Lead Software Engineer

5 days ago

Huntsville, United States BAE Systems Full time

Job Description:

BAE Systems Integrated Defense Solutions (IDS) business is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to lead the engineering activities for the organization to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and performance excellence for our programs. The candidate must be capable of executing an integrated software engineering concept of operations (CONOPS) in direct support of our business objectives including the execution of internal research and development projects. The selected individual will coordinate a streamlined, integrated software engineering organization to deploy engineering resources and support to IDS programs and business captures. You will lead a team of engineers to establish and maintain a secure, automated, and resilient CI/CD pipeline, ensuring continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring of our software solutions.


IDS is a Business Area within the Intelligence & Security (I&S) sector of BAE Systems Inc. The IDS Lead Software Engineer will report directly to the IDS Senior Director for Strategy and Engineering Technology and will be a member of the IDS engineering leadership team. The role can be based at one of our BAE regional offices and may require travel to the I&S Headquarter offices in McLean, VA as well as other sites and customer locations.

Specific responsibilities of this position will include but not be limited to:

  • Ensure compliance and support the execution of the engineering mandates in the Lifecycle Management (LCM) framework, including engineering policy, product safety policy, independent design reviews (IDR) and technical bid reviews (TBR)
  • Serve as the manager for the hybrid-matrixed software engineering staff across the IDS business portfolio--provide coaching and technical guidance to direct reports to ensure programs successfully meet contract commitments
  • Define and implement DevSecOps strategies and best practices to enhance security, reliability, and efficiency across our software development lifecycle
  • Design and implement automated CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar, integrating security controls (SAST, DAST, IAST) and automated testing (unit, integration, acceptance)
  • Ensure compliance to industry standards and regulatory requirements by implementing security controls and conducting regular audits and assessments
  • Apply infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles to manage and automate cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GPS) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Implement monitoring and logging solutions to proactively detect and respond to security threats and performance issues
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for business captures and provide technical leadership to overall solution development and construction of proposal artifacts
  • Support the IDS Senior Director for Strategy and Engineering Technology in the development and execution of technical roadmaps to drive the organization’s strategic growth objectives and integration of new technologies

Clearance Level – Must currently possess: Secret

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Minimum of ten years' experience leading software engineering organizations with a focus on DevOps and security practices

Demonstrated experience in implementing DevSecOps principles, securing cloud infrastructure, and managing compliance

Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and methodologies, cloud platforms, and containerization technologies

Experience with configuration management tools and version control systems

Excellent intellectual and & analytical capabilities coupled with pragmatic problem-solving skills

Strong communications & influencing capabilities, a robust strategy & change management toolkit, and a passion to effect change across the organization

Proven critical thinking, analytical and quantitative abilities

Strong communication skills including experience in developing executive-level presentations

Collaborative work style / leadership presence with ability to effectively interact with & earn trust of peers and senior management across the organization

Project and process management skills, including proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Experience in proposal processes and development

Executive presence--self-starter with a keen sense of ownership and commitment to the work, and a passion to deliver results

Proven experience leading geographically diverse teams; strong coaching and mentoring skills; ability to achieve results through others

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills :

Post-graduate degree

Knowledge and experience working in the DoD technical services industry

Experience in proposal development and processes

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