Staff Systems Engineer

The Opportunity:

• This position is for a Staff Systems Engineer. You will be working closely with a talented team to deliver a complex software application into operations.
• The position will primarily support the operations for a software system.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical direction and requirement transparency across development teams
• Performing requirements management including requirements creation, tracking, flow down, coverage, verification tracking, compliance matrices, etc.
• Developing test procedures to formally verify system requirements for sell off events
• Decomposing system requirements and collaborating with multi-disciplined, distributed teams to generate efficient and scalable solutions
• Supporting the development, implementation, and verification of mission capabilities
• Participating in the development and execution of program milestones events such as Customer meetings, internal and formal Government testing events, and discrepancy report (DR) review boards
• Conducting testing events of software solutions and generating Test result documentation
• Supporting operations of software with tasks such as enterprise test events and user integration and onboarding

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, systems engineering, IT, or related engineering field
• At least 7 years of professional experience working in software development or systems engineering
• Effective cross-organizational communicator with the ability to work well in a small team, fast paced environment
• Ability to develop requirements
• Ability to develop test procedures that verify requirements
• Ability to develop tracing between requirements, code, and verification
• Working knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology

Desired:

• Adjudicated Polygraph
• Current IAT Level II or III certification (i.e. Security+, CISSP, or CASP)
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with an ability to engage with virtual teams
• Familiarity with Cloud Architectures and deployment requirements for US DoD
• Experience with using automated tests to sell off formal requirement verification
• Experience with government Site Acceptance process and procedure
• Experience in working with software-defined interfaces that use either XML or JSON to both document and implement
• Experience with SATCOM or GEOINT systems
• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical requirements with business needs
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and engage with virtual teams
• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical requirements with business needs
• Experience in the operational deployment of multi-product baselines and functionality
• Experience with Cameo modeling tools
• Experience developing a software architect using digital tools
• Experience with DOORS or DOOR Next Gen

Level Description: ◦ Recognized subject matter expert ◦ Manages large projects ◦ Limited oversight from manager ◦ Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level technical team members ◦ Problems faced are difficult and often complex ◦ Influences others regarding policies, practices, and procedures Organizational Impact: ◦ Works to achieve operational targets with major impact on the departmental results. Contributes to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.). May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area. Work is performed with minimal oversight. Innovation & Complexity: ◦ Demonstrates innovative influence for Business Groups or projects. ◦ Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of systems or products to enhance performance of program/project. ◦ Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. Regularly employs ingenuity and creativity to develop new technical solutions to solve difficult and moderately complex problems. Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues. Communication & Influence: ◦ Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function. Typically has responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.) ◦ Works to influence project/team leaders within and outside of the job function at project/program regarding solution design, process, and/or approaches Leadership & Talent Management: ◦ Typically, responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within technical discipline. Typically, responsible for leading large or complex projects that involve technically challenging requirements at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products. Knowledge & Experience: ◦ Requires deep knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management. ◦ Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years of related work Financial Responsibility: ◦ N/A Program Headcount: ◦ N/A