Mission Systems Lead Software Architect

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Mission Systems software architecture roadmap and vision working with the Platform Software Architect and Mission Systems Chief Architect
• Lead and approve the software development plan, including the architecture, major components, and delivery milestones in collaboration with the Platform Software Architect and Mission Systems Chief Architect.
• Ensures software teams develop, document, and maintain architecture, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for software systems.
• Design and support the implementation of containerized software architecture
• Evaluates supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to roadmaps, industry standards and contracts.
• Ensures system-level integration and test of software components into Mission Systems SW Suite; coordinate with Product Team Architects and Technical Leads and ensure definition-of-done for targeted events and milestones is met and accepted in a timely manner.
• Responsible for coordinating across the Mission Systems team, Supply Chain, the Digital Engineering Environment team, and Systems Engineering
• Trains and mentors others
• Provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary (or cross-functional) teams
• Drive development of documentation and artifacts required for program reviews and customer deliverables

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience)

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years’ experience programming in C, C++, or C#
• 5+ years of experience software development, systems engineering or integrations and test experience with mission systems on tactical platforms
• 5+ years of experience in software architecture and design of embedded software systems
• 3+ years’ experience leading software-related projects or technical teams
• 3+ years’ experience with requirements, design, development, and test of software systems products

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 14+ years of related work experience
• 18+ years of directly related work experience
• 22+ years of related, relevant experience
• Familiarity with open architecture constructs like Agile Mission Systems Government Reference Architecture (AMS/GRA), Open Mission Systems (OMS), Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI), and Open Container Initiative (OCI)
• Experience with distributed and containerized software architecture
• Hands on experience developing on the Linux platform
• Experience with Agile software development and related processes
• Familiar with safety critical software development
• Experience with secure software development environments at various levels of security
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance