Software Configuration Manager

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

Based in Melbourne, our Air Mobility Solution (AMS) team is working on technologies that are revolutionising our skies for the future of aerospace. A future where all modes of aircrafts piloted or unpiloted, civilian or military move around our skies safer, more efficiently and sustainably for a greener and more harmonised airspace.

In this exciting role you will be working on OneSky - This $1.2 Billion project is the most complex transformation of an Air Traffic Management system in aviation history. OneSky will establish, commission and support a Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) and revolutionise existing Air Traffic Management technology.

A true once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a unified solution for the future Air Traffic Management needs. This high-profile project has the world watching in excited anticipation to see its success.

In this exciting role, you will lead the Software Configuration Management (SCM) in a System-of-System environment at the program level, building releasing, automating and configuring changes through a complex program of more than 150 software integrated together.

The core responsibility is to improve our CICD pipeline to establishes and maintains integrity and traceability (as build to as design) for all software deliverables across their entire life cycle.

**Responsibilities**:

- Charge of extending the existing SCM and CICD pipeline with innovative solutions, continuous improvement, and a skilled workforce
- Interface closely with system engineers, software engineers and integration engineers, across a large spectrum of items (proprietary software, firmware, configurable test benches, simulation, COTS and tools) to enable software configuration management mechanisms
- Identify existing gaps, to propose solutions quickly and to coordinate their developments
- Design and lead the development of the extension of the CICD pipeline to support and automate the SCM processes and procedure
- Deliver on scripting and automating administration tasks like Python, Bash, PowerShell Managing the software changes & version control
- Support the activities of Status Accounting & Configuration Audits
- Manage the system releases etc.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant tertiary qualification and must have relevant work experience in a similar
- Must have significant experience of SCM for large, complex, software-based systems
- Strong experience with CI/CD methodologies, workflows, configuration management, and the corresponding tools
- Strong experience with Configuration Management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
- Extensive experience of using UNIX/Linux operating systems
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to interact effectively with senior management, customers and partners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strongly focused and self-motivated to overachieve goal
- High energy, driven to innovate, and a team player

**As part of our commitment, we offer**:

- Salary packaging includes healthcare and bonus payments
- Leading leave policies
- Growth and Development opportunities
- Study Assistance
- Employee discounts
- Gym Membership (Fitness passport)
- ThalesFlex - flexibility working is our everyday
- Family Support through our partnership with Parents at Work

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.