Software Development Engineering Manager

Software Development Engineering Manager

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Readiness Delivered. At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos has an exciting opportunity for a mid to senior level Software Development Engineer Manager
. The position will support dynamic, agile projects implementing a Sec Dev Ops  approach across all phases of the software development lifecycle, to include design, development, test, and operational support / user feedback. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently as well as within a team setting on the design, implementation, and maintenance/troubleshooting of new and existing software solutions.

This Software Development Engineer Manager position is a role based in Colorado Springs, CO.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Strong background in Python, including experience developing automation, backend services, or data processing tools.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and modern software practices (Agile/Scrum).
• Familiarity with multi-project environments where software interfaces with systems or mission operations is a plus.
• Knowledge of Container and Cloud implementation is a plus.

• Ensure engineers are effectively tasked and balanced across multiple projects.
• Work closely with leadership to align team priorities with organizational goals and deadlines.
• Conduct 1:1s, performance check-ins, and retrospectives to ensure high team health and productivity.
• Support career development and advocate for the team’s needs within leadership discussions.

• Mid- to senior-level engineer comfortable shifting between technical and people leadership contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical challenges into actionable work for diverse engineering teams.
• Strong communicator who can interface with program leadership, product owners, and other functional leads.

• Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, or related degree) and at least 10 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels)
• Strong background in Python, including experience developing automation, backend services, or data processing tools.
• C++ backend implementations, driver development
• Proven ability to design software solutions to complex engineering problems & accurately estimate the effort to get them accomplished
• Proven ability to lead teams in software development, and mentor/coach newer software engineers
• Proven ability and experience in defining and developing requirements with customers, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them, and developing the test methodology to verify them
• Long-term team readiness, skill development, compliance with internal policies, and ensuring systems are properly provisioned and maintained
• Manages hiring, performance reviews, training requirements, morale, and disciplinary actions for the software team
• Ability to learn, take ownership, and deliver high-quality results in an unstructured environment
• Experience using Atlassian tools and working in an Agile software development environment
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. U.S. citizenship is required.

• Experience and or knowledge of Open Shift, Kafka, AWS, Azure, implementations
• Basic knowledge of satellite operations, signal processing, digital communications theory, network communications
• Container and cloud development
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Lead Software Architecture Design experience
• TS/SCI Security Clearance

Competitive salary based on experience and education

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