• Own end-to-end engineering delivery and operational outcomes across Allegiance’s core application platforms, ensuring stability, performance, and scalability. • Define and execute a clear technology roadmap that addresses near-term operational needs while advancing long-term modernization of the VBA client platform and related systems. • Lead and develop engineering managers and senior engineers, strengthening accountability, talent growth, and engineering excellence. • Establish consistent engineering standards, delivery practices, and governance aligned with enterprise guardrails. • Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to align engineering outcomes with Allegiance and enterprise priorities. • Identify, assess, and manage technical risk, including legacy platforms and modernization initiatives. • Drive continuous improvement in delivery discipline, system reliability, and development practices across teams.

• Lead one or two engineering teams made up of individual contributors (e.g., software developers, QA specialists, and other technical roles) • Monitor and optimize team productivity and code quality in an AI-augmented development environment • Own team delivery outcomes, including processes, communication, and continuous improvement • Plan and execute objectives aligned to product line goals and broader organizational priorities • Develop and track projects and initiatives that contribute to product, technology, and departmental outcomes • Coordinate team execution with minimal supervision, ensuring accountability and progress toward commitments • Identify and implement improvements to workflows and processes, including recommending improvements outside the team when needed • Track team capacity, workload, and planning to ensure sustainable delivery and clear prioritization • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports and collaborate with relevant peers • Drive recruiting efforts to ensure the team is staffed with the skills and talent needed for success • Evaluate and communicate team member performance, providing coaching and development support • Define and maintain career paths for engineers, supporting individual growth and long-term professional development • Provide recommendations on impact and performance to support compensation and talent decisions • Build an environment that supports morale, retention, and team engagement • Mentor individual contributors who show potential and interest in developing leadership and management skills • Identify, manage, and help resolve conflicts within and outside the team while maintaining a neutral and constructive approach • Provide candid, respectful feedback to team members and cross-functional peers • Proactively engage with stakeholders outside of the team or department to build relationships, lend support, and ensure alignment • Ensure visibility of the team’s progress and deliveries to stakeholders outside the team.

• Build, develop, and mentor 1–2 teams of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement • Facilitate the execution of our technical roadmap with a focus on data-driven decisions, timely and iterative product development, simplicity, and value delivery. • Continually support the growth and development of engineers on the team by providing timely and constructive feedback • Support the growth and development of peers inside technology through collaboration, mentorship, and feedback. • Communicate with business stakeholders to understand goals and translate them to technical architecture and requirements; estimate product scopes and timelines • Collaborate with team to contribute to technical solutions that satisfy business requirements with a focus on scalability, stability, efficiency, maintainability, and extensibility

• Lead, coach, and grow engineers across embedded firmware/software, hardware (electrical & mechanical), and adjacent teams. • Drive a high-performance team culture grounded in accountability, psychological safety, and continuous improvement. • Help lead end-to-end delivery of IoT hardware and firmware programs — from component selection and EVT/DVT through production readiness. • Serve as the engineering-side owner for contract manufacturer relationships — managing NPI handoffs, yield issues, and production quality gates. • Interface with DevOps Engineering to ensure firmware deployment pipelines, OTA update infrastructure, and device provisioning systems are production-grade. • Collaborate with AI/ML Engineering to scope and integrate on-device or edge inference capabilities into IoT platform features.