Command & Control Software Architect

Command & Control Software Architect

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is seeking a Command & Control Software Architect to join the Ground Software Engineering team in El Segundo, California. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Satellite Systems Software Engineering organization.

Our team creates the software tools and services for the world’s highest performing satellite/ground systems for USG and Commercial customers. We work with space customers in the development of the next generation ground systems.

This is an opportunity to work in a rapid development environment using modern technology, architecture, and tools. Our team works within an agile methodology using a CI/CD environment; integrated with automated testing, vulnerability, & quality scanning capabilities.

You will directly partner with customer counterparts and program management to deliver the highest value capabilities, performing demonstrations along the way.  The candidate should possess excellent communications skills and work well in a team environment to support the needs of the Integrated Product Team.

This senior position requires proven experience within the software ecosystem, a unique background of project experience, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to engineer new solutions and capabilities. Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are required!

Position Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and develop high-performance Command and Control (C2) software solutions for complex, real-time, mission-critical systems.

• Lead the software development process from architecture and design through to implementation and deployment, leveraging GitLab for version control, issue tracking, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Oversees the design, development, analyses, and maintenance of software systems that meet industry, customer and internal quality, safety, and security standards.

• Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational, and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.

• Oversees completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities; oversees integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.

• Oversees monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.

• Oversees review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by performing design reviews.

• Oversees code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standards.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years of experience with satellite ground software (e.g., Command and Control, Flight Dynamics, Scheduling, Mission Planning, Mission Data Processing, etc.).

• 5+ years of experience leading software projects in a technical lead or architect role.

• Technical experience in leading software and system-level architecture discussions and developing C2 software.

• Experience in programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, or similar, with a strong understanding of object-oriented design and development.

• Experience with Agile principles and DevOps processes/tools using collaboration tools (e.g., Gitlab, Atlassian)

• Requires a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or another related field

• Deep understanding of Command and Control (C2) systems, real-time applications, and their specific requirements (e.g., high availability, low-latency processing, fault tolerance).

• Experience with database technologies (SQL/NoSQL), messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ), and data streaming technologies (e.g., CCSDS).

• Familiarity with containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration platforms.

• Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to automate testing, builds, and deployment workflows.

• Experience