System Lead, Manager

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Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high‑performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3

Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

The Engineering System Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of software projects, overseeing staff, support services, and all associated deliverables.

Working at Trenchant means working alongside the best researchers and engineers from across the security research and intelligence communities. Our tight‑knit interdisciplinary teams generate thoughtful capability designs and incremental feature releases that reliably deliver world‑class computer security products into operational environments. Our business unit offers an exceptional value‑proposition for individuals looking to make an impact.

Trenchant’s expertise is the by‑product of the L3

Harris acquisition of two highly‑regarded information security businesses – Azimuth Security and Linchpin Labs. United under Trenchant, we are a key component of L3

Harris’ Intelligence and Cyber Sector, now the core of the newly established Cyber division. We are a trusted, discrete partner furnishing security products, consultancy, training and integration services to allied security, defense, and law enforcement agencies.

• Lead, mentor and support a large cadre of experienced engineering individuals overseeing teams across the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand
• Own product intent, portfolio priorities, and trade‑off decisions across assigned product lines, acting as the accountable voice for both engineering and product outcomes
• Devise and apply communications strategies to align a global, cross‑functional workforce around product and delivery goals
• Engage stakeholders to reconcile strategic, commercial, and technical priorities – translating customer signal into product direction
• Assemble and monitor high‑performance, multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Set objectives, monitor performance, promote communication, and ensure the well‑being of direct reports
• Support administrative tasks to ensure timely processing of actions affecting direct reports

• Define and guard product intent – establishing what each product is, what it is not, and who it is for – and restate this when scope pressure arises
• Collaborate with team leads to review high‑level architecture, internal project goals, and technical barriers
• Partner with stakeholders to refine project priorities and adapt deliveries based on evolving market and customer requirements
• Analyze program requirements and develop effort estimates in conjunction with program management partners
• Maintain depth in respective disciplines and contribute to ongoing software projects in research, engineering, or quality assurance

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of six years relevant experience;
  Graduate Degree with a minimum of four years related experience; or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of ten years prior related experience.

• Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security.
• Experience in low‑level programming languages and instruction sets.
• Ability to install and operate developer debugging tools on Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS.
• Demonstrated proficiency using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Hopper and dynamic tools such as Frida or…