Booz Allen
EngineeringManagement,Director
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“Engineering Management, Director at Booz Allen. Skills: Engineering leadership, Team management, Agile methodologies, Delivery management. Lead, coach, mentor, and grow engineering managers. Establish and improve engineering artifacts and processes”
What You'll Achieve.
Lead and scale engineering organization; Ensure engineering organization delivers on commitments; Build a high-performing, accountable engineering culture; Maintain clear separation from deep technical architecture; Create trust through transparency; Achieve predictable delivery
Industry & Context.
U. S. citizenship is required, Identity verification process, Expected to be on camera during interviews, Prohibited use of AI during interviews unless explicitly provided
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience in engineering, 5+ years of experience in a progressive engineering leadership role, Experience leading multiple delivery teams, such as squads or ARTs, in a scaled agile environment including SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban, Experience implementing transparency mechanisms such as structured status reporting, dashboards, artifacts, trade-off visibility, and predictable delivery cadences, Experience building and scaling engineering management layers, Ability to translate delivery status and risks clearly for Product, GTM, and executive audiences, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Nice to Have
Experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Director of Engineering in a SAFe environment, Experience with modern delivery practices such as CI/CD, DevOps, or observability, Experience in security-conscious or regulated environments, Experience scaling engineering teams from early or mid-stage to 30+ engineers, Possession of excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering
What You'll Do.
and grow engineering managers
Establish and improve engineering artifacts and processes
Provide timely project status reporting
Run feature review and approval meetings
Surface trade-offs and drive alignment
Deliver go-live readiness evidence
Maintain dashboards for key metrics
Ensure consistent execution of deployment safety practices
Implement secure-by-design processes
Partner with Product Management on roadmap
Collaborate with technical leadership
Work with CIO and Technical Enablement teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Operate within a lean Product organization; Partner closely with Product Management; Collaborate with technical leadership; Work effectively with CIO and Technical Enablement teams
Communication Scope
Translate delivery status and risks clearly; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Process & Methodology
Delivery predictability, Sprint and iteration execution plans, Project status reporting, Milestone progress tracking, Feature readiness gates, Roadmap feasibility, Prioritization input, Trade-off decisions
Full Job Description
Engineering Management, Director **The Opportunity: ** As the Director of Engineering Management, you will lead and scale our engineering organization with a primary focus on people leadership, delivery predictability, and operational transparency. You will be accountable for leading Squad and Engineering Managers and ensuring the engineering organization delivers on all the structured artifacts, status reporting, dashboards, and visibility commitments defined in our Engineering responsibilities. This role is heavily focused on building a high-performing, accountable engineering culture while maintaining clear separation from deep technical architecture and implementation decisions, which sit with System Architects, Tech Leads, and individual engineering teams. You will operate within a lean Product organization, including Product Management, Engineering, and Go-to-Market, and play a critical role in creating trust through transparency and predictable delivery. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. **What You 'll Work On: ** * Lead, coach, mentor, and grow a team of Squad and Engineering Managers and the broader engineering organization. * Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the required engineering artifacts and processes for every product and project, including Sprint and iteration execution plans with clear visibility into planned work and archived key architectural decisions. * Provide timely, accurate, and transparent project status reporting, including burndown charts, critical path analysis, percentage completeness, and milestone progress, at end-of-sprint, key milestones, and feature readiness gates. * Run or facilitate feature review and approval meetings at the end of each sprint and milestone to demonstrate progress and launch readiness. * Proactively surface date, feature, quality trade-offs, and drive timely alignment with Product Management. * Deliver clear evidence of “go-live” readiness and
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