Rise8 · 1 month ago
Technology Director
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$190K/yr - $240K/yr
10+ years expRise8 is transforming the United States Government by creating a dream team that focuses on employee experience to enhance customer experience. The Technology Director will combine deep software engineering experience with strategic leadership, overseeing secure IT operations and compliance while guiding the company's technology strategy and R&D efforts.
Software
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the company’s technology strategy and multi-year roadmap
Lead R&D efforts, and drive adoption of modern engineering practices
Provide senior-level architectural guidance, support complex design decisions, and establish coding, DevSecOps, and cloud platform standards
Evaluate and prototype emerging technologies, build reusable accelerators and reference architectures, and partner with Delivery and Cyber leaders to improve the effectiveness and security of our services with technology
Oversee secure cloud and IT operations—including identity and access, endpoint management, networking, developer environments, and automation—ensuring these environments meet operational and compliance requirements
Serve as the technical owner for NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC implementation: maintain control baselines, ensure audit-ready documentation, support evidence collection, and collaborate on incident response and continuous monitoring
Represent the company’s technical direction to clients and partners, contribute to proposals, and act as a senior technical advisor to the CEO and executive team
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience across multiple languages, frameworks, and cloud platforms
5+ years in engineering leadership or architecture roles
Strong experience with cloud-native development, DevSecOps, and secure software delivery
Hands-on familiarity with secure cloud configuration, identity & access management, and modern endpoint/device management
Experience implementing or operating NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC or similar federal compliance frameworks
Broad systems, networking, and cloud security fundamentals
Excellent communication skills and ability to guide teams and influence executive decision-making
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance is a strong plus
Preferred
Prior experience supporting DoD/GovCon environments (NIPR/SIPR familiarity, CAC workflows)
Experience with Terraform/Ansible or similar automation tooling
Exposure to RMF, FedRAMP, or government A&A processes
Cloud or security certifications (CISSP, Security+, AWS/Azure Architect)
Benefits
Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce
Premium Insurance: We cover up to 100% of the employee premium and up to 80% of the combined dependent premium on our base health plan, depending on pay band. We also cover 100% of the premium for employee and dependent Dental and Vision as well as employee premiums for Life and Disability coverage.
Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay.
Paid time off (PTO): 4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, your birthday, jury duty, and bereavement.
Education & Training: Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials.
Home Office and Merch: We offer $750 per year for home office technology and equipment as well as $100 per year for Rise8 merch from our Swag Store.
Wellness Budget: To encourage and support a well-rounded healthy lifestyle, we cover 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products, up to $500 per calendar year.
Rise8 is part of the Life Time Corporate Partner program. In lieu of your $500 annual wellness benefit, you can instead get a $75 monthly credit towards a Life Time membership ($900 annual benefit).
Equipment: We offer a MacBook Pro
Company
Rise8
Rise8 is a digital transformation business.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Bryon Kroger
Founder & CEO
Jeff Muller
Chief Operating Officer
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