Senior Director of Engineering
Core
Lead the engineering function building and running technology for NYC's public matching funds, Voter Guide, and campaign finance disclosure/compliance systems during a multi-year modernization from legacy .NET to cloud-native Python.
Role type
Senior Director of Engineering (Turnaround & Build)
Builds
Cloud-native Python infrastructure, Salesforce engineering function, data engineering shared platform, and modernized legacy systems for public elections.
Domain
Public sector / Campaign Finance / Election Technology
Required skills
Engineering leadership, organizational management, technical roadmap planning, engineering standards enforcement, software development lifecycle (SDLC) ownership, DevOps/CI/CD, AI model implementation and evaluation, infrastructure and cybersecurity oversight, agile delivery, technical debt management, team reskilling.
Preferred skills
Experience in public sector technology, cloud migration, Salesforce engineering, data platform architecture.
Technologies
Python, .NET, Salesforce, Cloud-native infrastructure, AI/ML models, CI/CD pipelines.
Responsibilities
Build and mentor a leadership team across software, QA, Salesforce, data, and infrastructure functions; establish baseline people management practices (hiring, performance, retention); develop and track a multi-year technical roadmap; enforce engineering standards and security policies; lead software development, QA, and DevOps; own the technical implementation and evaluation of AI use cases; oversee IT infrastructure and cybersecurity functions including disaster readiness.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC transitioning to full leadership (Turnaround & Build)
