Lead Software Architecture Section Manager

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Sensors provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. The Threat Systems Development Branch of Leidos Defense Sensors is seeking a talented Software Architecture Section Manager to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex problems. The Branch is a group of engineers who specialize in foreign threat radar systems, RF software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulators, and open-air radar development. The candidate selected for this position will support projects for the Defense Intelligence Community, Air Force, and large prime contractors.

Requirements

12+ years relevant experience with a related BS degree or an MS in a related field with 10+ years relevant experience
Must have experience managing software processes
Must have experience working in a lab environment
Must have experience with customer/stakeholder interaction and technical meetings
Must be at an expert level with C++ coding
Must have Windows operating systems and programming
Must have LINUX operating systems and programming
Software Architecture Design experience is required
Must have experience mentoring more junior team members
Must have experience with detailed code review
Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) Secret clearance.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the area.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of radar fundamentals
C# and WPF
Visual Studio
PowerShell
Matlab
Python
Atlassian (Bitbucket, JIRA)
CMake

Responsibilities

Serve as a section manager responsible for personnel management, including regular communication with direct reports to ensure adequate tasking, monitoring and approving employee timesheets, and conducting annual performance appraisals.
Development of C++ simulations of radar and missile systems in both software-based and hardware-in-the-loop configurations in a variety of environments including Windows, Linux, and hard real-time operating systems.
Development of C# or LAN web-based custom graphical user-interface tools to support simulation control and real-time visualization of simulation results.
Integration of simulations into customer software environments through software interface development and plugin development.
Creation of deployable professional software deliveries with supporting documentation including version descriptions, test results, and robust installation tools.
Development of continuous build and test toolsets to perform automated release candidate generation and verification.
Collaboration with external customers to elicit requirements and define project goals.
Convince others to accept area’s view/current practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches.