Technical Lead, Cloud & Software Engineering

Role Overview

• Provide essential technology subject matter expertise to the Aerospace/US Government program office team to guide development of future FORGE Mission Data Processing (MDP) capabilities, including framework and software releases
• Serve as a member of the trusted team of FORGE team representatives to the operations community, along with leading acquisition program office responses, engagement, and discussions with operations
• Integrate efforts across FORGE thrust area development activities, including FORGE Framework, FORGE Processing, FORGE C2, and future hosted tenants, to ensure consistency, mission assurance and operational suitability
• Lead technical trades defining/refining future FORGE technical program roadmaps and acquisition plans
• Represent Aerospace in program meetings and technical forums such as design reviews, technical interchanges, test reviews, deficiency review boards, and site-specific meetings
• Work independently with both internal and external customers and with technical support as a technical authority and consultant
• Lead and organize Aerospace’s technical efforts to deliver next-generation OPIR capabilities to operations
• Participate in program status assessments and independent risk assessments that inform Government and Aerospace management of problems and perceived technical problems and recommend courses of action (COA development)
• Provide on-site Aerospace presence and communicating with the customer, SETA, SE&I, and contractors
• Collaborate with SETA, SE&I, and Government customer counterparts to meet mission needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or closely related technical field
• 12 or more years of experience in leading teams in ground systems, software development and cloud engineering
• Proven track record of integrating effort between development and operations for newly-fielded systems
• Demonstrated experience in the engineering and security of cloud-native architectures and mission-critical systems
• Experience in designing, developing, deploying, operating, and evolving cloud infrastructures and platforms to support customers
• Familiarity with cloud-native application architectures for building reliable, scalable, observable, and secure distributed applications in the cloud
• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect