Technical Lead, Software Engineering

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Technical Software Engineer to join the Boeing Global Service (BGS) Training Solutions organization in Seattle, WA .
This role leads to technical delivery, architecture, and operational excellence for a portfolio of cloud-native data and analytics products that support training and services. The responsible engineer will lead with a strong software and data engineering background. The candidate will prioritize and manage technical debt and long-term maintainability work alongside feature delivery to ensure platform health. The senior engineer will evaluate and manage third-party/vendor tools and open-source dependencies, considering cost, support, and licensing risk.
They will drive cross-functional alignment with Product, QA, UX, Security, and Support to deliver customer value effectively. Engaging with business stakeholders and senior leadership, the candidate will ensure that software architecture aligns with current and future business needs while assessing workforce skill gaps and creating targeted onboarding and upskilling plans. Furthermore, the engineer will support release management, pipeline design, artifact promotion, and rollback strategies for production platforms, promoting operational excellence through incident response, disaster recovery/backup planning, cost management, and capacity planning. Be part of a high-performing engineering organization transforming aviation training through data, cloud, and competency-based solutions.
Oversee the successful execution of all technical aspects of software and data platform projects across a portfolio, ensuring delivery quality, timeliness, and alignment with product goals
* Serve as the primary technical point of contact for status updates and decisions; collect progress updates, track milestones and deliverables, and proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues.
* Use technical expertise and leadership to remove roadblocks, enable teams, mentor engineers, and ensure timely, high‐quality software delivery
* Make well‐informed technical choices across the software lifecycle, evaluating and selecting technologies, frameworks, and methodologies that balance scalability, performance, cost, and supportability
* partner with Software and Solution Architects to develop and maintain product‐level architecture and roadmaps
* Define, publish, and communicate product architecture best practices and standards to maintain consistency and quality across teams
* Champion technical innovation by leading proofs of concept, evaluating new approaches, and articulating a long‐term architectural vision
* Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes: development standards, code quality, test coverage, security practices, documentation, and DevOps maturity
* 9+ years of experience with Data Engineering and/or Software Development
* 9+ years of experience automating and troubleshooting application deployments using CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps Tool Suites along with Azure Pipelines and Portal)
* Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Nifi, Relational SQL or NoSQL databases
* 5+ years of Technical leadership experience guiding development teams to cloud
* PowerBI, Azure DevOps, SaaS, Data Integration tools - Azure Databrick & Data Factory
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or equivalent
* Microsoft Azure Certifications (Fundamentals, Architect, DevOps etc.)
* Expertise in distributed computing architectures using service bus, and/or related technologies (XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, etc.)
* Experience with streaming and messaging (Event Hubs, Service Bus) and orchestration via Data Factory
* Familiarity with observability and SRE practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights; Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or Java, including testing practices, code reviews, and authoring design documentation
* Experience evaluating and managing third‐party tooling, licensing, and open‐source risk
* Experience with data governance and metadata tools such as Unity Catalog, Purview, or Alation
* Experience in cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and platform scaling
* Azure Solutions Architect, Databricks, CKA) are advantageous
* Experience with Synapse advanced analytics workloads, ML model operationalization, or real‐time analytics use cases
Familiarity with Agile, iterative, and scaled frameworks (e.g., Union:
This is a union-represented position.
Travel: less than 5%
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
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The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
Applications for this position will be accepted until Dec. Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
This position is for 1st shift
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.