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Leads mission-critical enterprise IT operations for a DoD program, overseeing infrastructure availability, ITSM, service delivery, change and configuration management, incident response, compliance, vulnerability remediation, and continual improvement. Manages geographically dispersed Tier 1–3 and vendor teams, establishes KPIs and dashboards, coordinates escalations, and partners with government, command leadership, and OEMs. Ensures adherence to DoD cybersecurity frameworks, operational standards, and enterprise readiness requirements.

Support operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based strategic warning and surveillance radars for the U.S. Space Force. Responsibilities include troubleshooting complex hardware issues, performing depot-level maintenance, creating engineering drawings and wiring diagrams, repairing Line Reparable Units, and supporting system integration and testing. The role requires hands-on testing, calibration, debugging, repair, lifecycle management, and modernization of military electronic systems, along with an active Secret clearance.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and delivering software across multiple mission-critical projects. The role includes cloud-native application development, API and microservices architecture, DevSecOps pipelines, secure coding, code reviews, technical standards, architectural proofs of concept, and collaboration with software, data, and DevSecOps engineers. Government and defense project experience is required.

Leads software design, development, testing, architecture, and delivery across multiple mission-critical projects. Provides technical direction, code reviews, escalation support, and hands-on development in a rapid prototyping environment. Establishes standardized software practices, tools, workflows, and secure development processes across teams. Builds cloud-native applications, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, Kafka, and DevSecOps tools while collaborating with technical leaders and stakeholders.

Coordinates cybersecurity defense operations across NORAD, USNORTHCOM, CWOC, JCC, and NITES personnel. Manages Cyber Tasking Orders, IAVMs, directives, vulnerability remediation, and POA&M tracking. Develops cybersecurity SOPs, maintains compliance logs, coordinates stakeholders, and provides metrics and executive-level communications to military and civilian leadership.

Lead AF TENCAP HOPE 2.0 projects from concept through transition, managing cross-functional engineering and mission teams, schedules, workforce planning, risks, costs, technical execution, and stakeholder relationships. Translate technical objectives for mission partners, ensure alignment with contractual and program goals, produce project updates and financial estimates, and identify innovative technologies and methodologies. The role requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and onsite availability in Colorado Springs.

Leads software and systems testing for BMC3I mission applications, including test planning, functional, regression, exploratory, accessibility, integration, and UAT activities. Integrates new ground systems with legacy infrastructure, supports roadmap and system design efforts, promotes automation, troubleshoots issues, and coordinates with developers, clients, and mission stakeholders. The role requires expertise in SCN architecture, SQL Server, Section 508 accessibility testing, and secure defense mission systems.

Maintains configuration management plans and technical baselines for advanced radar and complex defense systems. Facilitates change control and engineering review boards, processes ECPs, ECOs, RFDs, and NORs, manages authoritative engineering data using PLM/PDM and ALM tools, and conducts functional configuration audits. Ensures hardware and software modifications are evaluated, documented, authorized, and integrated in accordance with Department of War standards.

Performs optical and laser systems analysis, modeling, simulation, phenomenology research, satellite signature estimation, link-budget analysis, and Space Domain Awareness assessments. Develops optical simulations, satellite models, CONOPS, trade studies, and laser-system concepts; evaluates sensor performance and environmental effects; briefs analytical results; and collaborates with government, industry, intelligence, and defense stakeholders.

Lead enterprise knowledge management strategy, governance, platforms, content lifecycles, search optimization, automation, and adoption. Develop taxonomies, metadata standards, policies, and authoritative content while facilitating governance committees and communities of practice. Train employees, support onboarding, measure knowledge effectiveness, identify information gaps, and continuously improve platforms including SharePoint, Teams, Confluence, Microsoft 365, and Power Platform.