Description
We are seeking a talented Flight and Mission Software Development Lead to work onsite in our Huntsville, AL office.
As a Software Engineering Applications Department Lead at Leidos, you will lead a talented software team through Agile development practices while actively contributing to the codebase.
Primary Responsibilities
- Scrum Master & Agile Leadership: Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- IPT Leadership & Strategic Decision-Making: Lead a Software Integrated Product Team (IPT) with authority to make high-level technical and programmatic decisions.
- Active Software Development: Actively contribute to the codebase, conducting design reviews, writing production code, performing code reviews, troubleshooting complex technical issues.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the primary liaison coordinating between hardware engineers, test engineers, systems engineers, program management, and other engineering disciplines.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree.
- 8+ years of relevant technical experience with demonstrated hands-on software development.
- 3+ years of relevant experience leading teams, managing resources for software development, and serving in Scrum Master or similar Agile facilitation roles.
- Strong hands-on development experience in C, C++, Rust, C#, or Java.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and team leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Agile/Scrum Expertise: Formal training or certification as a Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) or SAFe Product Owner.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Proven track record coordinating software development with hardware engineering teams, test organizations, systems engineering, program management, and leadership stakeholders on integrated defense systems.
- Software Development: Experience with planning, specification, design, development, integration, installation/deployment, and maintenance of software for airborne systems, mission planning systems, missile/weapon platforms, uncrewed or autonomous systems, and/or ground control/support systems.
Security Clearance Qualifications
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
The pay range for this position is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.