Lead Software Engineer - NASA Lunar Gateway Task Authoring Software Tool

CACI•Houston, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

CACI is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide the Lunar Gateway Program at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) with project leadership and technical expertise in the development of the Task Authoring Software Tool, an application for creation of executable tasks used to support autonomous operations onboard the Gateway. This exciting position includes defining release content, planning, prioritizing and controlling development and verification activities, monitoring and reporting progress metrics. The Gateway in lunar orbit will support astronaut habitation and allow easy access to the lunar surface for exploration. Gateway will also provide a test bed for development of planetary exploration spacecraft technologies. This work takes place at NASA/JSC in Houston, TX, a highly stimulating and dynamic environment that is critical in human space flight and the space exploration initiative.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
5+ years software development experience and B.S. in Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong problem identification and problem-solving skills.
A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in technical leadership of software development teams - Agile experience is a big plus. Greater experience is highly valued
At least 5 years of full stack, cloud-based software application development experience.
Track record of delivering high quality software on schedule and budget.
Experience with user acceptance testing.
Must be flexible, open to new challenges in a dynamic environment, and possess strong technical expertise combined with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic.
Must have highly developed coordination and organization skills.
This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must be very people savvy, have leadership experience and strong customer relationship skills, possess a positive team-player attitude, and be flexible/willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise.
Finally, the most qualified candidate will be an articulate speaker able to communicate complex technical ideas in a convincing manner, must share our passion for our Nation's Space Program, and share in the excitement of developing future human-rated space vehicles.

Nice To Haves

M.S. in Computer or Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
Experience managing, or developing, autonomous systems software.
Experience with NASA software requirements.
Experience with NASA and Federal SDLC.
Experience with security testing.
Experience with space network communication standards.
Experience with Java, Python, Type Script, React, Redux, SQL.
Experience developing single page web applications with REST back end.
Experience with GitLab Continuous Integration (CI).
Experience with relational database design.
Experience with XML schemas.
Experience with enterprise software design.
Experience with Docker.

Responsibilities

Lead a 5+ member software development team, developing and prioritizing features based on customer needs, planning verification, and interacting with and providing support to users.
This position will be responsible for overseeing the full software development lifecycle, from release planning to deployment, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs and efficient coordination across multiple teams.
S upport team administrative duties, e.g., team member assignments, timesheet approval, performance feedback, recruiting activities, etc.
Support recruiting efforts.
Provide mentorship to junior engineers and support team development and training.
Adhere to JSC standard software process practices.
Coordinate with stakeholders to determine software release content.
Set priority of software development.
Develop and update system requirements.
Perform release planning and sprint planning, aligning with stakeholder needs.
Align developer skills, expertise, and individual development goals with task assignments.
Coordinate and monitor development progress, tracking metrics and reporting status to management and stakeholders.
Coordinate testing.
Facilitate communication between multiple interdependent software and business operations teams.
Support the design and development of features for the Gateway task authoring tool.
Participate in requirement creation and review for tool capabilities.
Support tool verification efforts through the creation of test plans.
Support maintenance of Software Design Document and Users Guide.
Maintain related program documentation.
Arbitrate interdisciplinary standards conflicts.