Software Team Lead

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For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Position Summary

Thales Canada, Defence & Security is engaged in supporting the Canadian Army’s Land Command, Control, Communications & Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (LC4ISR) systems which enable critical decisions on a daily basis. Together with industry partners, Thales is building on the existing networks and applications to enhance digitized operations, support communications between joint and allied forces, and monitor and defend against the threats and evolving capabilities of potential adversaries.

Thales Canada is looking for people interested in directly contributing to the evolution of advanced digitized operations for the Canadian Army into the future. The successful candidate will lead application development for a software product on the LC4ISR project. The primary focus of the successful candidate is expected to be as a Product Owner, however the successful candidate must also be capable of working effectively on any aspect of the Software Development lifecycle, such as requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation (including peer reviews), developer integration & testing, and verification & validation, and be capable of taking on a Scrum Master role should the need arise.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain a NATO Secret security clearance
• Ability to meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration Program (including ITAR-controlled articles)

Special Position Requirements

• Schedule: Full time, in line with Thales Canada core hours
• Physical Environment: Office / Desk work: > 90%, with a possibility of some lab or field work
• Travel: Travel may be required and/or daily travel within greater Ottawa region, < 10%

Key Areas of Responsibility

The successful candidate will be the Product Owner on a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) project with the Canadian Army. The specific duties associated with the project role could include:

• Estimate and decompose system and subsystem work into manageable tasks;
• STANAG 4586 ED4 Test Automation:
• Lead test automation development for the STANAG 4586 ED4 (Standard Interfaces of UAV Control System for NATO UAV Interoperability). This includes creating the high level automation plan, selecting and reviewing the standard and implementation guide, and selecting the test development priority;
• Maintain the test environment infrastructure in the virtualized environment and in a physical lab space. Improve the environment and work with the lab dedicated IT teams as required;
• Create and maintain a roadmap for internal software tool development so that the test automation development can keep accelerating;
• Lead Test Automation Review meetings, review test plans and test suites; and
• Review and approve merge requests for new test automation development and new internal tool development; and
• STANAG 4586 ED5 Consumer Prototype:
• Learn and keep up to date with the latest development with the STANAG 4586 ED5;
• Support as required the UI Design and Testing of the ED5 Consumer Prototype; and
• Maintain the backlog to further develop the consumer prototype.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or equivalent education with relevant experience
• 15 years’ experience in software development including (the following items are not exclusive of each other):
• 3 years’ experience in technical or team leadership of software developers;
• 5 years’ experience using C# and/or Java for software development;
• Experience with software testing and test automation; and
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and working as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Very strong oral and written communication skills
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills with a desire to learn
• Strong coding, unit testing, integration, and debugging skills
• Experience with military or aerospace domains

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.