Head of Engineering

Remote
Full Time
Engineering
Senior Manager/Supervisor

Head of Engineering

Simplesense builds, deploys, and sustains the Installation Resilience Platform that enables mission operators to rapidly adapt and respond. The Platform protects critical infrastructure from cyber attack while unlocking previously siloed information to monitor, diagnose, and improve response times to incidents. Our adversaries rapidly adopt the latest technology: we help defense users respond in kind.

Simplesense is a non-traditional defense contractor and prime on the Air Force's Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, which is now expanding to six Air Force, Space Force, and Army installations from the one prototype installation, Tyndall Air Force Base.

Our team combines over 100 years of direct mission experience solving hard problems with 50 years technical expertise deploying DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, giving us a deep appreciation for our customers’ mission and end users’ priorities. We build for scale, architecting and prioritizing technical work for long-term sustainability.

Simplesense is looking for a Head of Engineering to join our remote, US-based team. The Head of Engineering will lead and scale Simplesense’s engineering team, ensuring delivery excellence, team health, and alignment with business priorities.

The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, attentive, and efficient. They can complete work skillfully and independently. The Head of Engineering must be good at giving and receiving constructive feedback. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Manage engineering execution across product and services teams.
  • Build and scale engineering processes: sprint planning, delivery tracking, incident response, and quality assurance.
  • Recruit, retain, and grow engineering talent; support professional development and team structure.
  • Own infrastructure reliability, and system performance (e.g., SRE).
  • Collaborate with Finance to plan and manage engineering budget, including tool/vendor selection, infrastructure cost optimization, and headcount planning.
  • Ensure technical architectures align with product roadmaps and business objectives
  • Collaborate with Program to allocate resources for the backlog and deconflict
  • Collaborate with Strategy to identify future capability gaps, fill with new hires as needed
  • Collaborate with Operations to transition services to production and general availability.
  • Collaborate with Security to maintain all necessary authorizations and compliance.
  • Translate product and business goals into actionable engineering plans.
  • Be accountable for engineering execution against deadlines, SLAs, and milestones.
  • Own the engineering response for incidents and escalations, ensuring root cause analysis, communication, and resolution meet internal and customer expectations.
  • Drive continuous improvement in developer experience, CI/CD tooling, and service performance in collaboration with Infrastructure and SRE.
  • Establish and report on engineering health metrics, delivery KPIs, and team performance indicators.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years experience managing engineers, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles
  • Experience in production environments deployed at scale
  • Experience scaling engineering organization and systems, particularly in a high-growth environment
  • Experience with regulatory/compliance environments and cybersecurity
  • Strong knowledge of modern software development (languages, frameworks, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure)
  • Deep understanding of system architecture, scalability, and performance.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and company leadership.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills and business judgment
  • Secret clearance or the ability to get one

Competitive benefits package including equity:

  • Medical, Life, Short-Term Disability, and AD&D insurance
  • Medical travel coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • 401K matching
  • Stock options

Salary Range: $207,000 - $225,000
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