Digital Engineer Software

SAIC•San Diego, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Digital Engineer (Software) to lead software configuration and release management in support of the integration and continuous improvement of the Joint Fires Network (JFN). JFN develops advanced warfighter architectures and concepts of operations that link sensors and weapons platforms during critical conflicts. The role supports improvements to Joint All-Domain Command and Control capabilities and JFN processing, cybersecurity, hardware and software, exploitation, and Battlespace Management and C2 capabilities across warfare domains. The position is located at NIWC PACIFIC in San Diego, California. The engineer leads planning, coordination, and execution of software releases; manages release roadmaps, readiness reviews, CI/CD processes, and release reporting; and coordinates development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams. The role also supports Digital Engineering, enterprise architecture, interface management, system integration, software development, and requirements validation and verification. As the primary Configuration Manager for JFN software and platform baselines, the engineer establishes and maintains configuration management processes, controls multiple baselines across environments, supports Configuration Control Board activities, and ensures changes are tracked and approved. The role maintains configuration inventories and traceability, coordinates configuration management across vendors and teams, integrates configuration practices with CI/CD tooling, supports audits, and reports configuration metrics and risks.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain a TS/SCI CI Poly.
Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience, or Master's degree and at least 7 years of experience, or PhD/JD and at least 4 years of experience.
Demonstrated experience leading or managing software releases in an Agile/DevSecOps environment.
Demonstrated experience serving as a Configuration Manager, including managing multiple software and system baselines across environments.
Working knowledge of modern software development processes, methodologies, and tools, including Agile, CI/CD, and DevSecOps, and the ability to tailor them to program needs.
Technical and program management experience, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Strong attention to detail and exceptional time-management and communication skills.
Excellent writing skills for process documentation, configuration management plans, release notes, deliverables, and other work products.
Self-starter with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

Lead release management, including planning, scheduling, coordinating, and executing software releases on the JFN platform.
Maintain the release roadmap and calendar, and conduct release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions with program stakeholders.
Manage the CI/CD pipeline, build and deployment processes, configuration management, and version control to support repeatable, secure releases.
Coordinate development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams to deliver release artifacts and documentation on schedule.
Track release content, risks, defects, and dependencies, and report status to program leadership and the Government.
Support Digital Engineering efforts, including enterprise architecture and interface management, to enable integration of capabilities onto the JFN platform.
Provide system integration and software development expertise to the Program's Tech IPT.
Support the Government's requirements management, validation, and verification process.
Develop technical solutions to problems requiring ingenuity and creativity.
Serve as the primary Configuration Manager for JFN software and platform baselines across development, test, staging, and operational environments.
Establish, document, and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures aligned with DoD and program standards.
Define, manage, and enforce JFN baselines, including versioning, branching, and tagging strategies.
Oversee Configuration Control Board activities as needed, including preparing change requests and impact assessments and making recommendations.
Ensure changes to software, infrastructure-as-code, configurations, and documentation are identified, tracked, reviewed, and approved before implementation.
Maintain authoritative Configuration Item inventories and configuration status accounting, with traceability from requirements through design, implementation, and deployment.
Coordinate configuration management across vendors and teams to maintain consistency between environments and baselines, including cross-domain and theater-specific variants.
Integrate configuration management practices with CI/CD tools to provide end-to-end traceability of builds and releases to requirements and defects.
Support functional and physical configuration audits and reviews to verify deployed configurations match approved baselines.
Provide configuration management metrics and reporting to program leadership and the Government to inform risk and readiness assessments.