Engineering Management, Director
At a glance
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As the Director of Engineering Management, you will lead and scale our engineering organization by focusing on people leadership, delivery predictability, and operational transparency within a lean Product organization. You will mentor Squad and Engineering Managers, establish and maintain engineering artifacts and processes for product and project execution, provide transparent status reporting, and ensure “go-live” readiness through clear evidence of deployment safety practices and compliance requirements. Key responsibilities include facilitating feature review meetings, partnering with Product Management on roadmap feasibility, and collaborating with technical leadership on architecture topics. This role requires 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in progressive leadership roles, with expertise in scaled agile environments like SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban, and a strong track record in building and scaling engineering management layers.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead and coach a team of Squad and Engineering Managers to build a high-performing engineering culture.
- Establish and maintain engineering artifacts and processes for all product and project deliveries.
- Provide timely, accurate status reporting with burndown charts and critical path analysis at key milestones.
- Facilitate feature review meetings to demonstrate progress and readiness for launch.
- Implement secure-by-design practices and enforce compliance requirements before production changes.
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of engineering experience and 5+ years in progressive leadership roles
- Proven track record leading multiple delivery teams in scaled agile environments
- Experience implementing transparency mechanisms for status reporting and predictable delivery
- Ability to build and scale engineering management layers effectively
- Strong communication skills for translating delivery risks to executive audiences
- Familiarity with modern delivery practices like CI/CD, DevOps, and observability
- Experience working in security-conscious or regulated environments
Employer
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting
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