Lead Space Systems Software Engineer - Full-Stack Leader

Booz Allen Hamilton; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Huntsville, AL seeks a seasoned Space System Software Engineer, Lead, to guide end-to-end software from vision to production. You’ll mentor a team, implement modern DevOps practices, and ensure alignment with DoDAF/UAF standards while delivering mission-ready systems.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, secure environment. A security clearance and a BS are required, with a preferred MS degree.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading space system or missile defense systems software development teams in production.
• Experience with weapon system requirements, design, and performance analysis for features such as engageability, interceptability, and lethality
• Experience with DevOps principles, including automated CI / CD pipelines, configuration management, infrastructure automation, and cloud monitoring technologies
• Experience with systems architecture, requirements management, and technical baseline management
• Experience providing technical leadership for a software development team and mentoring and supervising employees within a collaborative team environment to help them grow
• Experience with reviews of complex systems in accordance with the System Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process
• Knowledge of Systems Modeling Language (SysML), DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
• Ability to effectively communicate, work independently and collaboratively on a cross-functional team, and demonstrate initiative to complete complex tasks to achieve program goals in a fast-paced environment
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Lead full stack development teams to deliver end-to-end software in a fast, agile environment.
• Develop software-enabled products and help overcome challenging problems using the latest architectural approaches, tools, and technologies.
• Ensure solutions align with current architecture and operating environment and support future functionality and enhancements.

Skills

Space software leadership

DevOps practices

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Huntsville, AL seeks a seasoned Space System Software Engineer, Lead, to guide end-to-end software from vision to production. You’ll mentor a team, implement modern DevOps practices, and ensure alignment with DoDAF/UAF standards while delivering mission-ready systems.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, secure environment. A security clearance and a BS are required, with a preferred MS degree.