[Hiring] Technical Authority / Project Engineering Manager @BAE Systems

Role Description

What’s it like working for a company where you are treated as more than a number? Empowering. Joining our Information Technology team means you are the backbone behind managing all the technology aspects for multiple contracts and programs that help keep nations safe. With the diversity of our offerings and work, you’ll get to take on new challenges while your career reaches new heights.

BAE Systems is looking for an experienced technical authority (TA) / systems engineering lead to support complex, enterprise systems implementations in the value chain (e.g., cloud modernization, Intranet upgrade, PLM modernization, MES modernization). The role will report into our IT Organization, with deep engagement with stakeholders across BAE Systems business sectors and major third party suppliers.

The candidate will demonstrate proven execution of a technology project through excellent risk assessment, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making with solid analysis skills. The TA provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams through the design, development, and support of the system. The TA represents the technical team to project managers, functions, and executive leadership, and provides responsibilities for developing the overall technical solution for a product or system. The TA is the decision authority between the Chief Digital Architect and IT technology team and is responsible for developing and successfully delivering the overall technical solution for the system. The TA is expected to influence the design, development, test and verification. In addition, the TA is responsible for identifying and communicating technical risks and opportunities between the design team, the CDA and program management team, and our major suppliers.

The TA will perform as the project engineering manager (PEM) accountable for the solution design, technical performance, and other solution needs, provide technical stewardship of the development effort for the entire program ensuring the solution meets programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated technical cost and schedule.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Partner with the Project Manager, Chief Digital Architect team and functional staff to develop and deliver products that meet business needs.
• Partner and collaborate across all the disciplines, functions, business areas, and major suppliers to effectively support IT across the enterprise.
• Serve as overall technical point of contact for the project.
• Identify and support the development of critical skills and resources.
• Ensure requirements traceability, robust designs, test plans, data migration activities are formally addressed.
• Facilitate and drive decisions, where needed, on complex technical and business process to enable enterprise solution delivery.
• Develop and maintain measures related to technical performance.
• Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project.
• Ensure execution of work goals, performance standards, budgets and staffing plans.
• Improve processes and skills that support programs.
• Support cost, schedule and technical performance for projects through their life cycle. Take action to ensure program remains on track.
• Ensure preparation and approval of IT program proposals that are executable and in line with enterprise business requirements.
• As a leader, the TA must work across organizational boundaries to solve problems and ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills, along with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Strong consulting skills, such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development.
• Ability to balance the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions and organizational goals.
• Innovative, consultative approach to driving digital business strategies and transformation.
• Business acumen, with the ability to understand and communicate in the language of the business.
• Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders.
• Collaborative and supportive, fostering alignment with business strategies and values.
• Innovative, with strong foresight, systems thinking and design thinking capabilities.
• Vendor- and technology-neutral, focused on achieving targeted business outcomes over personal preferences or those of other business and IT leaders.
• Practical in approach to problem solving and decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and Minimum 12 years' work experience including technical leadership experience and capabilities relevant to the business. Including strong systems engineering, cloud, networking, general IT knowledge, etc.
• Ability to form a vision and implement action plans to achieve that vision.
• Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of our sponsors and the business.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Cloud (Azure, AWS) Certifications.
• Agile and/or ITIL Certifications.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.