Senior Engineering Lead

Senior Engineering Lead Job Category:
Engineering Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10% Type of Travel:
Continental US

CAE is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Lead to oversee the engineering team on an upcoming program supporting DIA with all-source defense intelligence. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven leadership skills, and the ability to drive innovation while maintaining existing systems.

DIA customers include warfighters, combatant commands, and interagency partners that defend the United States nation security interests. The DIA is the authoritative source for object management across the Intelligence Community. DIA’s program of record for all-source FMI environment is the Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS). This new program will serve as the primary interface for all object-based production (OBP) across the DoD and IC.

• Program management services to oversee all activities performed by contractor and subcontractor personnel, maintaining project schedules, providing financial forecasting, and quality management
• Transition services to transition on and off the program
• System Interoperability, Test, Operations, Maintenance and Sustainment Services, including multi-tier, on-site and remote technical and administrative support to facilitate 24/7 operations of critical MARS infrastructure and services
• Engineering and integration services using Agile methodologies for software development, including full range of engineering and architecture support services, integration, systems level testing, and security planning and compliance to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO)
• Enhancement and emerging technology support services, including integration of future technologies, developing or leveraging data algorithms, and developing scripts to automate data structure changes
• On‑Prem/Edge support, including plans and processes for implementation, testing, independent verification, assessments and authorization, deployment, and acceptance of services that synchronize with government directed MARS Core services into the operational environment on multiple domains
• As‑needed object management service support, responding to urgent Combatant Command (CCMD) customer requirements to address immediate needs should a global crisis escalated into peer‑to‑peer conflict
• MIDB sustainment support, including 24/7 monitoring, incident response, preventative maintenance, performance optimization, security patching, replication of data between systems, and necessary updates to ensure system access with continuous availability and optimal operational performance, as needed

• Provide architecture and engineering direction for all program software development, integration, and sustainment efforts; accountable for the end‑to‑end cloud deployment experience, from concept development to deployment
• Define and implement cloud systems plans and strategies aligned with mission objectives; lead the adoption and implementation of best practices in Agile software development and Dev Sec Ops
• Oversee and direct the design, development, and deployment of applications into a Cloud or Hybrid Cloud, including code quality and technical debt management
• Guide implementation of enterprise infrastructure and platforms required for cloud computing; ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of software systems
• Architect and lead the development and integration of cloud‑based information and computer systems that meet specific program needs; stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Lead an agile software team in meeting evolving customer requirements in a flexible manner while creating/executing a high‑level roadmap that highlights the program direction to senior members of the customer organization
• Collaborate with product managers to define and prioritize features and improvements; manage resource allocation and capacity planning across multiple teams
• Drive daily innovation and continuously improve development processes and methodologies
• Ment…