RTX

Aerospace and Defense

PrincipalSoftwareEngineeringSectionLeader

$225–325k ~AI est. Woburn, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Software Engineering Section Leader at RTX. Skills: Software Engineering, Team Leadership, DevSecOps. Provide guidance and leadership to a section of. Act as a key leader and mentor”

Industry & Context.

Aerospace and Defense
Eligibility Requirements

Active and transferable U. S. government issued security clearance, Ability to obtain INTERIM U. S. government issued security clearance, DoD Clearance: Secret

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, Experience in software development, integration or test using C, C++, Java, or Ada, Experience developing software in a team-based development environment, Agile Scrum or Kanban framework experience, Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance, U. S. citizenship is required

Nice to Have

Experience as a technical leader or team lead, Software development, integration or test experience on a defense software development program, High energy, self-starting team player, Software Cost estimation experience, Six Sigma certification, CORE certification, EVMS certification, Software Project Management Certification, PMX certifications

What You'll Do.

Provide guidance and leadership to a section of

Act as a key leader and mentor

presence and influence skills

Foster teamwork and interdependent execution

Responsible for the sustainment

assessment and development of

Ensure section members adhere to policy

Communicate flow-down to section members

Performance development

Collecting and providing performance feedback

Support section member’s yearly performance goal development

Support section salary and labor planning

Career and job assignment mentoring

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative operation; Team-based development environment; Interdependent execution

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, EVMS, Software Project Management

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