Principal Director, ISCD Software Integration Office
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chantilly • California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $149,012 - $340,071 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudMicroservicesTypeScript
About the role
- Create and lead a new organization to integrate our division software efforts across mission applications and partner with other internal and external customer stakeholders.
- Synthesize customer needs from across internal and customer-facing organizations, create new processes to build and deploy multi-disciplinary teams, and collaborate with ISCD leadership and matrix managers to build improved focus toward mission applications.
- Aid in providing cross-division ownership of internal research and development strategy and product/project execution in partnership with CIO/CTO initiatives.
- Build the organizational vision, strategy, and roadmaps for specific high-priority customer programs.
- Engage directly with existing customers across DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil (NASA) customers to align ISCD solutions.
- Build and manage a team of project Technical Leads/customer liaisons in collaboration with the ISCD Leadership Team.
- Connect technology’s bleeding edge to unique customer solutions for innovative architectures, prototypes, and processes enabling government rapid adoption of the latest capabilities.
- Create new business mechanisms and processes for improved cross-program information flow, business rhythms, team deployment, and product development/execution.
- Integrate, grow, and manage the ISCD research and development portfolio to create unique software products and expand Aerospace’s digital impact across the enterprise.
- Partner with Aerospace’s CTO and CIO enterprise initiatives to manage new, innovative products for internal solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, electrical engineering, computer/cyber engineering, or related STEM field.
- 12 or more years of experience with demonstrated impact leading large, multidisciplinary software organizations, ideally supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, national security/government missions.
- Deep understanding of modern software development practices, including cloud-native architectures, DevOps/DevSecOps, containerization, microservices, data engineering, and advanced platform development.
- Demonstrated ability to shape and influence mid and long-range technical strategy, roadmaps, and customer engagement plans for highly complex, software-first mission programs.
- Exceptional customer-facing skills, with strong record of partnering with senior government sponsors / program offices to understand mission needs, translate requirements, and deliver impactful software capabilities.
- Established/proven success in building and leading integrated, multidisciplinary teams with a solution-oriented mindset for cross-customer impact.
- Experience managing internal research and development portfolios with examples of successful research transitions to operational deployment or commercial application.
- Demonstrated success creating new business mechanisms, organization communication pathways, scalable processes, and enterprise integration pathways for software products and digital solutions.
- Executive-level communication strengths including verbal, visual, and written skills with ability to interpret the most complex software innovations toward both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Passion for modern technology and a growth mindset to shape future opportunities across Aerospace and space enterprise.
- Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site domestically approx. 10-20%.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (TS/SCI level and higher), which is issued by the U.S. government.
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cloud-native architecturesDevOpsDevSecOpscontainerizationmicroservicesdata engineeringsoftware development practicesproject managementsoftware product developmentresearch and development
Soft skills
customer-facing skillsleadershipcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkingsolution-oriented mindsetinfluenceteam managementorganizational visiongrowth mindset
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in information scienceBachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer engineeringBachelor’s degree in cyber engineeringsecurity clearance (TS/SCI level and higher)