What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Technology Officer position at JobNimbus?
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Mission:
As the Chief Technology Officer, your mission is to build and lead a world-class technology team that delivers the fastest, most secure, and maintainable products with best-in-class customer satisfaction. You will develop and execute a strategic technology roadmap that enables contractors to do the work of two people in half the time using automation & AI while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leadership & Strategy:
- Lead and inspire the engineering team to execute against a 3-year technology roadmap.
- Develop a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
- Ensure best-in-class system uptime (99.99%) and an industry-leading incident response time (<30 minutes).
- Foster a strong security culture and eliminate critical/high security vulnerabilities (0 tolerance policy).
- Architecting & Engineering Excellence:
- Own the software architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Oversee the refactor plan to reduce tech debt and consolidate duplicate code within 18 months.
- Instill a culture of continuous integration & deployment, increasing deployment frequency while reducing failure rates.
- Stay ahead of AI/ML trends and create a roadmap to leverage them for product and engineering efficiencies.
- Process & Performance Optimization:
- Improve engineering processes to deliver customer value faster while maintaining reliability and security.
- Reduce change failure rates in production to 0% while maintaining 100% predictability in scoping to on-time delivery.
- Ensure the highest quality assurance standards, minimizing in-production regressions through Test-Driven Development.
- Talent & Culture Development:
- Assess engineering talent, align roles, provide training, and scale the team as needed.
- Reinforce proactive learning with regular training on best practices and emerging technologies.
- Build an engineering culture where top talent thrives, contributing to a 40 eNPS score.
- Technology Roadmap & AI Strategy:
- Develop a 3-year roadmap for software, infrastructure, data, and security.
- Identify AI/ML opportunities and implement a roadmap to leverage automation.
- Continuously prototype emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
- Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Partner with the Product team to ensure a balance between feature delivery and technical sustainability.
- Collaborate with GTM teams to support customer success and product adoption.
- Work closely with the Board of Directors, investors, and executive team to align technology strategy with company growth.
What makes you the hero for this job:
- Proven experience in leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
- Expertise in software architecture, cloud infrastructure, security best practices, and AI-driven innovation.
- Strong ability to balance technical execution with strategic business objectives.
- Deep knowledge of best practices in CI/CD, DevOps, and scalable infrastructure management.
- Passion for building products that deliver measurable customer value and drive industry disruption.
- Strong communicator and collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
Values:
- Ownership. You own the outcomes, drive initiatives, and solve problems proactively. If you need direction and someone to hold your hand, this job is not for you.
- Customer Obsessed. Everything we build should leave our customers saying, "Aw dip. This product is off the charts cool. Whoever wrote that code deserves a raise!"
- Proactive Learning. You stay ahead of the curve, continuously learning and implementing cutting-edge technologies.
- Team Commitment. You build, mentor, and lead a high-performance engineering team that delivers results together.
- Self Awareness. You know your strengths, weaknesses, and how to surround yourself with the right talent to succeed.
JobNimbus is proud to be an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know in the application.
If you have any questions regarding this job post, please email jobs@jobnimbus.com.
