Posting/External Job Title
Software Program Integration Lead
Location
Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)
Remote/Onsite/Hybrid
100% Onsite
Job Type
Full-time
# of Hires Needed
1
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Travel
None
Security Clearance Required
None
Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)
$145,000.00 - $220,000.00/yr
Position Introduction/Key Duties
Cimarron is seeking a
Software Program Integration Lead. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, program management, systems integration, and stakeholder coordination for a software development program, and will be the respective program's point of contact for the coordination all software related to the Space Suit program at Axiom Space located in Houston, TX.
Key Duties:- Define integration strategies and schedules in alignment with program needs.
- Plan how the software delivery from the various software teams will work together to meet program objectives.
- Identify program software risk early and elevate that to the program and functional leaders for awareness, impact assessment, and mitigation strategies.
- Oversee software builds and integration environments specific to the program, but in alignment with Axiom's goal to have a streamlined software product delivery with reuse/reuse with adjustments where possible.
- Support system-level testing and validation.
- Develop and maintain integration plans and resolve compatibility issues between systems. Coordinate contingency plans when integration problems arise.
- Track milestones, risks, and dependencies.
- Coordinate cross-functional schedules and escalate issues that could delay delivery.
- Report software development/delivery status to program leadership.
- Ensure integration activities stay on schedule.
- Act as the primary point of contact between software engineering, systems engineering, hardware teams, QA/testing, DevSecOps, etc. for this program.
- Drive issue resolution across organizations and facilitate intentional technical meetings.
- Coordinate various testing and V&V efforts for all program specific software in alignment with the Axiom Software Engineering V&V plan.
- Collaborate with the Software Release Manager to coordinate software releases, ensuring all components are compatible prior to deployment, and review release readiness criteria.
- Collaborate with the respective stakeholders to deliver program specific integration plans, Interface control documents (ICDs), architecture diagrams, release documentation, risk registers, and status reports.
- This role does not directly manage people but orchestrates the overall software delivery for the respective program.
- Communicating project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership.
- Implementing and maintaining agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
- Perform additional job duties as assigned.
Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:- Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for consideration at this time.
- Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
- 10 or more years or related experience.
- Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience with systems integration
- Familiarity with agile methodology and the scrum framework
- Proven leadership experience including project management, stakeholder communication, conflict resolution, technical decision-making, risk management, and prioritization.
- Good communication skills.
- Track record of making things happen in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges.
- Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems, and 10 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Resumes should list employment dates in month/year format (e.g., January 2020 - March 2024) for each position to meet customer and contract documentation requirements.
