Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company that develops technologies and services supporting national security. The Technical Authority / Project Engineering Manager will lead the technical design, delivery, and performance of complex enterprise systems implementations, coordinating cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and suppliers while managing technical risks, costs, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position: Secret
• Travel Percentage: 25%
• U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
• U.S. Person Required: Yes
• The candidate will demonstrate proven execution of a technology project through excellent risk assessment, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making with solid analysis skills
• 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
• 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
• Cloud (Azure, AWS) Certifications
• Agile and/or ITIL Certifications

Benefits

• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: health, dental, and vision insurance
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: health savings accounts
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: a 401(k) savings plan
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: disability coverage
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: life and accident insurance
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: an employee assistance program
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: a legal plan
• For regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week: discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid military leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Applicable federal and state sick leave
• Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
• Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics
• Temporary employees may elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan
• Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week: medical benefits
• Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week: the employee assistance program
• Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week: business travel accident insurance

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