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$230,000 Salary, Full-Time
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Job Requirements Arlington, VA Clearance Unspecified Polygraph not specified Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience) $210,000
- $250,000
Job Description Product Engineering Manager Location:
Washington, DC Metro Area (Hybrid- 2-3 days onsite per week)
Employment Type:
Permanent Compensation:
$210,000- $250,000 Base Salary +
Comprehensive Benefits Package Clearance:
Active Top Secret Clearance Preferred | Ability to Obtain and Maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance Required Overview ClearanceJobs is supporting a highly specialized national security technology organization seeking a Project Product Engineering Manager to lead a portfolio of advanced software products and engineering initiatives. This individual will serve as a strategic leader responsible for engineering execution, product direction, stakeholder engagement, and team development across a globally distributed technical organization. The role requires balancing business priorities, customer requirements, and technical execution while overseeing multidisciplinary engineering teams working on mission-critical software capabilities. The successful candidate will possess a strong software engineering background combined with proven experience leading technical teams, managing product portfolios, and driving complex programs from concept through delivery. Key Responsibilities- Leadership & Organizational Management
- Lead, mentor, and support highly skilled engineering professionals across multiple international locations
- Build and maintain high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Establish team objectives, performance expectations, and professional development plans
- Foster effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Support personnel management activities, workforce planning, and organizational growth initiatives Product & Program Ownership
- Own product vision, roadmap priorities, and delivery objectives across assigned product portfolios
- Serve as the primary decision-maker for product trade-offs, priorities, and strategic direction
- Translate customer and stakeholder requirements into actionable engineering initiatives
- Drive alignment between technical execution, business objectives, and operational requirements
- Communicate product strategy and delivery expectations across globally distributed teams Technical Leadership
- Partner with engineering leads to review architectures, technical risks, project plans, and delivery milestones
- Assist in developing effort estimates, schedules, and resource planning activities
- Evaluate technical challenges and support resolution of complex engineering issues
- Maintain technical awareness across software engineering, automation, quality engineering, and systems development disciplines
- Contribute to technical decision-making and long-term product strategy Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant experience
- Master's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience
- In lieu of a degree, 13+ years of directly related experience
- 4+ years of experience leading engineering or technical teams
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, process automation, quality engineering, network operations, cybersecurity, or related technical disciplines
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple technical projects and stakeholders simultaneously
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills
- Experience operating within Agile software development environments
- U.S. Citizenship required Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top Secret Clearance
- Experience supporting cybersecurity, software assurance, vulnerability research, offensive security, or advanced technology development programs
- Experience managing technical product portfolios and software delivery organizations
- Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams
- Familiarity with software debugging, troubleshooting, and developer tooling across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and/or iOS environments
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
- Experience utilizing source control and CI/CD platforms including GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, or similar technologies
- Knowledge of modern software architectures, operating systems, networking, and application security principles
- Exposure to reverse engineering, malware analysis, vulnerability research, mobile platforms, or related advanced technical domains
- Experience serving as the technical and product-facing leader between engineering organizations, customers, and executive stakeholders Work Environment
- Hybrid work environment with onsite presence required approximately 2-3 days per week in the Washington, DC area
- Standard 40+ hour work week with flexibility required to support globally distributed teams Occasional work outside traditional business hours may be necessary to support international stakeholders and program objectives
- Limited travel may be required based on business needs Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a technically credible engineering and product leader who can successfully balance product ownership, engineering execution, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership within a complex national security environment.