Manager, IT

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

Engineering Manager, Custom Application Platform leads custom application development team of eight in support of Java/J2EE Enterprise Service Bus running on Kafka/Camel, Flutter based user interface platform, and the Domain Services Framework. People leader of approximately eight developers and testers. Great opportunity to lead the modernization and standardization of leading-edge frameworks.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering and quality teams using servant-leadership principle to drive business value through the strategic use of custom application development.

• Coach and lead your Agile Delivery team to Improve delivery quality, automation, observability, secure CI/CD practices, and engineering feedback loops.

• As an application and domain owner, develop and maintain strong business partner relationships

• Establish and manage to your annual budget while maintaining a sustainable pace for your team

• Define and manage the Platform Services strategic technology roadmap

• Partner effectively with Domain Product Leads, your Delivery Lead (Scrum master), the Enterprise Architect, and InfoSec leaders

• Lead your team’s operations and break fix activities

• Facilitate 24x7 on-call support, participate in after-hours rotation as needed

• Prioritize and manage workload, issues, and risks

• Limited travel when required

Minimum Education

•Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience

Minimum Experience

• 5+ years of experience leading Agile software engineering teams, more than one at a time for at least 2 years

• 10+ years of experience in a Scrum/XP software development role

• 2+ years of experience leading /managing testers

• 5+ years of experience as a People Leader i.e., have direct reports

• Hands on experience in the use of modern programming languages and test automation frameworks (not a day to day coding role, must have significant experience as an software engineer)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must have technical depth in at least two of the following: Java/J2EE, Flutter, .Net,

• Ability to lead transformational change in an emergent agile culture

• Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices and the ability to coach teams on effective planning, flow, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.

• Able to coach the use of user stories and GHERKIN acceptance criteria

• Able to coach Unit Testing and/or Test-Driven Development and leverage Domain Driven Design concepts

• Values lean metrics and their healthful application

• Working knowledge of DevSecOps practices

• Familiar with NIST 800-171 and understands how to leverage static and dynamic code scanning results

• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a “U.S. Person” under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs. A “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (holders of approved and unexpired green cards), and certain refugees or asylees with protected status under U.S. law.

This position may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance for the duration of employment.

Cybersecurity Notice: All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address. FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a “U.S. Person” under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs. A “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (holders of approved and unexpired green cards), and certain refugees or asylees with protected status under U.S. law.

This position may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance for the duration of employment.

Cybersecurity Notice: All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address. FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers.