Software Technical Manager (Secret Clearance) - Zachary Piper LLC

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Software Technical Manager to support a highly classified program for the Department of Defense in Binghamton, New York. The team is seeking an innovative software manager to lead a team of engineers and manage the infrastructure and technical delivery of flight simulation for critical aircraft products. 

Eligibility: Secret clearance required

Location: Binghamton, New York  

Hours: M-FR (9/80 schedule)

Responsibilities of the Software Technical Manager:   

• This position is for an engineer who is self-motivated, has a strong work ethic, and takes ownership and accountability for their work.
• Demonstrated ability as an independent, proactive leader who works well within a team.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with team members, internal and external customers, and senior leadership.
• Providing accurate and timely status of budget, schedule, and technical issues
• Support the installation, optimization, integration, troubleshooting, backup, recovery, modifications, security, and upgrading of development support systems and simulation components to provide services that enable programs to effectively develop simulation software solutions.
• Working with complex configuration environments; build servers, virtual labs, generalizing tools to accommodate multiple languages and architectures, and assuring tools and processes scale to accommodate the evolving needs of our diverse teams.
• Work closely with the production release and operations teams to establish and deploy consistent, high quality, and packaged builds for our internal and external customers.
• Create media and procedures for execution of training device, both in-plant and at customer facilities.
• Work with other team members to design and document development system architectures and topologies for both general and simulation specific purposes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members, leadership, and customers.
• Coordinating with other program leads to ensure program completes successfully.

Qualifications of the Software Technical Manager:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience required
  • A minimum of 13 years applicable experience working as a leader, developer, or technologist.
• Security+ , CASP+ CE, CISSP (or Associate), or CSSLP certification
• Experience supporting aviation, flight simulation, embedded systems projects
• Familiarity with modeling & simulation – CAMEO, Simulink, MATLAB, etc.
•  Ability to apply sound engineering principles and develop innovative solutions
• Proven success in a fast-paced development environment and possess a willingness to take ownership, accept accountability, and thrive under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document, test and debug
• Linux and Windows System Administration, knowledge of hardware, as well as expertise in command line tools, TCP/IP Networking, configuring Cisco
• Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS) 
• Experience with System Hardening with standards such as the DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG).

Compensation for the Software Technical Manager: 

·       Salary Range: $150,000 - $155,000+ **based on experience**

·       Highly competitive benefits package

·       9/80 work schedule

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