WASHINGTON NA, DC

Overview PEO IWS 3A is seeking a candidate to provide Software Engineering Technical Support for the Standard Missile Program Responsibilities * Evaluate the embedded tactical flight software, test equipment software, modeling and simulation software, and firmware for the Standard Missile in support of the Project Managers, identifying issues, providing technical assessment of software issues identified and reporting expected impacts on the program. * Monitor the software development activities and report anomalies, risk areas, and provide suggestions for corrective action. * Review software development documentation to assess adherence to program technical requirements. * Assess development schedules to evaluate reasonableness and approach. Evaluate software tools for appropriateness and needed functionality. * Assess the development practices utilized by the software development contractors against known best practices. * Provide specific recommendations for improvement to the developers as well as the Government managers. * Provide assessment of risks to the programs, along with analysis of any proposed mitigation steps. * Review software development plans software requirement specifications, software build plans, software design documents, interface requirement specifications, software build plans, software test plans, software test descriptions, and software related management documents for technical accuracy and traceability. * Review proposals for reasonableness. Qualifications * The successful candidate will have knowledge of all aspects of agile software development in support of DoD missile systems programs. * Knowledge and experience in software design, development, test, and project management is required. * Specific knowledge and experience with embedded or real time software in missile systems is a plus. * The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in software design, development, test, and process management. * Knowledge of systems engineering principles, software best practices, agile development, and project management of missile systems development is highly desirable. * Specific knowledge of the Standard Missile and Navy weapon systems is highly desirable. * Knowledge of the responsibilities of the applicable Government and contractor activities and their interfaces is a plus. EducationBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or equivalent experience Travel Frequent travel to contractor sites is required ClearanceUS Citizenship and active DoD Top Secret clearance with current SSBI within last 5 years are required. Must meet applicable COVID safety requirements and protocols