Manager Software Engineer (Minimum $10k Sign-On Bonus)

Keystone Distinction Group; Camden, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group in Camden, NJ seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead mission-critical software initiatives, guide a team of engineers through full software lifecycle, and contribute to proposals and planning. You will mentor engineers, support recruiting, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.

The role focuses on building RESTful APIs, service-based architectures, deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SIP-based VoIP frameworks like PJMEDIA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 13+ years of related software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful services in a production environment.
• DoD Secret security clearance required.
• Experience working in an Agile or hybrid Agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and task leadership for a team of software engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality software on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Lead development of RESTful APIs and service-based architectures for Java enterprise applications deployed on application servers like JBoss.
• Guide software deployment and sustainment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with RPM-based packaging.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions for service-based, VoIP, and application-level software systems.

Skills

Technical leadership

RESTful services

Agile development

Communication skills

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

JBoss

Job description

Manager Software Engineer (Minimum $10k Sign-On Bonus)

Onsite Location: Camden , NJ

Salary Plus Benefits

US Citizenship required

Relocation Assistance Available

The company's Space Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead development of mission-critical software, supporting communications and service-based systems. The Software Engineering Manager will collaborate across engineering disciplines, mentor engineers, support recruiting and performance management activities, and contribute technical input to proposal efforts and engineering planning. The selected candidate will guide software development across the full lifecycle including requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and test. This role provides day-to-day technical leadership for a team of software engineers while ensuring delivery of high-quality software aligned with cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives. The successful candidate will also support development and sustainment of VoIP and real-time communications applications utilizing SIP-based call control and frameworks such as PJSIP or PJMEDIA.

Essential Functions:

• Provide day-to-day technical and task leadership for a team of software engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality software on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Will lead development of RESTful APIs and service-based architectures and supporting Java enterprise applications deployed as WAR files on JBoss or similar application servers.
• Will guide software deployment and sustainment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and supporting RPM-based software packaging and distribution.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions for service-based, VoIP, and application-level software systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 9 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in a senior engineering, technical lead, or informal leadership role
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful services in a production environment.
• DoD Secret security clearance
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and programs.
• Exposure to proposal development, cost estimation, or EVMS-driven program environments.
• Experience working in an Agile or hybrid Agile development environment.