Lead Software Engineer - NASA Lunar Gateway Task Authoring Software Tool

The Opportunity

CACI is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide the Lunar Gateway Program at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) with project leadership and technical expertise in the development of the Task Authoring Software Tool, an application for creation of executable tasks used to support autonomous operations onboard the Gateway.

• Define release content, planning, prioritizing, and controlling development and verification activities, monitoring and reporting progress metrics.
• The Gateway in lunar orbit will support astronaut habitation and allow easy access to the lunar surface for exploration. Gateway will also provide a test bed for development of planetary exploration spacecraft technologies.
• This work takes place at NASA/JSC in Houston, TX, a highly stimulating and dynamic environment that is critical in human space flight and the space exploration initiative.

• Lead a 5+ member software development team, developing and prioritizing features based on customer needs, planning verification, and interacting with and providing support to users.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from release planning to deployment, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs and efficient coordination across multiple teams.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and support team development and training.
• Adhere to JSC standard software process practices.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to determine software release content.
• Set priority of software development.
• Develop and update system requirements.
• Perform release planning and sprint planning, aligning with stakeholder needs.
• Align developer skills, expertise, and individual development goals with task assignments.
• Coordinate and monitor development progress, tracking metrics and reporting status to management and stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing.
• Facilitate communication between multiple interdependent software and business operations teams.
• Support the design and development of features for the Gateway task authoring tool.
• Participate in requirement creation and review for tool capabilities.
• Support tool verification efforts through the creation of test plans.
• Support maintenance of Software Design Document and Users Guide.
• Maintain related program documentation.
• Arbitrate interdisciplinary standards conflicts.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• 5+ years software development experience and B.S. in Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem identification and problem-solving skills.
• At least 5 years of full stack, cloud-based software application development experience.
• Track record of delivering high quality software on schedule and budget.
• Experience with user acceptance testing.
• Self-motivated, capable person with strong communication, problem-solving, technical expertise, customer relationship skills, team-player attitude, flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities.
• Leadership and strong coordination and organization skills.

• M.S. in Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing, or developing, autonomous systems software.
• Experience with NASA software requirements.
• Experience with NASA and Federal SDLC.
• Experience with security testing.
• Experience with space network communication standards.
• Experience with Java, Python, Type Script, React, Redux, SQL.
• Experience developing single page web applications with REST back end.
• Experience with Git Lab Continuous Integration (CI).
• Experience with relational database design.
• Experience with XML schemas.
• Experience with enterprise software design.
• Experience with Docker.

• A culture of integrity:
  At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. A high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions, driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
• An environment of trust: CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers.
• A focus on continuous growth:
  Advancing our nation's missions, building on our business success, and finding new opportunities in your career.
• Your potential is limitless.

$76, USD. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.