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Base Salary
$140k - $233k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams for complex cloud-based civil identity software solutions.
- Lead systems-level requirements analysis, solution design, implementation approaches, validation strategies, and long-term product maintainability.
- Deploy, configure, integrate, and validate software solutions in cloud and on-premises environments.
- Define engineering standards, coding practices, design patterns, and quality practices across projects and teams.
- Resolve complex performance, scalability, reliability, and integration issues through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide adoption to improve product capabilities, security, and development efficiency.
- Translate business, customer, and regulatory requirements into technical architectures and implementation strategies.
- Lead code reviews and provide hands-on technical guidance to software engineers and architects.
- Maintain architecture descriptions, reference designs, technical standards, and other authoritative documentation.
- Provide technical expertise for sales and bid activities, including solution architecture, feasibility, risk assessment, and compliant proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8 to 12 years of progressively responsible software engineering experience.
- Expertise in modern software development, object-oriented and service-oriented design, and technologies such as Java, Angular, and/or React.
- Advanced PowerShell or Bash scripting and automation experience.
- Hands-on experience deploying, integrating, and configuring complex software solutions using AWS and/or Azure, Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
- Experience leading software integration and deployment of complex multi-component systems across teams or programs.
- Proficiency with Git, Bitbucket, enterprise development workflows, branching, releases, and quality practices.
- Deep expertise in secure software design, application security, authentication, authorization, and sensitive-data protection.
- Experience with data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning using SQL Server and MySQL.
- Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies and the ability to adapt practices to program needs.
- Expertise in web API design and server-side application architecture, including scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, and maintainability.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, technical judgment, and stakeholder-influence skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure and security practices for identity management and secure system design.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain post-hire CJIS, CFIUS, and Department of Treasury clearances.
- Must successfully complete a post-offer background check.
Benefits
- Austin, Texas hybrid work arrangement.
- Up to 15% travel required.
- Health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life, AD&D, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance options.
- Retirement savings plan available after 30 days with company contribution and matching and no vesting period.
- Company-paid holidays and paid time off.
- Company-provided life insurance, AD&D, disability coverage, employee assistance plan, and well-being program.
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About Thales
Thales designs and sells defense, aerospace, space, and digital identity/cybersecurity systems to governments, armed forces, infrastructure operators, and enterprises. Its portfolio spans avionics, radars and sensors, satellites, air traffic management, secure communications, and cybersecurity and identity solutions (bolstered by the 2019 Gemalto acquisition). Headquartered in Meudon, France, Thales is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (HO) and reported €20.6 billion in sales in 2024.