Zantech ยท 17 hours ago
Technical Governance Lead
Camp Springs, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expZantech is a dynamic Woman Owned Small Business focused on providing complex, mission-focused solutions. They are seeking a Technical Governance Lead to establish and maintain enterprise-wide standards and governance frameworks for secure and efficient software delivery across USCIS OIT.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead continued delivery and enhancement of Team Managed Deployment (TMD) program across USCIS enterprise
Define and document TMD criteria, processes, and readiness assessments
Enable faster, high-quality software deployments while reducing rollbacks through standardized practices
Prepare teams for approval to deploy without multiple manual reviews
Establish enterprise-wide DevSecOps best practices, principles, and guidelines
Define technical standards for development, security, testing, and operations
Ensure every system aligns with USCIS mission and modernization goals
Implement policy-as-code using Open Policy Agent (OPA) or similar tools
Automate enforcement of technical standards and governance controls
Create automated compliance gates within CI/CD pipelines
Provide automated performance metrics and reporting supporting data-driven decision making
Implement DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate)
Create enterprise dashboards using Power BI providing real-time visibility into compliance, risk, and delivery performance
Support automated evidence collection for Continuous Authorization (OA) processes
Collaborate with ISSO teams to automate security control validation
Reduce ATO/OA burden through automated governance and compliance evidence
Qualification
Required
10+ years of IT experience with progressive technical leadership
5+ years of technical governance, enterprise architecture, or platform engineering leadership
3+ years of federal government environment experience
Experience with Team Managed Deployment or similar DevOps maturity programs
Expert: Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Federal Enterprise Architecture)
Expert: DORA metrics, Value Stream Mapping
Proficient: Open Policy Agent (OPA), AWS Config
Proficient: Power BI, data visualization
Proficient: Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence
Knowledge: SAFe, Agile Release Train (ART), SRE principles
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an active Public Trust or higher clearance, per contract requirements
Preferred
Experience with USCIS technology portfolio and modernization programs
Familiarity with USCIS Backstage, CCD, ERDS, CMI platforms
Experience with AWS GovCloud architecture and governance in DHS environment
Master's degree or MBA preferred
Certifications (Recommended - Minimum 1): TOGAF 9 Certified (Foundation and Certified), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), ITIL 4, CISM (desired)
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Strong benefits
Vacation package
Company
Zantech
Zantech delivers advanced technology solutions to US Government agencies, specializing in digital modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud computing for mission-critical operations across defense, intelligence, and civilian sectors.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Zia Islam
Founder & COO
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