Director of Software

Veterans Encouraged to Apply: Detroit Defense proudly supports those who have served. We welcome applicants with military experience, including those transitioning to civilian careers. Your leadership, adaptability, and mission-focused mindset are valued here. Detroit Defense is a 3x recipient of the Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award.

Detroit Defense is seeking a Director of Software to lead and grow our Software engineering organization. This Director of Software position will direct an organization of highly-skilled software professionals dedicated to the advancement and continuous improvement of products, processes, and technical capabilities that span the entire software life cycle.

This position would require working out of our Troy, MI office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and present the vision for Detroit Defense's software strategy that supports our corporate strategy
• Create and then execute a Software Technology Roadmap that supports long-range strategic planning for the Software organization, and that aligns short-term and mid-term initiatives with specific technology solutions
• Assess current software capabilities - people, processes, tools, and data - and recommend initiatives to strengthen or expand capabilities needed to support our corporate strategy
• Interface with Information Technology leadership to communicate needs and put in place the infrastructure needed to support the Software organization's strategies and plans
• Coach and mentor software managers and staff in developing their skill sets and advancing their careers.
• Conduct Performance Evaluations with staff, including providing feedback on performance and setting objectives.
• Advocate for employee development and growth opportunities.
• Recognize and celebrate significant employee accomplishments.

Collaborate with our Growth Department to:

• Identify capability areas and skill sets needed to support opportunity pursuits
• Assess new software-focused business opportunities and perform competitive analysis to support Go/No Go decisions
• Prepare past performance content for proposal narratives
• Generate basis of estimates for proposed software efforts

Collaborate with the other Technical Departments to:

• Provide subject matter expertise when communicating with customers
• Help resolve software-related program issues
• Support the development of Software Project Managers

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or relevant technology discipline
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of the Software Life Cycle, from concept definition to sustainment
• Ability to think strategically, plan tactically, and execute effectively
• Experience in leading moderate-sized Software teams
• Experience in executing within an Agile Software Development environment
• Understanding of DevSecOps development and deployment environment
• Strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to effectively interface with both internal and external customers
• Ability to coach and mentor employees
• Ability to obtain a Common Access Card, Government Security Clearance and maintain that clearance. The minimum requirement to obtain a Secret Clearance is United States Citizenship. Only Applicants that meet this requirement will be considered.

Detroit Defense offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Company Paid Life and AD&D
• Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending & HSA Accounts
• Legal & ID Shield Services
• 401k with Company Match
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days

Why Detroit Defense:
At Detroit Defense, we deliver mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, protect the warfighter, and enable readiness through innovation, technical excellence, and end-to-end lifecycle support.

Remaining steadfast in our core values of Trustworthy, Mission Driven, Creative, and Agile we are a complex systems integrator for the U.S. Government, Detroit Defense provides solutions to meet the technical and programmatic challenges faced by our customers. Our proven success in multi-domain cross-platform system-of-systems integration results in fielded capability for warfighters. From R&D to production, fielding, and sustainment, Detroit Defense provides services and solutions to Empower Those That protect Us.

Detroit Defense is a proud recipient of the 2022, 2023 & 2024 Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award.

Detroit Defense is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity or gender expression), age, mental or physical disability, creed, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic trait or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.