Software Engineering Leader (Cloud SaaS / Azure Gov) - In Office Position

Location: Downtown Kirkland (In-Office Position)

About Net-Inspect

Net-Inspect builds cloud-based software that powers quality and supply chain operations across the aerospace and defense industry. Our SaaS platform is mission critical for more than 8,000 companies in 52 countries, including OEMs such as Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and Bombardier. When a complex aerospace component is manufactured and inspected, chances are Net-Inspect played a major role in making it happen safely and efficiently.

We operate in a FedRAMP Moderate environment on Azure Government, delivering secure, scalable, and highly reliable solutions to a global customer base.

Inside the company, we are intentionally different:

• A small, highly skilled team of exceptional engineers and QA professionals
• Direct access to the Executive Team and key customer stakeholders
• A culture that’s fun, collaborative, and low-ego, where everyone has real ownership
• A focus on continuous improvement and innovation

We invest heavily in our people and culture because we believe they are the foundation of our long-term success.

We are now looking for a Software Engineering Leader to lead our engineering organization and help shape the next chapter of Net-Inspect.

The Opportunity

In Net-Inspect’s top engineering role, you will:

• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of software developers and QA engineers
• Own the architecture, reliability, scalability, and security of a mission-critical global SaaS platform
• Drive modernization and innovation while safeguarding the trust of some of the world’s most demanding customers
• Translate complex aerospace/defense and regulatory requirements into elegant, secure, and reliable technical solutions

If you love building teams, scaling platforms, and solving challenging engineering problems with real-world impact, this role sits at the heart of all of it.

What You’ll Do

Engineering Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop Net-Inspect’s team of software developers and QA engineers
• Build a high-performance, high-trust engineering culture
• Conduct performance reviews, define goals, and support career growth
• Lead by example with strong engineering standards and architectural discipline
• Recruit and hire outstanding technical talent

Architecture & Technical Oversight

• Maintain a deep technical understanding of Net-Inspect’s cloud architecture across Azure Government and Azure Commercial
• Guide architectural decisions and technical design reviews
• Drive modernization, technical debt reduction, and platform scalability
• Ensure the platform supports rapid delivery without compromising security or stability
• Drive adoption of technologies that enable our AI/LLM initiatives and next-generation platform capabilities.

Execution & Delivery

• Lead weekly sprint planning, prioritization, and release management
• Keep the backlog healthy and well-aligned with business goals
• Ensure on-time delivery of high-quality features and enhancements
• Partner with Product and the Executive Team to align engineering work with company strategy

Security

• Maintain strong working knowledge of FedRAMP Moderate, NIST 800-53 Rev 5, and related standards
• Oversee Continuous Monitoring activities and security posture
• Lead vulnerability management, static/dynamic analysis, and software composition analysis
• Own incident response, root cause analysis, and operational excellence
• Conduct disaster recovery planning, testing, performance tuning, and training
• Lead the annual third-party security audit (conducted by 3PAO)

Platform Resilience & Risk Mitigation

• Conduct comprehensive analyses of single points of failure across the entire platform—application, data, networking, and operational layers
• Design and implement robust mitigation strategies (redundancy, failover, fault isolation, chaos testing, etc.) to eliminate customer-impacting outages
• Develop architectural patterns that ensure continuity of operations even in rare or “black swan” scenarios
• Partner with Security and Infrastructure to model extreme-case risks and ensure the platform can withstand unexpected load, dependency failures, or regional disruptions
• Build a culture of proactive resiliency planning, encouraging teams to anticipate failure modes long before they become real-world events

Customer & Stakeholder Partnership

• Represent Net-Inspect as the technical leader in key customer and stakeholder discussions
• Design and estimate new projects directly with customers
• Support high-level escalations and cross-team technical problem solving
• Contribute to roadmap planning across engineering, product, and executive teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience
• 7 years of software engineering experience, including 2 years in engineering leadership
• Strong background in cloud-based SaaS architecture (Azure preferred)
• Proven success building secure, scalable, and reliable systems
• Deep familiarity with:
• App Services, Function Apps, and App Service Environments
• Azure Firewall and Application Gateway
• DNS, Networking, and Secure Routing
• Azure SQL, CosmosDB, Blob Storage
• Service Bus Queue and Redis
• Key Vault and App Configuration
• Azure DevOps Agents and Pipelines
• Experience leading teams in regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD, ISO27001, etc.)
• Excellent communication, leadership, and delivery management skills
• U.S. citizen (required to work with sensitive customer data)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years leading a SaaS platform through formal security audits
• Experience with Aerospace & Defense or manufacturing customers

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Impact at global scale: Your decisions will influence thousands of companies and critical aerospace programs worldwide
• High visibility & ownership: You’ll work closely with the Executive Team and shape long-term strategy
• Culture: Smart, kind, motivated teammates who genuinely enjoy working together
• Innovation opportunities: A strong platform with significant room for modernization and new capabilities

If you’re passionate about technology, love building software that can transform an industry, and thrive in a small, talented, and energetic team, we’d love to meet you.