Cloud Architecture & Strategy Engineering Manager

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers.

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.

When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

• On Site:
  This position requires full-time onsite presence in Chantilly, VA. El Segundo and Colorado Springs will also be considered for this position.

• Manage the Cloud Architecture & Strategy Section within CPAD comprised of talented Cloud Solutions Architects. This team is responsible for advising customers on how to design, implement, and maintain cloud architectures and strategies that are resilient, performant, efficient, secure, and cost effective.
• Build a talented organization of Cloud Solutions Architects through recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding new staff
• Develop staff through performance management, evaluation, coaching, and mentoring
• Promote an innovative culture, maintain team morale, and monitor individual well-being and job satisfaction
• Manage overall capabilities of the section, paying attention to health/status and adapting capabilities as customer needs evolve
• Obtain, manage, and tailor cloud technology work assignments to staff skillsets
• Ensure the technical quality of staff work products
• Acquire necessary resources and make inter-organizational connections to enable staff to execute work efficiently
• Interface with program office and government customers, other corporate support organizations, and other ETG departments
• Collaborate with cloud department management and management in other departments (e.g., cybersecurity, data, AI)
• Execute business administration functions (e.g., budget, resource allocation)
• In addition to leadership and management functions, act as a technical leader and contributor:
• Advise customers on best practices to design, implement, and maintain cloud architectures and strategies that are resilient, performant, efficient, secure, and cost effective
• Research cutting edge cloud technologies and develop prototypes to demonstrate and benchmark their capabilities
• Review customer cloud architectures and provide feedback on areas of improvement
• Participate in deep technical discussions with government, contractors, and cloud vendors to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in cloud
• Perform Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) on multiple cloud solutions to help government space customers make more informed decisions
• Provide guidance on how to properly plan and execute cloud migrations

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field
• At least 6 years of experience working with cloud systems and related technologies
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams, coordinating complex technical tasks among team members, and translating customer needs…