Digital Ecosystem Software Engineering Manager

The Boeing Company; Berkeley (MO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site work in Berkeley, MO

Job summary

The Boeing Company in Berkeley, MO is seeking a Digital Infrastructure Software Engineering Manager to lead 10–15 engineers focused on DevOps, platform reliability, and automation, with 100% onsite work. You will partner with stakeholders to drive backlogs, metrics, and modernization of our infrastructure for the Air Dominance program.

Qualified candidates have an active U.S. Secret clearance, Bachelor's degree, at least one year in a leadership role, and 2+ years in DevOps or cloud engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least one year in a leadership role or equivalent leadership training.
• Experience with DevOps and software engineering principles.
• Experience with observability and monitoring ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate with stakeholders to define program-wide reporting, observability, and execution.
• Lead 10–15 engineers to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, and security.
• Coach teams to adopt DevOps practices including IaC, monitoring, and incident response.
• Coordinate with product, architecture, and other stakeholders to align backlogs and infra plans.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cross-platform dependencies.
• Define metrics such as deployment frequency, MTTR, and system health.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps

Platform reliability

Automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is currently seeking Digital Infrastructure Software Engineering Manager to join a proprietary Air Dominance program in Berkeley, MO.This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

The Digital Infrastructure Software Engineering Manager will lead 10-15 employees performing DevOps, platform reliability, and automation functions. We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and technically skilled manager to lead, grow, and mature the DevOps practice.

Position Responsibilities:

• Integrate with stakeholders to understand program-wide requirements for reporting, observability, and execution


• Lead 10-15 engineers responsible for establishing processes, tooling, and automations to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, and security


• Coach and train direct and indirect employees to promote widespread DevOps best practices (automation, IaC, monitoring, incident response)


• Coordinate with product management, architecture, and other stakeholders to align backlogs, roadmaps, and infrastructure plans


• Manage inter-team dependencies, risks, and integration points across platforms


• Define and track meaningful metrics (deployment success rate, lead time for changes, deployment frequency, MTTR, change failure rate, system health, and team health)


• Use feedback from other managers, engineers, and program management to drive organizational continuous improvement


• Manage budgets and forecasts related to DevOps initiatives, tooling, and platform modernization


• Ensure security and compliance in all DevOps activities (DevSecOps practices)

This position is expected to 100% onsite.The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Berkeley, MO.

Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment:

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

• This position requires ability to obtain Special Program Access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only Bachelor's Degree


• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership


• Experience with Software Engineering principles including, but not limited to, Software Configuration Management, Software Architecture and Design, and Software Life Cycle Management


• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, software engineering, and/or cloud engineering

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science


• Knowledge or experience in the defense or avionics industry


• 5+ years of experience working on an Agile/DevOps team using Agile methodologies and tools


• 5+ years of experience leading software engineering efforts


• Certifications or training related to DevOps


• Experience with observability and monitoring ecosystems (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch)


• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid/on-prem architectures


• Familiarity with incident response, disaster recovery, and capacity planning

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, anda number ofprograms that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $160,650 - $217,350

Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 23, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.