Senior Director, Department of War Solutions (5349)

<div class="ui-form-item ui-form-item-horizontal" data-direction="horizontal"> <div class="ui-form-field lifesuite__rte--display"> <div class="ui-form-field lifesuite__rte--display"> <p>The Senior Director, Department of War (DoW) Solutions will serve as a driving force and champion for building solutions and capabilities within SMX.</p> <p>In this position, you will be responsible for leading the design of solutions to support business functions and client requirements as well as execution of internal and external solutions and innovation priorities and projects via leadership, individual contribution, prioritization of development efforts, facilitation of tasks, assisting the team structure work, and participating in industry panels at conferences.</p> <p><strong>Essential Duties &amp; Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide technical expertise on customer engagements to address complex solution architecting and project issue resolution.</li> <li>Provide technical expertise on capture and growth development activities, supporting business development customer engagements.</li> <li>Lead architecture and specification development for next generation solutions for our customers. Advise development teams throughout delivery and assist with design decisions to ensure delivery of high-quality applications, and enhancement of the user experience.</li> <li>Provide technical leadership to teammates and client service delivery through coaching and mentorship</li> <li>Stay abreast of innovation and advances in development tools, programming techniques, and computing systems through participation in training programs, reading of professional publications, maintaining of professional and personal networks, as well as engagement with professional organizations.</li> <li>Develop and institutionalize go-to-market strategies for software applications and solutions.</li> <li>Assist in the collection, documentation, analysis and development of software requirements, system integration activities, user requirements, user stories, timelines, and work plans that cover project execution from design to delivery.</li> <li>Ensure project procedures and controls are identified, communicated, and followed.</li> <li>Provide regular project status updates to internal and external clients regarding project progress, resource allocation, risk and issues encountered or identified, and any modifications to project requirements.</li> <li>Lead research and design activities in the development and testing of new software and tools.</li> <li>Conduct analysis of commercially available, open source, government furnished, and contractor furnished software.</li> <li>Take responsibility in making strategic decisions that will help ensure the implementation of initiatives.</li> <li>Lead&nbsp;and contribute&nbsp;to proposal as author and reviewer and identify technical resource needs to support compliant proposal responses.</li> <li>Assist SMX leadership in the development of new work through identification of new business opportunities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills &amp; Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>Clearance Required: Top Secret</li> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a related discipline or commensurate work experience</li> <li>At least ten (10) years of experience in one or more of the following areas in a corporate or government solutions environment: <ul> <li>Software life-cycle management (requirements analysis, development/engineering, integration and testing, deployment and sustainment</li> <li>Systems engineering</li> </ul> </li> <li>Prior, progressively increasing experience in a technical leadership position</li> <li>Experience as Solution Architect with multiple full life-cycle customer implementations</li> <li>Experience with various software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SAFe)</li> <li>Experience with architectural and implementation-level design</li> <li>Experience with customer engagement and project&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience with&nbsp;modern IT practices, DevSecOps, and cloud operations (AWS, Azure, or GCP)</li> <li>Excellent visual&nbsp;design,&nbsp;data&nbsp;analysis,&nbsp;storytelling, of technical solutions&nbsp;</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li> </ul> <p><strong>Desired Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive understanding of hybrid-architectures</li> <li>In-depth knowledge and experience with developing technical solutions across varying infrastructure, coding languages, software applications</li> <li>Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and architecture frameworks such as Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) and Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Application Deadline:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> 6/29/2026</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">#</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">LI-REMOTE #cjpost</span></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning &amp; development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.</span></p></div><div class="title">The proposed salary for this position is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$176,200</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$255,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.</p> <p>We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.</p> <p>SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.</p> <p><span data-teams="true"><span id="message-body-1758638857922" class="fui-ChatMyMessage__body rcngbzt ___eyw0iv0 f10pi13n ftqa4ok f2hkw1w f8hki3x f1d2448m f1bjia2o ffh67wi f1j6vpng f1pniga2 f987i1v f1ffjurs f15bsgw9 f14e48fq f18yb2kv fd6o370 ffwy5si f3znvyf f57olzd f4stah7 f480a47 fs1por5 fk6fouc figsok6 fkhj508 f19n0e5 f9ijwd5 fzqqayd f10ostut f1o0qvyv f9ggezi f1xp5gbu f150uoa4 ffyari3 fo7qwa0 f16xkysk fxowb0n f11ghf3q f13aoclr flypziy f10kwr27 fquw1qa fftr39l f13lathq f15hsm81 f2ss68y ffb60jq f8nuap2 f13nk4fk f7jacry fq08z5q fd9af6s fr74w9q fcl9uv6 f13sm7pj f1u6qqly f16wpxbl faim3u9 f6cs3qo fa2w2z3 fd39nx6 f10gn8j9 frcqmxy f1w9ws4k f1ddxkqj fd10euv fvuz61 f1nbc6gw"><span id="content-1758638857922" class="fui-Primitive ___16zla5h f1oy3dpc fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></span></p> <div id="x_Signature"></div> <p>Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.</p> <p>SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).</p></div>