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Job Summary:
Carnegie Mellon University is home to the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), which focuses on advancing software engineering and cybersecurity. They are seeking a Software Development Technical Leader to provide technical leadership for a software-based maintenance and readiness application critical to fleet operations, ensuring that software solutions meet operational requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Support Naval software acquisition and sustainment activities in accordance with DoD 5000-series acquisition guidance, including architecture analysis, software engineering, integration, testing, deployment, and long-term sustainment planning
• Provide technical leadership for a fleet-facing maintenance and readiness application supporting operational availability across afloat and ashore environments
• Advise Navy Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Program Management Offices (PMOs), and government stakeholders on software design decisions, technical risks, modernization strategies, and tradeoffs associated with large, legacy-dependent systems
• Lead software development efforts from concept through deployment, with an emphasis on C and C++-based implementations supporting high-performance and mission-critical use cases
• Demonstrate software architecture expertise by developing and maintaining design artifacts such as data-flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, interface control definitions, and quality attribute specifications to support scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions
• Analyze existing source code, system interfaces, and data flows to identify technical debt, sustainment risks, and modernization opportunities.
• Develop prototypes and technical demonstrations to support risk reduction, acquisition decision-making, and capability maturation
• Collaborate with senior U.S. Navy and government stakeholders, contractors, integrators, SEI staff, and leadership to assess needs and deliver technically sound recommendations
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering disciplined engineering practices, continuous improvement, and mission focus
• Support customer engagements such as technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews, and acquisition milestone activities, providing clear, defensible technical input
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, software development best practices, and Naval digital modernization initiatives relevant to sustainment and maintenance systems
Qualifications:
Required:
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active Department of War (DoW) security clearance; an existing SECRET or higher clearance is preferred
• Previous experience leading, architecting, or developing large scale Navy acquisition programs including Aegis Combat System, SM-series interceptors, Sea Sparrow Missile System and/or Surface Electronic Warfare programs
• Previous experience working with large scale Naval Command elements such as NAVSEA, NAVAIR, NAVWAR, NAVFAC, NIWC or their predecessors such as SPAWAR
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline with ten (10) years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in the same fields with eight (8) years of experience; OR PhD in the same fields with five (5) years of experience
• Proven experience designing and implementing complex software architectures for mission-critical or sustainment-focused systems
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and balance architecture drivers, tradeoffs, extensibility, and long-term maintainability
• Deep understanding of C and C++ software development, including analysis of existing codebases
• Working knowledge of C#, Java, and Python
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including the use of static analysis tools and techniques to improve software quality and security
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and engage credibly with government and contractor stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to government decision-makers
• Willingness to work directly with U.S. military and government stakeholders in support of mission success
• Ability to travel up to 25% to SEI offices, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings
Company:
Carnegie Mellon University is a research university offering programs and research across engineering, science, arts, and business. Founded in 1900, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.