KBR

Government Contracting

SoftwareLead

$130–195k United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Software Lead at KBR. Skills: Software leadership, Full lifecycle development, Technical direction. Lead all software activities. Translate customer and system requirements”

Industry & Context.

Government Contracting
Problems you'll solve

Analyze defects; Implement corrective actions

Eligibility Requirements

Active Secret Clearance, Obtain/maintain Top Secret Clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical discipline, Active Secret Clearance, 8+ years of experience, Experience leading software activities across full SDLC, Experience producing and maintaining software technical documentation, Experience maintaining configuration-managed baselines

Nice to Have

Experience supporting government or defense-related engineering programs, Experience integrating software with hardware systems, sensors, or complex engineering platforms, Prior technical leadership experience directing software engineers across multiple concurrent efforts, Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret Clearance

What You'll Do.

Lead all software activities

Translate customer and system requirements

Direct and review software development

Direct and review software integration

Direct and review software test

Direct and review software deployment

Provide technical leadership

Provide oversight of software team work products

Evaluate software maintainability

Evaluate software configuration management

Evaluate adherence to user and department standards

Lead resolution of software discrepancies

Analyze defects against documented requirements

Implement corrective actions

Generate software baseline documentation

Maintain software baseline documentation

Assess vendor-provided software solutions

Provide technical recommendations

Collaborate with systems engineering teams

Collaborate with hardware engineering teams

Ensure effective integration of software

Plan software projects

Organize software projects

Lead multiple efforts through development phases

Lead multiple efforts through test phases

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering teams; System integrators; Government stakeholders; Systems engineering teams; Hardware engineering teams

Process & Methodology

Project planning, Resource management

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