Software Engineering Manager
About The Position
The Erebus Program is a newly awarded 7-year effort that delivers cutting-edge intelligence and geospatial data management applications and services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As the premier geospatial intelligence program globally, Erebus supports over 14,000 intelligence analysts and decision-makers at 50 distinct locations worldwide. The Program’s focus is on meeting the current mission needs of our customer but also pioneering future automation solutions for the NGA based on agency directives. We are developing innovative, machine-generated, and system-augmented geospatial analysis and production capabilities that will revolutionize the way intelligence is distributed to stakeholders. To achieve this, we need talented engineers who share our passion for excellence and innovation. If you're a skilled engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, join the Erebus Team and help us build next generation of geospatial intelligence software and support critical national security missions. Reporting into the Engineering & Technology organization of Space, the selected agile leader will: Directly and indirectly support the execution of classified and unclassified programs via a combination of direct program work and indirect staffing support, engineering planning, workforce management, and organizational strategy Manage a team of roughly 18-25 engineers Have direct cost, execution, and schedule oversight for project/program budgets Lead, drive, and energize a team of multiple skills and job disciplines across multiple product areas Adapt to agile management methods that will require a dynamic staffing approach, depending on the time-phased needs of the program Deliver on Functional Management tasks related to personnel such as career development, salary planning, training, employee development, succession planning, and the execution of strategic staffing initiatives Agile leader duties will include at least one of the following based on need and experienced skillset: product ownership/management, cost account management, release management, escalation and removal team impediments, management of risk and the drive for continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above
- Experience in software engineering, software leadership, or a related technical discipline in a leadership role.
- Proven experience in full life cycle Software Development
- Proven technical leadership skills with ability to lead a multidisciplinary team
- Experience developing detailed plans in support of technical assignments
- Active TS/SCI clearance required to start.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with a CI Poly.
- Top Secret with and investigation within five years required to apply.
- Must be a US Citizen
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of embedded systems architectures and test experience using embedded systems.
- Agile development experience
- Prior engineering management or project lead experience including task planning, resource management, and employee development and mentoring
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs
- Experience working in technical teams across multiple locations
- Integration and test experience with large complex software systems
- Continuous integration experience
- Geospatial intelligence domain experience
- Geospatial intelligence customer experience
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal
- Strong organization skills – ability to prioritize and delegate critical tasks
- Experience with JIRA
- Experience integrating third party applications onto a new baseline
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of roughly 18-25 engineers
- Have direct cost, execution, and schedule oversight for project/program budgets
- Lead, drive, and energize a team of multiple skills and job disciplines across multiple product areas
- Adapt to agile management methods that will require a dynamic staffing approach, depending on the time-phased needs of the program
- Deliver on Functional Management tasks related to personnel such as career development, salary planning, training, employee development, succession planning, and the execution of strategic staffing initiatives
- Product ownership/management
- Cost account management
- Release management
- Escalation and removal team impediments
- Management of risk and the drive for continuous improvement
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
