Scientist, Software Engineer

Job Title: Scientist, Software Engineer

Job Code: 36491

Job Location: Chantilly, VA or Colorado Springs, CO

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description: L3

Harris Technologies invites applications for a Chief Software Engineer (L6) within our Space Domain portfolio at the forefront of national defense and satellite command & control. In this role, you will set the technical vision and drive enterprise-grade software and systems solutions for next-generation space operations. You will mentor teams, influence program direction, lead technology decisions, and ensure excellence in the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable software that impacts critical missions.

• Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical authority, architect, and decision-maker for large-scale space domain software programs. Shape the strategy and direction for software development spanning web, desktop, and distributed solutions.
• Enterprise Integration: Engineer and integrate cutting-edge capabilities, seamlessly merging legacy and emerging technologies to deliver robust mission solutions across complex government and DoD environments.
• Agile & Dev Sec Ops  Mastery: Establish best-in-class Agile development and Dev Sec Ops  practices at the organizational level. Set technical standards for continuous integration, automated testing, deployment, and site reliability.
• Mentorship & Talent Development: Champion a culture of technical excellence. Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams—including principal engineers and junior staff—building future leaders and subject matter experts.
• Innovation & Evolution: Guide the adoption of new architectures, frameworks, and industry advancements. Lead root cause analysis and drive system advancements aligned with security, compliance, and business needs.
• Mission Assurance: Oversee full life cycle development, rigorous software testing, troubleshooting, deploying updates, and sustaining high-availability satellite C2 environments.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Interface with internal and external stakeholders, from customers to program management, effectively communicating complex solutions and advocating for customer mission success.

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance

• Demonstrated technical leadership and software architecture experience in mission-critical or large-scale government systems.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, and C# across the entire software development lifecycle in secure, distributed environments.
• Deep expertise in Agile and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies with proven experience leading Scrum-driven teams and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in software integration, testing, and deployment, including use of Docker for containerization.
• Extensive experience in software quality assurance, configuration management, and platform security.
• History of successful technical mentorship and cross-functional, multi-site team leadership.
• Experience with space domain systems
• Active SCI clearance.
• Expertise in Space Domain Systems (Space situational awareness, OpsC2, satellite ground segment technologies, etc.).
• Expertise in Spring Boot, Active
  
  MQ, Astro UXDS, and modern messaging/data frameworks.
• Advanced algorithm development and data management experience.
• Proven capability in multi-development baseline management and integration across diverse partners.
• Deep experience collaborating with stakeholders in multi-company, geographically distributed environments.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C., Denver, or NYC areas is $161,500 – $300,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $140,500 – $261,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to…