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Net-Inspect, LLC · 1 month ago

Software Engineering Leader (Cloud SaaS / Azure Gov) - In Office Position

Kirkland, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Net-Inspect is a company that builds cloud-based software for quality and supply chain operations in the aerospace and defense industry. They are seeking a Software Engineering Leader to lead their engineering organization, overseeing architecture, reliability, scalability, and security of their global SaaS platform while fostering a high-performance engineering culture.

Enterprise Software

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Landyn Knipp

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of software developers and QA engineers

Own the architecture, reliability, scalability, and security of a mission-critical global SaaS platform

Drive modernization and innovation while safeguarding the trust of some of the world’s most demanding customers

Translate complex aerospace/defense and regulatory requirements into elegant, secure, and reliable technical solutions

Lead, mentor, and develop Net-Inspect’s team of software developers and QA engineers

Build a high-performance, high-trust engineering culture

Conduct performance reviews, define goals, and support career growth

Lead by example with strong engineering standards and architectural discipline

Recruit and hire outstanding technical talent

Maintain a deep technical understanding of Net-Inspect’s cloud architecture across Azure Government and Azure Commercial

Guide architectural decisions and technical design reviews

Drive modernization, technical debt reduction, and platform scalability

Ensure the platform supports rapid delivery without compromising security or stability

Drive adoption of technologies that enable our AI/LLM initiatives and next-generation platform capabilities

Lead weekly sprint planning, prioritization, and release management

Keep the backlog healthy and well-aligned with business goals

Ensure on-time delivery of high-quality features and enhancements

Partner with Product and the Executive Team to align engineering work with company strategy

Maintain strong working knowledge of FedRAMP Moderate, NIST 800-53 Rev 5, and related standards

Oversee Continuous Monitoring activities and security posture

Lead vulnerability management, static/dynamic analysis, and software composition analysis

Own incident response, root cause analysis, and operational excellence

Conduct disaster recovery planning, testing, performance tuning, and training

Lead the annual third-party security audit (conducted by 3PAO)

Conduct comprehensive analyses of single points of failure across the entire platform—application, data, networking, and operational layers

Design and implement robust mitigation strategies (redundancy, failover, fault isolation, chaos testing, etc.) to eliminate customer-impacting outages

Develop architectural patterns that ensure continuity of operations even in rare or 'black swan' scenarios

Partner with Security and Infrastructure to model extreme-case risks and ensure the platform can withstand unexpected load, dependency failures, or regional disruptions

Build a culture of proactive resiliency planning, encouraging teams to anticipate failure modes long before they become real-world events

Represent Net-Inspect as the technical leader in key customer and stakeholder discussions

Design and estimate new projects directly with customers

Support high-level escalations and cross-team technical problem solving

Contribute to roadmap planning across engineering, product, and executive teams

Qualification

Cloud-based SaaS architectureAzure GovernmentEngineering leadershipSecurity auditsDelivery managementCommunication skillsTeam buildingMentoringProblem solvingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience

7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in engineering leadership

Strong background in cloud-based SaaS architecture (Azure preferred)

Proven success building secure, scalable, and reliable systems

Deep familiarity with: App Services, Function Apps, and App Service Environments

Deep familiarity with: Azure Firewall and Application Gateway

Deep familiarity with: DNS, Networking, and Secure Routing

Deep familiarity with: Azure SQL, CosmosDB, Blob Storage

Deep familiarity with: Service Bus Queue and Redis

Deep familiarity with: Key Vault and App Configuration

Deep familiarity with: Azure DevOps Agents and Pipelines

Experience leading teams in regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD, ISO27001, etc.)

Excellent communication, leadership, and delivery management skills

U.S. citizen (required to work with sensitive customer data)

Preferred

3+ years leading a SaaS platform through formal security audits

Experience with Aerospace & Defense or manufacturing customers

Benefits

Impact at global scale: Your decisions will influence thousands of companies and critical aerospace programs worldwide

High visibility & ownership: You’ll work closely with the Executive Team and shape long-term strategy

Culture: Smart, kind, motivated teammates who genuinely enjoy working together

Innovation opportunities: A strong platform with significant room for modernization and new capabilities

Company

Net-Inspect, LLC

Connecting Every Tier of Your Supply Chain with Unmatched Quality Visibility Net-Inspect empowers 8,000+ aerospace, defense, and manufacturing companies across 59 countries to achieve operational excellence through our purpose-built quality and supply chain management platform.

Founded in 1999

Kirkland, Washington, USA

11-50 employees