Section Manager, Software Development
Company: Cross Resource Group
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: February 21, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description MANAGER-R&D - Section
Manager for Software Developer Staff Who We Are: Join the Defense
and Intelligence Solutions Division as a Software Engineering
Section Manager, leading top software developers providing
solutions for next generation signal intelligence systems that span
various customers and requirements across Air, Land, and Sea
platforms. Lead, manage, and mentor software development staff, as
well as driving innovation through new technologies, frameworks,
and architectures. Objectives of this Role: Manage and mentor
software developers, supporting the staff to build and maintain
their technical expertise and long-term careers. Mentor and assist
software staff on task break down, estimations and management.
Develop strong Customer business relationships to help build
programs, understanding Customer mission needs and developing the
right technological solutions to meet the needs. Assist with
proposal development, requirements refinement, estimations, and
technical approaches. Utilize your hands on experience with
software languages, software development design practices, and
software management tools, such as continuous integration tools, to
provide direct software management support to programs. Mentoring
staff on effective use of task tracking. Effective verbal and
written communication with onsite and remote staff, and customers,
regarding technical solutions and questions, documenting procedures
and implementation processes to meet Customer mission and Division
needs. Excels at adjusting communication for audience. Write and
conduct high quality performance reviews, assist in recruiting and
interviewing software development staff to expand the software
business areas. Help the department with resource planning for
current and future work for software needs across the division.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: Provide line level management
for software developers, to include mentoring, coordinating program
tasking, guiding career development, conducting performance
reviews, monthly touch point, and other responsibilities in line
with company personnel policies and procedures. Expand software
development staff teams through active staff recruiting,
interviewing, and hiring activities. Assist with Department and
Divisional resource planning and management, for current and future
work. Effectively lead department and division boards and
committees. Lead quality requirements development, assist in
thorough software designs, conduct analysis of alternatives, and
assist in identifying and managing technical debt. Oversee and
create accurate software schedules to support the on time delivery
of software solutions. Work with peers to establish and
continuously mature software development standards and practices in
line with evolving industry standards to maintain relevancies in
the software development field. Support innovative thinking and
internal research and development projects. Support business
opportunities and support proposing new work across the
organization’s areas of expertise and in line with its strategic
goals. Support proposals from a software development standpoint, to
include writing the technical volumes and providing accurate
estimations. Requirements: Requires a Bachelors or a Masters in
Software Engineering, Software Development, Software Management,
Engineering Management or directly related degree field with
related experience. PMP, Scrum Master, Agile Certified, Leadership
or other Management certificates preferred. 10 years: Leading
software engineering teams, conducting performance reviews, and
career development of direct reports. Experience with the end to
end software lifecycle is required. Past experience doing software
design, development, proactively researching new tech is highly
desired. Intermediate to advance user of Microsoft Tools, to
include Project Online. Have used and familiar with CI/CD pipelines
and associated tools such at Gitlab and Teamcity is highly desired.
Strong at development materials for presentation and presenting.
Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills to
support technical and management responsibilities is required.
Detailed oriented, pro-active, self-directed, organized, and the
ability to multi-task is required. Skilled at conflict resolution
and negotiation. Assisting with proposals, both writing and
estimates for software development solutions. Skilled technical
writer and reviewer of documentation, architectures, frameworks and
designs. Familiar with CMMI and other software quality standards is
highly desired. A valid/clear driver's license is required. Special
Requirements: Applicant selected will be subject to a government
security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for
access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas
Keywords: Cross Resource Group, San Antonio , Section Manager, Software Development, IT / Software / Systems , San Antonio, Texas
