Senior Manager Software Engineering

Company:

Boeing Defense Space and Security (BDS) is looking for an action-oriented leader to manage our Software Program as a part of the Data Analytics & Digital Integration (DA&DI) organization. This position is located in Seattle WA or Arlington VA or El Segundo Ca or Ridley Park PA or Saint Louis MO.

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead and scale end-to-end software development across a portfolio of mission-critical platforms and applications. This leader will own the full software lifecycle from strategy and architecture to development deployment and operations while building a high-performing engineering organization.

This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can operate at both strategic and execution levels drive engineering excellence and deliver scalable secure and high-quality software systems.

Key Responsibilities

I. Engineering Leadership & Operating Model

• Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams (platform application data DevOps).

• Ensure tight alignment between business needs and engineering execution.

• Build a culture of accountability speed and engineering excellence.

• Own hiring org design and performance management across global teams (U.S. and international).

II. End-to-End Delivery Ownership

• Own the full SDLC across all systems.

• Drive predictable high-quality delivery across programs.

• Strong focus on real production-grade outcomes.

• Own system boundaries and data ownership.

• Strong focus on product-based development using modern agile practices.

III. Architecture & System Integration

• Define and enforce target architecture across multiple platforms (e.g. AWS Palantir Foundry SAP) for data pipelines storage ontology applications and workflows.

• Build integrated end-to-end user experiences eliminate multi-app sprawl.

• Standardize APIs and service contracts event-driven/data integration patterns shared services and reusable components.

IV. Platform Engineering & DevOps

• Build a developer platform that enables rapid consistent delivery: CI/CD pipelines environment standardization (dev/test/prod) Infrastructure as Code and Global DevSecOps

• Enable seamless development across AWS-native services on-prem systems and Palantir Foundry ecosystem.

• Improve developer productivity and cycle time through tooling and automation.

V. Quality Reliability & SRE

• Establish non-negotiable standards for code quality test coverage and release stability.

• Implement SRE practices with SLAs/SLOs monitoring logging tracing and incident response and postmortems.

• Ensure systems are production-grade not prototypes.

VI. Security Compliance & Data Governance

• Enforce clear data ownership and access boundaries.

• Ensure compliance with ITAR / export control and enterprise security standards.

• Implement secure coding practices role-based access control and full auditability.

• Prevent uncontrolled vendor access to core systems.

VII. ConOps & Mission Workflow Integration

• Define and enforce end-to-end operational workflows (ConOps) from from data ingestion to analytics to decision to action.

• Ensure systems support real operational usage not just technical capability: Real-time/near-real-time responsiveness where needed and role-based intuitive interfaces.

• Build command center experiences as unified systems not collections of tools.

• Define and track operational metrics such as time-to-decision workflow completion and user adoption.

• Establish feedback loops from users to engineering and development.

VIII. Data & AI Integration

• Ensure tight integration between data pipelines (AWS lakehouse) ontologies (Palantir Foundry) and applications.

• Support AI/GenAI use cases with reliable data access and scalable pipelines.

• Standardize how data logic and models interact across systems.

IX. Execution Discipline & Governance

• Implement lightweight but strict governance for architecture reviews code standards release controls.

• Drive transparency via metrics such as delivery timelines system performance and engineering productivity.

• Own escalation and risk management across programs.

X. Global Engineering Teams

• Manage and optimize global development teams.

• Define a clear global delivery model to handle ITAR-sensitive systems.

• Ensure consistent standards across regions clear ownership boundaries and efficient collaboration across time zones.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10 years in software engineering.

• 3 years in a leadership role

• 10 years experience building and scaling distributed cloud-native systems

• 10 years experience in full stack software development (REACT Springboot DBT Git etc)

• 5 years experience in agile development

• 10 years of professional experience do you have with C C C# Python Java or Ada

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar platforms

• Experience in defense aerospace or regulated environments

• Familiarity with data platforms AI/ML systems and large-scale integrations

• Experience managing global engineering teams

• Strong background in platform engineering DevOps and system architecture

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 10 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD Master3 years related work experience 6years related work experience etc.)

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Companys Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Travel:

Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $22100-$319700

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