Developer Experience Lead – AI Enablement

TSC

. Own and continuously improve the enterprise software development operating model, including lifecycle processes, engineering standards, repository practices, CI/CD expectations, security controls, release practices, and documentation requirements .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeAurora • Alabama • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD practices, secure software development, and process improvement. Capable of leading cross-functional initiatives and translating complex policies into actionable engineering workflows.

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Software EngineeringDevSecOpsProcess ImprovementSecure Software Development PracticesTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software ArchitectureCode ReviewCI/CDVulnerability ManagementDependency GovernanceSecurity ScanningImplementation PlansAcceptance CriteriaDeveloper WorkflowsRelease Management

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipFacilitationOrganizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

GitHubGitLabJiraJenkinsArtifact RepositoriesScanning ToolsInfrastructure Automation

Certifications & Qualifications

SECRET DoD Clearance

Industry Keywords

U.S. Government ContractingCybersecurity PoliciesSoftware GovernanceCross-Functional InitiativesDeveloper Productivity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityJenkins

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and continuously improve the enterprise software development operating model, including lifecycle processes, engineering standards, repository practices, CI/CD expectations, security controls, release practices, and documentation requirements
Assess software development practices across TSC business units and develop improvement roadmaps
Define and promote standardized golden-path workflows, repository blueprints, branch-management practices, CI/CD frameworks, and reusable engineering patterns
Partner with business-unit engineering leaders to align implementation and support adoption across teams
Translate cybersecurity policies, software development standards, and contractual requirements into practical engineering requirements, workflows, acceptance criteria, and operating procedures
Coordinate secure development practices, including code review, SAST/DAST, dependency and vulnerability management, secrets handling, SBOMs, release assurance, and evidence retention
Establish and improve governance for open-source software and third-party dependencies
Lead the strategy for integrating generative AI assistants and agentic capabilities into the software development lifecycle
Define AI usage guardrails with Cybersecurity, Legal, and Engineering
Define requirements for and coordinate self-service infrastructure and automation for compliant repositories, pipelines, and development environments
Coordinate evaluations and implementation of developer-experience, CI/CD, artifact-management, scanning, SBOM, AI Gateway, and related enterprise tooling
Maintain roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, status reporting, requirements, and investment proposals
Facilitate cross-functional working groups and decision forums
Establish metrics for adoption, developer experience, delivery performance, and software development maturity
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, communications, training, and enablement to engineering teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Eight or more years of experience in software engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, technical program management, developer productivity, software governance, or a related discipline
At least three years leading enterprise process improvement or enablement initiatives
Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple teams, business units, or organizational boundaries
Practical understanding of software architecture, source-code repositories, code review, build systems, CI/CD, testing, release management, and developer workflows
Experience defining or implementing secure software development practices, including vulnerability management, dependency governance, secrets handling, SBOMs, security scanning, and evidence retention
Experience translating policies, standards, and risk requirements into practical processes, controls, workflows, implementation plans, and acceptance criteria
Familiarity with GitHub or GitLab, Jira, Jenkins or similar CI/CD platforms, artifact repositories, scanning tools, and infrastructure automation
Strong technical leadership, facilitation, organizational, written, verbal, and executive communication skills
Experience delivering software products or technical capabilities in U.S. Government contracting environments
U.S. citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DoD clearance
Employment contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check, security investigation, and drug screening

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefit package
ESOP participation
401k Plan
Flexible Work Schedules
Tuition Reimbursement
Co-Sponsored Health Plan
Paid Leave
Stable work environment