Software Development Technical Planner

Booz Allen Hamilton•Warren, MI

2d•$77,600 - $176,000

About The Position

Booz Allen is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Software Development Technical Planner to orchestrate and streamline the software delivery lifecycle. The role bridges engineering execution, program management, and technical delivery, with responsibility for creating and managing software build plans, end-to-end Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and release tracks. The planner works with software architects, development leads, QA, and configuration management to anticipate dependencies, mitigate delivery bottlenecks, and help ensure complex software deliverables ship reliably and on schedule. The position covers planning and coordination across multiple product teams and release trains, from code commit and automated testing through staging, security audits, and production deployment. It also involves aligning software milestones with hardware integration, third-party software deliveries, and customer schedules; monitoring schedule performance and health; and translating engineering progress into reports and executive dashboards. The planner collaborates with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Systems Engineers, and QA Leads to turn system requirements into detailed engineering work breakdown structures, assess risks and schedule impacts, and improve planning workflows through retrospectives and process refinement. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. The position offers an annualized projected compensation range of $77,600 to $176,000. The work model is not specified for this particular position; the posting describes general expectations for remote, hybrid, and onsite roles. The role includes Booz Allen benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in technical program management, software project management, or technical planning in a software engineering environment.
Experience developing and managing structured software build plans and integrated schedules for complex, multi-team software initiatives.
Experience with project scheduling and enterprise scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Primavera P6.
Experience with software development and issue-tracking platforms such as Jira, Jira Align, Azure DevOps, or Confluence.
Experience with Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe and traditional Waterfall or milestone-driven methodologies.
Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD pipelines, build systems, branching and merging strategies such as Gitflow or trunk-based development, and QA test automation phases.
Ability to present complex schedule data clearly to developers and senior leadership.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Information Systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in complex environments such as embedded systems, aerospace and defense, automotive, telecom, or distributed cloud platforms with hardware and software dependencies.
Experience with software safety and compliance standards such as ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 62304, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
Ability to build automation and release orchestrators such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD.
Ability to construct automated reporting dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, Jira Advanced Roadmaps, or custom Python or SQL reporting scripts.
PMP, PMI-SP, Certified ScrumMaster, or Agile Certified Practitioner certification.

Responsibilities

Architect, baseline, and maintain software build plans and integration schedules across multiple product teams and release trains.
Define and sequence critical path activities from code commit, static analysis, and automated testing through staging, security audits, and production deployment.
Coordinate build cadence, branching strategies, and merge schedules with DevOps and Configuration Management teams.
Align build milestones with target hardware integration, third-party software drops, and customer integration schedules.
Build and manage Integrated Master Schedules using industry-standard scheduling and project management methodologies.
Track schedule progress against performance baselines and analyze critical paths, variance, float, and schedule health metrics.
Facilitate technical syncs, scrum-of-scrums, and build review forums to align teams across development modules.
Create executive dashboards and schedule health reports from engineering progress data.
Identify, map, and proactively track technical dependencies, technical debt bottlenecks, and deliverables across teams.
Conduct technical risk and opportunity assessments and formulate mitigation plans to prevent schedule slippage.
Lead schedule impact assessments and root cause analyses when change requests, scope changes, or blocking bugs arise.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Systems Engineers, and QA Leads to translate system requirements into granular engineering work breakdown structures.
Establish post-release retrospectives, refine scheduling models, and optimize technical planning workflows.