System Engineering Manager Jobs

Software Engineering Manager

Northstrat is seeking a software engineering manager developing next generation signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare systems for the Department of Defense. Join a passionate team of industry-leading individuals on a program that leverages the best practices in model-based systems engineering and agile software development to deliver state-of-the-art capability in support of our nation's warfighters. As a member of the team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the nation's safety, security, and prosperity.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team software/integration/and test engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other product teams, the customer and their representatives to take requirements and translate them into end-to-end solutions.
• Collaborate with devsecops team in implementing ci/cd processes to facilitate efficient and effective development cycles.
• Collaborate with external teams to integrate our software products onto different environments.
• Collaborate with scrum masters to plan, task, and execute sprint iterations and be able to get hands-on with the software team during development and testing cycles.
• Conduct performance reviews, set professional development goals, and ensure team members have the resources they need to succeed.
• Work closely with upper management and the program office to develop and implement strategic initiatives that enhance product capabilities and drive business growth.
• Identify opportunities for maximizing software reuse and improving profitability across various programs.
• Plan and execute development and delivery efforts.
• Overall software focal for the ship's signal exploitation equipment (ssee) baseline – leads the direction and maturation of the ssee software baseline.
• Manages and supports software development and software i&t authority to execute formal build and release of the software baseline.
• Generate, review, and approve software cdrls (svd, ssdd, etc)
• Primary software focal for customer-run ssee software trb
• Manage ssee software problem reports (sprs)
• Drive technical discussion on priority and criticality
• Schedule and execute spr resolution.
• Act as a liaison between the engineering team and other stakeholders, including product management, sales, and customer support.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and vice versa.
• Interact on a bi-weekly basis with customer software lead to ensure customer needs are being met.

Requirements:

• Must be active top security clearance
• Ability to obtain sci security clearance
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, physics, math, or equivalent experience
• Must have at least 5 plus years in a leadership role
• Proven experience in designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Must have the ability to collaborate effectively with upper management and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated success in maximizing software reuse and driving profitability.
• Must have experience with virtualization stack, vm, redhat and rf knowledge
• Strong communication skills, ability to work independently and within agile team constructs to lead developers in fast paced, collaborative environments
• Knowledge of modern software engineering, to include devsecops practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (ci/cd) pipelines, version control, automated testing, and agile software development best practices
• Preferred:
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., java, c++, python)
• Proficiency in front-end and back-end technologies (react, node.js, django) and frameworks
• Proficiency in container automation and orchestration tooling employment (kubernetes, podman/docker)
• Rf experience is desired
• Dsp experience
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., docker, kubernetes).