Lead technology strategy and multi-year roadmap while overseeing secure IT operations and ensuring compliance with federal standards.
Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced.
We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions.
We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. Rise8 is where you’ll do the best work of your career—supported by a culture you won’t find anywhere else. We offer competitive pay and benefits, but what sets us apart is our commitment to autonomy, growth, and a culture rooted in kindness, candor, and continuous learning.
Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with 100% of employees saying they love working here, Rise8 is where bold ideas become real capabilities. Where mission meets meaning. And where fewer bad things happen because of bad software.
This role combines deep software engineering experience with strategic leadership, while maintaining oversight of secure IT operations and compliance (NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC). You will guide technical direction, evaluate emerging technologies, and ensure our internal systems and development practices remain secure, scalable, and audit-ready.
The annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $190,000 to $240,000 regardless of final candidate location within the United States. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.
All of Rise8’s work in this area is with Federal Government customers that require our employees involved with their projects be U.S. citizens. As such, this role requires U.S. citizenship. If hired, you would also be required to go through a background investigation.
Rise8 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Flexible Work Hours
Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce
Health Insurance
We cover up to 100% of the employee premium and up to 80% of the combined dependent premium on our base health plan
Home Office Stipend
$750 per year for home office technology and equipment
Learning Budget
Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials
Paid Time Off
4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, your birthday, jury duty, and bereavement
Wellness Stipend
We cover 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products, up to $500 per calendar year
Rise8 builds custom, secure software tailored for government organizations, focusing on measurable impact—like lives saved and missions advanced. With elite teams across product, design, and engineering, they drive continuous delivery for critical missions, ensuring that bold ideas translate into real capabilities.
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