Chief Software Engineer, Technical Manager

L3Harris•Chantilly, VA

3d•$161,500 - $300,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris seeks a senior technical leader with a demonstrated track record managing high-performing teams delivering complex systems to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, especially in Space Domain Awareness and mission-critical software environments. The ideal candidate brings program management, systems engineering, and configuration management expertise, and pairs these with hands-on software lifecycle experience and a proven record of optimizing processes and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

Must Have an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline with a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience; Or, Graduate degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
Experience leading large development teams using Scrum methodology
Experience integrating, testing, and deploying software applications to operations
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with substantial government customer interface experience
Comprehensive understanding of software testing and quality assurance

Nice To Haves

SAFe Agilist 5.1 and SAFe Product Owner/Product Management (POPM) 5.1 certifications
Experience with Space Domain Systems
Expertise in configuration management and version control
Ability to implement and optimize configuration management, build/release pipelines, and automation tools (JIRA, Git, Jenkins, AWS, containerization)
Strong program management, proposal, and technical briefing skills
Space software mission or command and control experience strongly preferred
Experience working with a diverse, multi-site, multi-company team

Responsibilities

Proven technical leadership of multidisciplinary Agile teams (50+ professionals) on complex DoD/IC space domain or mission system programs
Demonstrated ability to drive program execution including requirements selloff, roadmap planning, Earned Value Management (EVM), and product delivery to exceed customer expectations
Expertise coordinating technical, programmatic, and customer engagement across software/systems engineering, development, integration, test, and deployment for high-consequence national security missions
Strong experience leading teams in Space Domain Awareness or similar mission domains with direct customer briefing and stakeholder management
Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Agile (SAFe) practices—SAFe Agilist and SAFe Product Owner/Product Management certified
Experience implementing DevSecOps, system integration, release management, and deployment in secure environments
Comprehensive expertise in software configuration management, release engineering, and automation (JIRA, Git/GitLab, Jenkins, containerization)
Experience supporting all aspects of configuration management, including version control policies, CCB meetings, ERB meetings, and baselines across cloud and multi-domain environments
Demonstrated success improving engineering productivity, quality, and delivery through process optimization and automation
Ability to oversee and support all phases of the software development lifecycle including system design, test, deployment, and sustainment of satellite C2 or similar government systems