Software Technical Lead – Applied Skills Assessment Platform

Job Description:
• Define the end-to-end technical architecture for assessment capabilities —challenge delivery, scoring infrastructure, reporting pipelines, and enterprise integrations—with full accountability for outcomes.
• Architect containerized CTF-style challenge environments with dynamic flag generation, automated attack simulation, participant isolation, and anti-cheat mechanisms integrated with the ranges.io platform.
• Integrate the reporting layer that turns participant performance data into employer-ready insights: role suitability scores, skill gap analysis, ranked candidate views, and personalized SANS course recommendations.
• Partner with Product, UX, Cybersecurity SMEs, and executive leadership to translate strategy into roadmaps; present technical decisions to VP/C-level audiences; and drive alignment across engineering, security, and operations.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews; recruit top talent; and foster a culture of engineering excellence across the ASAP organization.
• Own platform reliability, security posture, and DevOps maturity—CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and support for on-demand, remote, hybrid, and in-person delivery modes.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence and serve as the technical escalation point for complex problems across teams.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the USA; visa sponsorship is not available.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior architect, principal engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience building and shipping assessment platforms, CTF/cyber range products, or EdTech platforms from 0→1 at meaningful scale.
• Deep, hands-on expertise in full-stack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python) and production cloud-native architectures (AWS and/or Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with AI-enabled product development and deployment with various frontier AI models.
• Hands-on experience with containerized challenge environments: docker-compose orchestration, isolated network topologies, and automated environment seeding.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams of 5+ engineers, and to operate as a technical partner to product and executive leadership.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the USA; visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits:
• Competitive base salary, bonus opportunities, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Robust medical, dental, and vision plans; company-provided short term disability; optional long-term disability, supplemental life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents; voluntary benefits including accident insurance and identity theft protection; fitness and wellness programs; and a company paid employee assistance program (EAP).
• Generous paid time off, including volunteer time.
• Access to professional development and SANS training opportunities.