Engineering Manager, Systems Integration (On-Site – Austin)

VetJobs; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

VetJobs in Austin, TX is seeking an Engineering Manager – Systems Integration to lead an integration team responsible for pre‑mission configuration management and post‑mission data workflows to support warfighters.

The role requires 5+ years of Linux scripting and at least 2 years of team leadership, with knowledge of virtualization, Kubernetes, Ansible/Puppet, and Agile practices. On‑site with travel up to 10% in a hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years hands-on Linux and scripting experience.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership and mentoring of a technical team.
• Strong understanding of software design, patterns, and best practices.
• Familiarity with virtualization and hypervisors (ESXi, KVM).
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Helm, Kubernetes.
• Experience leading Agile development teams and roadmaps.
• Ability to travel ~10% and work onsite in Austin, TX.
• Willing to obtain TS/SCI clearance; current active clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team that builds, deploys, configures, and maintains existing software systems.
• Mentor staff engineers on technical and career topics.
• Drive research and development of solutions to support operational capabilities.
• Lead roadmap development and technical planning with stakeholders.
• Refine and enhance applications to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure legacy software meets evolving cybersecurity requirements.
• Apply system knowledge to diagnose issues and provide solutions.
• Profile and optimize legacy software systems for performance.
• Oversee software lifecycle management and tools adoption.
• Travel onsite in Austin to support integration activities.

Skills

Linux scripting

Team leadership

Agile development

Network automation

Kubernetes

System diagnostics

Virtualization basics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Helm

RedHat KVM

ESXi

Job description

VetJobs in Austin, TX is seeking an Engineering Manager – Systems Integration to lead an integration team responsible for pre‑mission configuration management and post‑mission data workflows to support warfighters.

The role requires 5+ years of Linux scripting and at least 2 years of team leadership, with knowledge of virtualization, Kubernetes, Ansible/Puppet, and Agile practices. On‑site with travel up to 10% in a hybrid schedule.