Manager, Software Engineer (RestFul Services) - Secret Clearance to $240,000

Manager, Software Engineer (RestFul Services) – Secret Clearance to $240,000

• Camden, NJ
• $140,000 to $240,000

OPEN JOB: Manager, Software Engineer (RestFul Services) – Secret Clearance to $240,000

LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey

BASE SALARY: $140,000 to $240,000

**$10k Sign-On Bonus

**Relocation Assistance Available -Yes

INDUSTRY:Aerospace / Aviation / Defense

• The company's Space Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead development of mission-critical software, supporting communications and service-based systems.
• The Software Engineering Manager will collaborate across engineering disciplines, mentor engineers, support recruiting and performance management activities, and contribute technical input to proposal efforts and engineering planning.
• The selected candidate will guide software development across the full lifecycle including requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and test.
• This role provides day-to-day technical leadership for a team of software engineers while ensuring delivery of high-quality software aligned with cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
• The successful candidate will also support development and sustainment of VoIP and real-time communications applications utilizing SIP-based call control and frameworks such as PJSIP or PJMEDIA.

Essential Functions:

• Provide day-to-day technical and task leadership for a team of software engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality software on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Will lead development of RESTful APIs and service-based architectures and supporting Java enterprise applications deployed as WAR files on JBoss or similar application servers.
• Will guide software deployment and sustainment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and supporting RPM-based software packaging and distribution.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions for service-based, VoIP, and application-level software systems.
• Collaborate closely with systems engineering, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, and program leadership to ensure successful end-to-end system integration.
• Mentor and coach engineers on technical growth, career development, and performance expectations.
• Support performance management activities, including providing input to performance reviews and goal setting.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and tasking of software engineers.
• Maintain hands‑on technical involvement as required to support development, integration, troubleshooting, and sustainment activities.
• Provide technical input to proposal efforts, including rough‑order-of‑magnitude estimates, task definition, and engineering assumptions.

Qualifications:

• DoD Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 9 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in a senior engineering, technical lead, or informal leadership role
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful services in a production environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and programs.
• Exposure to proposal development, cost estimation, or EVMS-driven program environments.
• Experience working in an Agile or hybrid Agile development environment.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Hands‑on experience deploying or sustaining applications in OpenShift, MicroShift, or Kubernetes‑based environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and configuration management.
• Experience with Linux‑based development, specifically Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience building, deploying, or sustaining software packaged as RPMs.
• Experience with Java enterprise applications, including WAR‑based deployments.
• Familiarity with JBoss or similar Java application servers.
• Experience or exposure to VoIP systems, SIP‑based call control, or real‑time media applications.
• Familiarity with PJSIP / PJMEDIA or similar VoIP/media frameworks.