Principal Software Engineering Manager - Substrate- CTJ- Secret (Cleared Environments)

Lead and develop Site Reliability Engineering Managers, coaching them to build strong, accountable SRE organizations and scale operational excellence through others. Lead a set of Software Engineering ICs, ensuring strong software engineering fundamentals, clear technical direction, and high-quality execution across the engineering lifecycle. Own the end-to-end engineering and operational health of your organization's services, balancing feature delivery, reliability, security, and compliance. Establish and drive technical and organizational strategy for your area, aligning engineering investments with business priorities and long-term platform goals. Guide engineering design and architecture decisions, ensuring reliability, diagnosability, security, and compliance are embedded early and consistently. Drive strong incident management, learning culture, and post-incident reviews, emphasizing systemic improvements and long-term resilience. Develop senior and principal-level talent, including succession planning for managers and technical leaders. Partner closely with product, security, compliance, infrastructure, and operations teams to deliver durable, auditable, and scalable services. Communicate clearly and credibly with leadership, articulating risks, tradeoffs, priorities, and progress across technical and organizational dimensions. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: As a result, the successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate background investigations and customer screenings required for access to these environments. For access to GCCH and DoD environments, this role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated Tier 3 (T3) background investigation. For access to GCCM environments, this role requires the ability to meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) eligibility requirements. Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 4+ years people management experience. Experience operating or supporting services in regulated, sovereign, or compliance-sensitive environments.