Software Manager

Software Manager

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:
As a Software Manager, you will be part of an Agile development team where you will support the design, development, modification, and evaluation of signals intelligence, radar, and communications prototype development systems, related software systems, and development environments for our Navy customer. You will manage a cross-functional team of software engineers of mixed disciplines and be responsible for their professional growth and engagement with the program. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background combined with excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a team of software developers and engineers
• Implement and maintain development processes and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of high-quality software applications
• Lead code reviews, technical design sessions, and architecture discussions
• Produce quality, sustainable, and efficient code using best practices and modern software methodologies.
• 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
• Own the software baseline from development to deployment and integration onto multiple development and test environments
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize applications for speed and scalability across distributed environments
• Sign and ensure teammates’ timesheets are compliant with project charging guidance and perform quarterly touchpoints with direct reports

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 5+ years in a technical leadership role
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C, C++, Python)
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability
• Knowledge of Agile software development best practices
• Strong communication skills, ability to work independently and within agile team constructs to lead developers in fast paced, collaborative environments
• Strong documentation skills following templated formats for both informal and formal documents (Confluence, Word, Power Point, Excel)
• Knowledge of modern software engineering, to include DevSecOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, version control, and automated testing
• Strong communication skills, ability to work independently and within agile team constructs to lead developers in fast paced, collaborative environments
• Must be a US Citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI DoD Security Clearance

Desired:

• 10+ years of experience of full integration of software products to production systems to support team or customer initiatives using CI/CD tools and processes
• Experience with developing software to enable digital signal processing systems, using cloud native and virtualized platforms, and edge computing environments with a focus on security  
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS) and microservices architecture, API development, and RESTful web services
• Experience with container automation and orchestration tooling employment (Kubernetes, Podman/Docker) 
• Experience with deploying application containers to a Kubernetes cluster
• Proficiency in front-end and back-end technologies (React, Node.js, Django) and frameworks as required by the role 
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) 
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and evaluate their potential application to our products

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