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# Federal Civilian Account Executive at Black Duck Software, Inc.

- **Company:** Black Duck Software, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC / Virginia, MD
- **Compensation:** $134k–$201k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-02-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blackduck/jobs/5100461008

## Job description

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

This individual contributor must be highly motivated and a proven sales executive in the Federal Civilian market with demonstrated experience selling to software development and security teams. The Federal Civilian Account Executive will report to the Director of Public Sector, and will work closely with his or her Sales Engineer, Public Sector Marketing Manager, Sales Development Representative, and Renewal Representative.

A principal goal for this position is driving both new logo acquisition and expansion within existing accounts across the Federal Civilian territory to achieve the bookings target. This is a hybrid hunter/farmer role: the Federal Civilian Account Executive must land net-new enterprise agreements with unpenetrated agencies while also growing wallet share and deepening adoption within the current install base. The position requires extensive relationship-building activities, discovery of prospect requirements, developing a solution that meets those requirements, and building a quantifiable business case that ensures the customer obtains maximum value. To achieve this — and to drive further adoption — the Federal Civilian Account Executive must have strong skills and experience selling complex solutions in large, complicated customer environments.

## Preferred Experience

- Software engineering tools experience
- Security software sales experience
- Global, named, or large enterprise account management experience
- Experience selling to the Federal Civilian market
- Experience with channel partners and lobbyists in the Federal Civilian market
- Demonstrated success balancing net-new logo hunting with account growth/expansion in existing territories
- Proven track record of successful software sales with DHS, DOJ, State Department, and/or HHS

## Responsibilities

- Drive top-line sales revenue in the Federal Civilian market through a blend of new logo acquisition and expansion of existing accounts
- Prospect and close net-new agencies to build a healthy, sustainable pipeline
- Drive adoption of enterprise agreements in targeted named accounts to ensure long-term relationships and maximize contract value through upsell/cross-sell
- Collaborate with team members to foster a strong sense of community and information sharing across Federal Civilian and other Public Sector regions
- Maintain a strong focus on relationship building with executive decision makers, both in new prospect organizations and within the existing account base
- Guide prospects through a methodical sales process to facilitate decisions
- Ensure customer success and long-term account retention/growth
- Represent Black Duck Software at local and/or industry events
- Maintain accurate Salesforce account and opportunity information
- Maintain Clari forecasting information
- Travel as necessary to client locations (approximately 50% of time traveling)

Required Skills & Knowledge

- Minimum 6 years enterprise software sales experience
- Extensive knowledge of the Federal Civilian market
- Proven track record of both new logo acquisition and account growth/expansion, exceeding software sales revenue targets
- Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles
- Proven track record selling six-or-seven-figure deals
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with executive decision makers
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills

## Compensation

The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $133,800–$200,700. In addition, this role is eligible for commission. Black Duck offers a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.

Pay Range: $133,800 USD – $200,700 USD

## Equal Opportunity Statement

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.

## #LI-MS1

Pay Range $133,800—$200,700 USD

Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

## About Black Duck Software, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Black Duck provides a comprehensive application security testing (AST) platform that helps organizations build secure, high-quality software by identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, license risks, and code quality issues across proprietary, open-source, and AI-generated code.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners; spun out from Synopsys in October 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
- **Founded**: 2015 (as the Synopsys Software Integrity Group); became an independent company in October 2024
- **Founders**: Not applicable (formed from Synopsys); key leadership includes CEO Greg Hughes, CPTO Dipto Chakravarty, CISO Dom Glavach, CRO Roman Telerman, CFO Jim Ivers, CMO Sean Forkan, and CHRO & General Counsel Joy Meier

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Application Security Testing (AST), DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain Security
- **Target customers**: B2B; enterprise organizations, development teams, security teams, and DevOps engineers across industries including finance, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and government
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To enable organizations to build trust in their software by providing True Scale Application Security – the ability to secure code of any size, in any environment, without compromising speed, accuracy, or compliance.”

## Products & Services
- **Black Duck Polaris Platform**: Cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies SAST, SCA, and DAST into a single, integrated solution for enterprise-wide application security testing and policy enforcement.
- **Black Duck SCA (Software Composition Analysis)**: Identifies vulnerabilities, license risks, and compliance issues in open-source and third-party components; generates SBOMs; includes AI Model Risk Insights.
- **Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)**: Scans proprietary source code for security vulnerabilities and quality defects, with AI-powered remediation suggestions via Black Duck Assist.
- **Seeker Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)**: Combines runtime analysis with automated testing to detect vulnerabilities in running applications.
- **Black Duck Signal**: Agentic AI solution that autonomously detects and remediates vulnerabilities in business-critical applications, including AI-generated code.
- **Code Sight IDE Plug-in**: Provides real-time security feedback within developers’ IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, etc.) to catch issues before code is committed.
- **Black Duck Hub (on-premises)**: On-premises deployment option for customers with strict data residency or regulatory requirements.
- **Hybrid deployment**: Full flexibility to run scans in cloud, on-premises, or across mixed environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private equity-backed)
- **Key Metric**: Over 4,000 organizations worldwide trust Black Duck; recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing for eight consecutive years (2025).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clearlake Capital Group, Francisco Partners (majority owners); technology partners include GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and major cloud providers.
- **Growth Signals**: Spun out as an independent company in October 2024 to focus exclusively on application security; launched Black Duck Signal (agentic AI AppSec); expanding SaaS platform with unified SAST+SCA+DAST; hiring across sales and engineering roles (remote positions available).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Comprehensive portfolio**: Only vendor offering SAST, SCA, DAST, IAST, and agentic AI in a single unified platform (Polaris).
- **20+ years of human-verified intelligence**: Proprietary KnowledgeBase™ with curated vulnerability data and context, powering high-precision detection with low false positives.
- **Flexible deployment**: Supports cloud (SaaS), on-premises, and hybrid models – customers choose without compromising capabilities.
- **Developer-first approach**: Integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines and IDEs, enabling developers to find and fix issues within their workflow.
- **AI-native security**: Built to secure AI-generated code (e.g., from GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) with specialized detection and remediation capabilities.
- **Regulatory expertise**: Supports compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, EU Cyber Resilience Act, US Executive Order 14028, and industry-specific standards (automotive ISO/SAE 21434, aerospace, defense).

## Strategic Focus
- **Securing AI-generated code**: Developing and enhancing agentic AI tools (Signal) to address the unique risks of AI-assisted development.
- **Expanding SaaS adoption**: Driving migration to the Polaris cloud platform for scalability, continuous updates, and reduced overhead.
- **Deepening compliance automation**: Building automated policy enforcement and audit-ready reporting for evolving regulations (e.g., EU Cyber Resilience Act, US supply chain security mandates).
- **Growing market share**: Targeting new enterprise customers through a hunter sales model and competitive displacement of legacy AST vendors.
- **Customer success and innovation**: Investing in AI-powered developer assistants (Black Duck Assist) and contextual intelligence (ContextAI™) to reduce mean-time-to-remediate.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Work on critical security infrastructure that protects software used by thousands of organizations worldwide.
- **Remote-friendly culture**: Open roles (e.g., Lead Enterprise Account Executive in Canada) explicitly support remote work; the company values flexibility and results.
- **Values**: “We Scale Up” (ambition and growth), “We Lead with Integrity” (honesty and transparency), “We Put Customers First” (empathy and value delivery), and “We Are Bold” (challenge convention, take smart risks).
- **Engineering culture**: Developer-first mindset; teams build tools that developers love to use. Focus on innovation in AI, cloud-native architecture, and security research.
- **Career growth**: Independent company with PE backing offers agility and resources; opportunity to shape the future of a market-leading security platform.
- **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company emphasizes professional development, a collaborative environment, and the chance to work on cutting-edge security challenges.

## Sources
1. [Black Duck About Us](https://www.blackduck.com/company.html)
2. [Black Duck Main Site](https://www.blackduck.com/)
3. [Black Duck Careers](https://www.blackduck.com/company/careers.html)
4. [Black Duck Leadership](https://www.blackduck.com/company/leadership.html)
5. [Greenhouse Job Posting (Lead Enterprise Account Executive Canada)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blackduck/jobs/5226170008)

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