Pratt Miller Defense is seeking to create a specific Defense software team focused on their mission by aligning the organization and specialists throughout the company. This role will serve as the Technical Software Lead, responsible for the architecture and design decisions for software solutions across Defense project teams and for developing/implementing processes, best practices, and technologies for delivering software solutions across the defense engineering teams and projects.
Requirements
- Technical Leadership experience leading a software development team
- Heavy experience in defense and a working knowledge of DOD project environments
- Technical liaison experience in working with outside partners
- Performed as the Technical Design and Decision maker on a delivery team
- Technical Leadership on a project for defense (preferred)
- Experience leading and working in environments using an Agile framework
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages and platforms with diverse software architectures
Responsibilities
- Lead a software team in the design, development, implementation, and testing of software solutions related to our Defense projects/programs, ensuring that they meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Directly responsible for architecture and design decisions for software solutions across Defense project teams. This role will serve as the Technical Software Lead.
- Responsible for developing/implementing process, best practices, and technologies for delivering software solutions across the defense engineering teams and projects.
- Support business development efforts by providing technical expertise during proposal development and customer meetings.
- Participate in strategic planning activities to help define the company’s technical vision and roadmap.
- Lead the development and mentoring of technical staff, including identifying training needs, providing guidance and feedback, and conducting performance evaluations.
- Collaborate with project teams to identify the proper resources for implementing and supporting software solutions across all defense initiatives.
Other
- Flexibility, self-directed, team oriented and capability to manage high levels of ambiguity are a must.
- An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited by new challenges.
- Must meet the requirements for obtaining US Government clearance
- Position requires occasional or frequent moderate physical activity.
- Daytime schedule Monday-Friday with flexibility to work longer hours and weekends during peak project deliverable durations or offsite testing trips.
