Director, Digital Delivery

• Purpose of Position
  
  

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Director, Digital Delivery to join our IT team in Atlanta, Georgia. The role will be critical to Company’s success in maturing its customer-centric vision and meeting business goals, bridging technical excellence in software development with the cultivation of agile mindsets and Secure by Design principles. This role involves developing secure release engineering pipelines and guiding teams through agile and secure development practices.

The role will collaborate with product teams, DevOps, project managers, and stakeholders to drive secure, consistent quality through automated testing, continuous improvement in release processes and foster a culture of agility and proactive security. The incumbent will own maturing Company’s secure deployment automation and facilitating retrospectives and mentoring teams in agile and security best practices.

• Position Relationships
  
  

As a people-focused person, this role is accountable for quickly forming relationships, balancing a wide variety of priorities, and acting as an ambassador for IT by promoting its vision, values, services, and capabilities.

• Key Responsibilities
  
  

Release Engineering And Security

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable release pipelines for the software development teams, that support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) with security embedded at every stage.
• Integrate Secure by Design principles—such as threat modeling, secure defaults, and defense in depth—into all aspects of build and deployment processes.
• Champion the adoption of SecDevOps practices by embedding continuous, automated security into every phase of the development and release lifecycle.
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of SecDevOps tooling, including static and dynamic code analysis, software composition analysis (SCA), artifact management, and secrets detection.
• Develop and enforce best practices for secure source control, branching strategies, build automation, artifact management, and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and operations teams to ensure smooth, secure quality assured releases and rapid delivery cycles.
• Establish and monitor release metrics, including security-related metrics, to provide transparency into build stability, deployment frequency, release quality, and security posture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve build, integration, deployment, and security issues quickly and efficiently.
• Maintain up-to-date release documentation, including release notes, rollback procedures, deployment guides, and security controls.
• Champion the evaluation and adoption of new tools and technologies to continually improve both the efficiency and security of the release process.
  
  

Agile Coaching And Security Advocacy

• Guide teams and individuals in adopting and improving agile practices, such as Scrum, alongside Secure by Design practices and a security-first mindset.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives, with an emphasis on incorporating security considerations into planning and review.
• Mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and development teams on agile principles as well as secure development lifecycles (e.g., integrating security stories and tasks into sprints).
• Assess agile and security maturity at the team and organization level, developing tailored coaching plans to address gaps and challenges in both areas.
• Leverage PMP (Project Management Professional) certification to bring a structured, standards-based approach to project execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices. Utilize this expertise to drive project timelines, manage cross-functional dependencies, and deliver high-quality, secure releases in alignment with agile and security objectives.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, secure collaboration, and effective feedback loops.
• Work with leadership to remove organizational impediments to both agility and security, and to support scaling best practices.
• Ensure transparency, accountability, and high performance across teams, emphasizing shared responsibility for security.
  
  

Collaboration And Communication

• Serve as a liaison among engineering, product management, operations, security teams, and business stakeholders.
• Communicate release schedules, risks (including security risks), and status updates clearly and proactively.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and foster a learning environment around both agile and Secure by Design practices.
• Advocate for the voice of the customer and security in release planning and agile transformation initiatives.
  
  

Continuous Improvement And Innovation

• Identify process bottlenecks and inefficiencies in release engineering, agile practices, and security.
• Lead initiatives for process optimization, secure tool adoption, automation opportunities, and security enhancements.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, secure software development practices, and evolving agile methodologies.
• Promote experimentation and measure results, driving data-informed improvements in both agility and security.
• Measures of Performance
• Reduction in release-related incidents, deployment failures, and security vulnerabilities.
• Acceleration of release cycle times and secure delivery of features to end-users.
• Increased agile and security maturity scores across teams.
• Higher team engagement, satisfaction, and security awareness scores.
• Improvement in engineering productivity, quality, and security metrics.
• Personal Qualifications & Experience
• Degree in a relevant field.
• Certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).
• Experience coaching at scale across multiple teams or in enterprise environments.
• Background in software engineering, QA, or application security is a plus.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in both agile fields.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable, reflecting strong project leadership and the ability to deliver complex initiatives within scope, time, and budget constraints.
• Familiarity with SecDevOps frameworks and tooling (e.g., Snyk, Checkmarx, Veracode, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, HashiCorp Vault, Terraform).
• Personal Trait Profile
• Self-Starter.
• Teamwork and communication skills: Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Leadership: Inspires confidence and empowers teams to achieve their best work, while championing a culture of security.
• Problem Solving: Approaches challenges analytically and collaboratively, finding innovative and secure solutions.
• Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and adapts coaching style to diverse audiences and security challenges.
• Customer service mindset: Demonstrating empathy and providing helpful support to internal users builds trust and satisfaction.
• Organization: Managing multiple tasks, projects, and information efficiently is critical for productivity.
• Stress management: Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure, particularly during critical incidents, is important.
• Ethical: Maintaining data confidentiality, protecting user privacy, and adhering to security protocols are paramount.
• Integrity: Taking responsibility for your actions, being honest, and demonstrating trustworthiness are valued qualities.
• Hands-on, “roll up your sleeves” approach.