Section Manager - Software Engineering and DevOps

Company: Amentum
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.We have an exciting opportunity for a Section Manager - Software Engineering and DevOps to join the team!The Section Manager - Software Engineering and DevOps will:

• Report to the JETS Spacecraft Analytics, Software, & Services Group Manager
• Demonstrate a Servant/Leader approach to management
• Manage, supervise, and administratively direct the activities of employees in the Software Engineering and DevOps Section
  • Approving timecards on a weekly basis
  • Reviewing and approving travel requests
  • Resolve employee performance issues
  • Recruit, interview, and assess potential candidates
  • Ensure personnel are recognized for accomplishments
  • Promote a culture of caring and safety
  • Interface with NASA Software Engineering Leads & Software Engineering oversight teams to determine near- and long-term tasks, priorities, schedules, upgrades, improvements, and reporting items
    • Maintain a positive, constructive, professional relationship with the NASA customers and other NASA support contractors
    • Conduct routine customer project reviews for cost, schedule, risk management, and deliverable adherence
    • Assist with the management (creation, coordination and revision) of scope, cost, schedule and risk for government contract task orders
    • Maintain active risk management (technical, cost, and schedule) on all projects and work functions
    • Manage and monitor cost plans, estimates and actuals
    • Establish daily and weekly task priorities and resource assignments, direct the software staff, and resolve schedule and resource issues as they arise
      • Ensure employees in functional areas follow established procedures and generate finished work products under time and budgetary constraints
      • Communicate the status of ongoing activities to customers and management.
      • Communicate project status to senior JETS management
      • Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and coordination skills
        • Ensure proper task reporting
        • Work in a fast-paced, Agile environment
        • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
        • Perform other duties as assigned or as requiredRequisition Qualifications:
          • Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area and normally possess 15 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
          • Excellent communication, negotiation and coordination skills and strong customer service attitude with a history of effectively interacting with senior managers at all levels
          • Previous project management experience required
          • Experience leading a development project across the full development life cycle
          • Must be able to perform employee management duties including recruiting, developing, and terminating personnel
          • Experience fostering a collaborative team environment
          • Proficiency with team collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Webex, Skype, SharePoint, Jira
          • Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
          • Ability to prepare written documents/presentations and to verbally present at various meetings
          • Must have strong time management and organizational skills
          • Demonstrated leadership ability to oversee a team of professionals working on multiple small and large projects concurrently
          • Self-starter who can understand and absorb new concepts quickly
          • Must be local to the JSC area and willing to work offsite at company building and onsite at Johnson Space Center on a regular basisRequisition Preferences:
            • Experience leading and managing people in a project or lab environment
            • Experience leading a software development project across the full development life cycle
            • Experience in Safety Critical Human-Rated Software Development
            • Prefer 10 years of experience with NASA/JSC flight software processes
            • Prior experience with government contract task order management
            • Prior experience in developing schedules, budgets, and project plansWhy Join Our Team?
              • Excellent personal and professional career growth
              • 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
              • Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
              • Much, much more!
                • Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
                • Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
                • Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.Essential FunctionsWork EnvironmentGenerally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.Physical RequirementsWork may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).Equipment and MachinesStandard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).AttendanceRegular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak
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