Cape
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
$200K–$275K
Hybrid: New York, NY +1 · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Apr 2, 2026
- Location
- Hybrid: New York, NY
Hybrid: Arlington, VA - Experience
- 9+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years directly managing engineering teams.
- Education
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Physics or similar field.
About the job
Leads Cape’s federal engineering organization, turning government mission requirements into secure, resilient, deployed network and software capabilities.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and oversee execution of the federal engineering organization and its network and platform.
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineers delivering solutions for government customers.
- Own technical customer relationships and delivery, translating mission requirements into deployed solutions.
What they ask for
- 9+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years directly managing engineering teams.
- Demonstrated success leading teams that built, deployed, and sustained software for U.S. government, defense, or intelligence community customers.
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Physics or a similar field.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Active U.S. Top Secret (TS) security clearance is strongly preferred.
- Experience with cloud and air-gapped environments and familiarity with federal security compliance standards.
Pay
$200,000-$275,000 USD base salary
Tools
AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP, RMF, STIGs
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