Technical Governance Lead

Role Overview

• Establish, implement, and enforce technical governance frameworks, policies, and standards across IT systems, software delivery, and engineering processes.
• Lead governance oversight for software development, testing, automation, DevSecOps, and security to ensure alignment with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Drive adoption of Team Managed Deployment (TMD) practices to enable efficient, secure, and high-quality software delivery across the enterprise.
• Oversee automated policy enforcement and prescriptive remediation strategies to reduce maturity gaps and eliminate manual compliance bottlenecks.
• Ensure consistent application of quality, security, and compliance controls across all systems and programs without reliance on manual intervention.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enable horizontal delivery, improve collaboration, and standardize engineering practices across multiple programs.
• Define and monitor governance KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement in deployment speed, release quality, and compliance adherence.
• Lead the design and implementation of automated performance metrics and reporting frameworks to support data-driven decision making.
• Increase visibility and transparency across products, portfolios, and delivery pipelines in alignment with agency policies.
• Establish feedback loops and governance mechanisms that continuously improve delivery, testing, and operational performance.
• Provide leadership and direction to technical teams, ensuring accountability, consistency, and adherence to governance standards.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in IT, including leadership roles in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) and technical delivery environments.
• Proven experience establishing and enforcing governance frameworks across software development, DevSecOps, and enterprise IT systems.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment practices.
• Experience implementing or supporting automated governance, policy enforcement, and compliance validation within engineering workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams while driving standardization and process improvement across multiple programs.
• Experience with performance metrics, reporting frameworks, and data-driven decision-making models in large-scale environments.
• Familiarity with federal or highly regulated environments (e.g., compliance, security, audit requirements).
• Strong knowledge of security, compliance, and quality assurance practices within modern engineering ecosystems.
• Experience enabling cross-team collaboration and horizontal scaling of delivery practices across enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.

Tech Stack

• SDLC

Benefits

• highly competitive benefits
• professional development opportunities
• exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth