Sr Project Engineer- DevSecOps

Sierra Space•Centennial, CO

6d•$143,700 - $197,609

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer role involves leading and executing medium-sized technical projects, ensuring the successful integration of engineering solutions, and driving innovation within the team. This position requires a strong technical foundation, extensive engineering expertise, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. The role includes overseeing the design, development, and implementation of engineering projects, managing key programmatic functions, and ensuring projects meet technical specifications and quality standards as well as cost & schedule constraints. This role serves as a bridge between the Engineering and Program Office on a given project. In this role, you will lead medium-sized cross-functional teams and projects, effectively balancing technical and programmatic constraints while overseeing the design, development, and implementation of engineering projects. You will provide technical estimation support to develop Basis of Estimates, Proposals, and Contracts, ensuring that projects meet technical specifications and quality standards. Your responsibilities will include conducting high-impact trade studies, leading technical evaluations, and providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. You will manage suppliers by developing and managing Statements of Work, addressing supplier issues, and creating return-to-green plans for supplier schedules. Additionally, you will support Program Management Teams by owning key programmatic functions such as Risk Management and Cost/Schedule management. As part of your role, you will interface with key customers and stakeholders, communicate and coordinate across engineering and functional teams, and provide clear verbal and written communication of technical concepts, plans, and actions. You will deliver status updates and key insights on project progress to leadership, including reporting Key Performance Indicators and Technical Performance Metrics. Furthermore, you will drive innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering team and play a crucial role in conflict resolution by serving as the bridge between Engineering and Program offices, acting as the voice of all stakeholders, from support functions to the customer. A DevSecOps Project Engineer who will coordinate cross-functional initiatives between IT, Cyber, NetOps, and Software Teams for both Unclassified and Classified environments under the direction of the DevSecOps Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
3-5 years of project management experience in technology environments
Experience with Agile and/or DevOps methodologies
Strong understanding of IT operations, security principles, and software development
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
Experience with project management tools (Jira, Big Picture, etc.)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong leadership and team coordination abilities
Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
Ability to translate technical concepts for different audiences
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
Adaptability in fast-paced, changing environments
Effectively bridge the gap between different technical teams while understanding the unique requirements and constraints of DevSecOps deployments

Responsibilities

Coordinate projects and activities across IT, Cyber, NetOps, and Software Teams
Facilitate communication between technical teams to ensure alignment with DevSecOps objectives
Track project milestones, deadlines, and deliverables
Identify and mitigate risks that could impact project timelines
Create and maintain project documentation and status reports
Lead regular cross-team meetings to ensure collaboration
Implement and monitor DevSecOps KPIs and metrics
Lead the DevSecOps agile planning and stand-up meetings (ScrumMaster)
Lead medium-sized cross-functional teams and projects
Balance technical and programmatic constraints
Oversee the design, development, and implementation of engineering projects
Provide technical estimation support to develop Basis of Estimates, Proposals, and Contracts
Conduct high-impact trade studies
Lead technical evaluations
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
Manage suppliers by developing and managing Statements of Work
Address supplier issues
Create return-to-green plans for supplier schedules
Support Program Management Teams by owning key programmatic functions such as Risk Management and Cost/Schedule management
Interface with key customers and stakeholders
Communicate and coordinate across engineering and functional teams
Provide clear verbal and written communication of technical concepts, plans, and actions
Deliver status updates and key insights on project progress to leadership
Report Key Performance Indicators and Technical Performance Metrics
Drive innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering team
Serve as the bridge between Engineering and Program offices
Act as the voice of all stakeholders, from support functions to the customer