Dev EX Transformation Engineer

DevEX Transformation Engineer – Contract – Vienna, VA – $65.00 - $72.35/hr. The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Sponsorship not available. Our client is seeking a DevEX Transformation Engineer in Vienna, VA. Responsibilities • Collaborate with business and product teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, opportunities for improvement, and define technical requirements.

• Lead technical solution development for complex business challenges, from concept through deployment. • Create/maintain the yearly roadmap and communicate the plan to all stakeholders in various forums (e.g., lunch and learns, roadshows, virtual walk-throughs, Demo sessions, Infographic posters). • Create/maintain executive leadership status reports which maps to roadmap.
• Improve and build upon existing production systems, guiding the team through operationally engrained workflows and enhancements • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and other team members, fostering best practices in design and development. • Ensure scalability and sustainability of solutions by working with IT and enterprise technology teams to move from prototypes to production. • Support user adoption through clear documentation, SharePoint sites, training, and communication.
• Clearly tell the story of how DevEx and AI-SDLC solutions solves the end-user problems and add values. • Pilot/test new DevEx and AI-enabled feature prior to release to engineering teams. • Create documentation, demos, notifications to announce new DevEx and AI features.
• Thinking out of the box on new ways to communicate the DevEx and AI roadmap plans. • Build and maintain demos to support adoption of new capabilities. • Quantify the ROI associated with optimizing SDLC workflows.
• Performing surveys to assess software engineer satisfaction. Skills & Requirements • 3+ years solving complex real world technical problems in a business facing or customer facing environment. • Proven ability to lead end to end development of software products (concept → design deployment → scale).
• Strong project management skills. • Proficiency in Python, Java, or TypeScript/JavaScript + modern development frameworks/tools. • Experience working directly with business stakeholders and translating requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with AI-powered development tools (GitHub Copilot, OpenAI API, AI-assisted testing). • Understanding of software delivery metrics (DORA, SPACE) and how to improve them. • Experience in developer enablement within multi team engineering environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Operations Research, Physics • 3+ years of professional experience solving complex, real-world problems in a customer-facing or business-facing environment using technology and data-driven approaches • Demonstrated ability to lead development of end-to-end software products — from concept through design, deployment, and scaling • Strong project management skills. • Proficiency in Python, Java, or TypeScript/JavaScript and familiarity with modern frameworks and development tools • Proven track record of engaging directly with business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into actionable solutions • Excellent communication skills; able to bridge technical and non-technical discussions effectively • Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and prioritizing for maximum business impact • Experience in AI-powered development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, OpenAI API integrations, AI-assisted testing frameworks). • Solid understanding of software delivery metrics (DORA, SPACE framework) and how to improve them.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience in multi-team engineering organizations where developer enablement was a core focus. • Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects in transformation, analytics, or operations technology • Prior work integrating observability, monitoring, and logging into developer-facing systems. • Strong understanding of system design principles, security, and performance optimization.

• Prior experience in consulting, forward deployed, or hybrid engineering/business role. • Experience in Agile methodologies (Kanban and SCRUM) is a plus Benefits/Other Compensation This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit). Why Hays?

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