Systems/Software Engineer - Senior

This systems program supports our federal customer who plays a key role in providing direct cybersecurity engineering support. This program provides systems and security engineering and integration support to specific Government-sponsored projects, pilots and prototypes. This includes solution planning and engineering, defining security requirements, target architecture, interoperability and integration, system testing, Verification and Validation, Modeling and Simulation, studies and analysis, post-deployment security validation (PDSV), and project risk management. As part of this team, you will contribute to the engineering of current and emerging cybersecurity systems, policies, and processes to enforce standards and identify vulnerabilities and capability gaps, and reduce cybersecurity risk of our customer networks.

The Senior Systems Engineer is a role on the contract supporting the program’s systems and solution engineering effort. Primary focus is to identify and capture program level requirements for new and upgraded cyber security systems that support the customer’s mission. This work will be performed as part of a SAFe implementation, with a specific focus on Epic definition and ART requirements. This position will work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to establish high-level solution intent, the solution intent information which includes high level architect views, and documentation requirements. This position will also provide requirements traceability support for enterprise-level documentation and artifacts. Other responsibilities include familiarity with the technical reference model (TRM) and using it to research for potential technology overlap, review change requests for adherence to the enterprise architecture and potential new technology to be added to environment. The Senior Systems Engineer will also be participating in the monthly DHS HQ Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence (EACoE) and in the Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) implementation across the program and customer environment.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Strong system engineering skills

• Experience in applying and executing to SAFe or Agile Scrum

• Experience working in an agile environment and with agile tools such as Jira Align, Jira, etc.

• Strong understanding of DoDAF architecture views

• Experience in SDLC

• Experience in requirements development, analysis and management

• Experience in developing Use Cases

• Experience in creating Lean Business Case

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong communication skills - orals and writing

• Able to work independently, collaboratively with teammates, and mentoring junior members of team

• Experience in developing and communicating technical solutions

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Understanding of System of Systems
• Understanding of SAFe implementation
• Experience working in an Agile environment and with Agile tools
• Experience in Project Management
• Experience in Risk Management
• Knowledge of MBSE implementation, maintenance, and usage
• Knowledge of SysML
• Experience working in a cyber-domain

Telework

• This position is eligible for maximum telework (>50%) for applicants residing in the National Capital Region (DC, MD, VA).
• This position’s office location can be either Dulles, VA, or Rockville, MD.

Clearance

• Must hold an active secret clearance
• Current or previous EOD is preferred