of outsourcing critical path work to industry leading third-party vendors to maximize the capacity of internal resources and focus
Define and track key technology performance metrics, including system uptime, load times, and security posture
Utilize data-driven decision-making to improve engineering efficiency, quality, deployment, and infrastructure costs
Drive continuous improvement through testing, monitoring, and iterative enhancements
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in EdTech software development/DevOps, with at least 5+ years in a Vice President or equivalent executive leadership position
Demonstrated excellence in communication and collaboration with both business and technical teams
Exceptional administrative business acumen, including budget management, outsourcing management, and structured scaling of teams and processes
Experience in K12 industry strongly preferred, SaaS business experience beneficial
Background in cloud security, compliance, and disaster recovery planning
Knowledge of frontend and backend best practices, experience in both Web and Native App development; SAFe Certification or experience preferred
Exceptional leadership and team-building experience
Advanced degree in a related field is a plus
Benefits
Remote First Work Environment
Reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office
Company
Cambium Assessment
Cambium Assessment is an education and training center.
Founded in 1999Washington, District of Columbia, USA
501-1000 employees
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