Software Portfolio Program Engineer - Cloud & Architecture

The Aerospace Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework options

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Technical Project Engineer to lead portfolio-level software projects within the Information Systems and Cyber Division. You will partner with technical leads to track status, surface risks, and help leadership prioritize where to invest resources and attention.

You will work across concurrent programs, shaping the portfolio, establishing reporting cadences, and guiding modernization efforts with cloud, CI/CD, and agile approaches.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering, software architecture, or technical program/project management.
• Experience in software architecture, design, CI/CD, and Agile delivery practices.
• Experience tracking status across multiple concurrent projects to leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication with status, risk, and opportunity narratives.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and build cross-team relationships.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to other domestic work locations or customer sites.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (U.S. citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Gather and synthesize status across the department’s portfolio of ongoing programs and projects.
• Identify blockers, risks, resource conflicts, and opportunities and surface them to management.
• Work with technical leads to understand architecture decisions and delivery health.
• Help organize and evolve the portfolio through prioritization and staffing.
• Establish recurring status reviews, dashboards, and reports for leadership.
• Contribute to customer engagement strategy across the portfolio.
• Champion modern software development practices and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Software architecture

CI/CD

Agile delivery

Technical program management

Leadership

Communication

Portfolio management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in applicable STEM areas or other discipline

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Technical Project Engineer to lead portfolio-level software projects within the Information Systems and Cyber Division. You will partner with technical leads to track status, surface risks, and help leadership prioritize where to invest resources and attention.

You will work across concurrent programs, shaping the portfolio, establishing reporting cadences, and guiding modernization efforts with cloud, CI/CD, and agile approaches.