Lead Software Deployment and Integration Engineer

- Deploy, test, and maintain non-embedded software throughout the complete lifecycle to meet industry, customer, safety, and regulatory standards. - Analyze and translate customer requirements into the initial design of software products. - Act as the on-site engineering lead for mission software deployment and integration. - Deploy factory software in a cloud-based setting. - Oversee system installation, upgrades, patches, and configuration control activities. - Lead on-site integration events, system checkouts, and operational validation efforts. - Validate the performance of distributed and mission-critical systems in real-world environments. - Coordinate rapid field updates and hotfix distributions. - Provide technical risk assessments and readiness briefings to program leadership. - Mentor rotational engineers supporting on-site operations. - Ensure alignment between lab baselines and fielded systems. - Support operational exercises, mission rehearsals, and readiness evaluations. - Collaborate with Integration & Test Lead and Software Lead to guarantee release maturity. - Maintain deployment documentation and configuration traceability. - Report systemic issues with detailed reproduction data. - Ensure adherence to cybersecurity compliance and RMF/STIG alignment. - Serve as the primary engineering liaison at the customer site. - Attend technical interchange meetings. - Convert operator feedback into actionable engineering tasks. - Provide field-level risk ownership and mission readiness reporting.