MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
Cyber and Platforms Engineering Manager
This Cyber and Platforms (CAP) Engineering Manager will be accountable to the CAP Engineering Project Manager (EPM) for technical, cost, and schedule performance within the EI4CD Engineering Management Portfolio. They will be listed as the Control Account Owner for all Control Accounts that fall under their portfolio. They will be primarily responsible for working with the EPM to ensure efficient engineering processes are being followed and adhered to in order to deliver capability, on schedule, to the customer. They will be responsible for managing dependencies between teams within their Engineering Management Portfolio and will support the EPM in management of external dependencies elsewhere within the C2BMC enterprise. The Engineering Manager will adhere to Agile principles and ensure teams follow Agile cadence to ensure the best possible product delivery to the customer. Additional Responsibilities of the position include:
- Adhering to the LM PMM accounting and reporting requirements
- Identifying and tracking all Risks and Opportunities
- Identifying and tracking iteration events and releases
- Responsible for leading the respective product teams to ensure the following
o Ensure that each team is only working on the prescribed scope as laid into the IMS
o Ensure teams are updating Jira on a daily basis
- Ensure teams are decomposing stories and are capturing performance correctly
o Ensure teams are conducing daily standups
o Ensure teams are conducting unit testing and regression testing
- Responsible for ensuring personnel charging is correct, monitoring weekly hours report to ensure
- Manage and report on team technical issues and resolutions
- Support EPM in proposal development to include authoring and reviewing BOEs and Engineering Estimates
- Ensure team technical commitments are clearly understood and met or exceeded
- Produce ETC/EVM and other engineering metrics to identify and address all technical or staffing issues while managing cost/schedule
- Work with EPM to provide timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements and identify staffing needs
- Maintain backlog of assigned features to meet technical commitments
- Ensure teams follow organizational processes
- Nominally attends all milestone events (in-person when possible)
- Supports the EPM in managing and forecasting technical maturity, including when milestone maturity can be claimed and what OE is required to support such a claim.
Experience Required
- Experience with C2BMC and/or the Missile Defense System
- Experience executing Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Project management Experience
- Experience leading teams.
- Experience generating metrics/KPIs
- Demonstrated strong communications skills
Technical Skills Required
- Strong Infrastructure/Cyber/Network Engineering Background
- Experience managing and delivering complex DoD systems
- Solid understanding of Earned Value (SPI/CPI/TCPI)
- Cost and Schedule- Explanation of Variances
- ETC and EAC
- Development of Return to Green Plans
- Experience with Agile Development Processes and tools (e.g., Jira, Agility, Confluence)
- Experience with the DevSecOps process and integrating into Software Development
- (Preferred) Agile Certification
Education Required
- Expert, authority in discipline typically with an advanced degree and 12+ years’ experience or bachelors with 14+ years’ experience or equivalent; applies advanced concepts, theories, and principles and contributes toward the development of new principles and concepts; works unusually complex problems with consultative direction; erroneous decisions would normally result in failure to achieve goals critical to major organizational objectives and damage the image of the organization’s technological capability; advises top management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications; managerial/leadership experience or necessary skills.
$150,000 – $155,000 a year
Benefits: Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, flexible PTO program, 401k program. Come join a Top Places to Work organization!
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
