Section Manager – SW Process and Architecture

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD)staff couple the latest in information system technologies such as elastic compute clouds containerization microservices real-time operating systems and visualization frameworks with expertise in cyber security software architecture software engineering data science Artificial Intelligence process improvement and software development to deliver responsive resilient high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community DoD and civilian customers.

TheSoftware Processand ArchitectureDepartmentseeksa creative and enthusiastic Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineersresponsible for designing building deploying and evaluating software applications forspacemissions combining deep technicalexpertisein software development strong leadership and managerial experience.

The Engineering Manager will lead a team of software engineers in development of software using modern software principles and processes including agile iterative incremental andDevSecOpsleveragingAI tools and frameworks to accelerate development.The manager will also provide acquisition support to the government throughout the lifecycle of the acquisition process including requirements definition architecture and design implementation and validation and verification of the software systemwhiledefining measures and performing data driven analysis to assess progress andsuccessfulcompletion of the software.

If you are an energetic individual who takes initiativehas a passion for leadingcoachingand mentoring staffhasstrongtechnicalandcustomer-facingskillsthis role is ideal for you!

Work Model

This is a full-time position based inEl Segundo CAwhich is 100% onsite

WhatYoullBe Doing

• Lead the architecture designand implementation ofmodeling and simulation software that informs our customers in various missionareas

• Set technical direction priorities andprojectperformance expectations

• Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and engineering excellence

• Coach staff to develop deepexpertisein software development process methodologies and best practices software architecture and design

• Develop staff through performance management evaluation coachingmentoringand promotional actions.

• Mentorstaffto effectively engage with customers and teammates on best practices for software architecture design requirements development and integration.

• Support proposal development technical reviews and executive briefings

• Coordinate with customers todeterminetasking planning report progress and resolve technical issues to improve tasking coordination and ensure project success.

• Interface with program office and government customers other corporate support organizations as well as other departments to include finding opportunities foradditional expanded or new business.

• Build a talented organization through recruiting hiring and on-boardingnew staff.

What You Need to be Successful

MinimumRequirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems Electrical or Computer Engineering orrelatedSTEMfield(s)

• At least 8 years of experience in software engineering

• 2 years of technical leadership or people management experience

• Strong technical backgroundwithdemonstratedexpertiseacross thesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle including requirements development architecture and design implementation testing software configuration management quality assurance and process improvement/coaching.

• Ability toestablishand develop effective working relationships with all levels of customers and corporate staff

• Experience in software technologiesand tool sets for full stack developmentCI/CD pipelinesDevSecOps AIcontainerandclouddeployment.

• Experience with at least two different programming languages (e.g.Python C/C Java.)

• Ability to be flexible adaptable and able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks

• Willing to travel occasionally toalternatework location or customersite if

• This position requires ability to obtain andmaintaina security clearance which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship isto obtaina securityclearance

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if youhaveone or more of these:

• Advanced degreein Computer Science Computer Information Systems Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field(s)

• Experience indevelopment of software fordefense aerospace intelligence or mission-critical systems including embedded software satellite flightsoftwareand/or ground software

• Experience with application of standards methods and techniques used in the department including but not limited to software process standards process assessment techniques and instruments measurement methods (GQM PSM) and process improvement methods such as Six Sigma

• Experience in performing software architecture evaluations

• Experience in hiring mentoring training and development of personnel

• Demonstrated experience leading development teams coordinating complex technical tasks among team members and translating customer needs intoviableinstructions for developers

• Experience engaging with both government and contractor counterparts

• Experience with government acquisition processes

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance