Senior Systems Engineer - STL

Overall Assignment Description:

The N2W Systems Engineer shall provide systems engineering, systems integration and project management support. The N2W Systems Engineer will support the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components for the N2W Active IT architectures. The N2W Systems Engineer shall assist in providing activity oversight and ensure integration of IT requirements to support the N2W Program Office. The N2W Systems Engineer will assist with tracking, managing, and resolving technical issues. The Systems Engineer will act as a technical point of contact for many of the N2W activities, work with other teams to complete studies/research, develop concept of operations (CONOPS) in support of establishing new capabilities, and develop requirements in support of new N2W capabilities. As a member of the N2W Project team, the Systems Engineer shall assist with assessing future IT capabilities such as secure wireless, zero-client, multi-level security, IoT, and cloud solutions, to include business processes and cases for the NGA organization. The Systems Engineer shall work side- by-side with contractor and government personnel to ensure issues related to the infrastructure are addressed.

Duties include:

• Identify, manage, and resolve specific technical requirement issues affecting the relevant technologies planned for N2W; assist in performing analysis of alternatives (AoA); assist in developing technology roadmaps and engineering assessments.

• Support the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components for the N2W Active IT architecture. 

• Provide lifecycle project management analysis and conduct studies, participate in major reviews, perform hardware, software, and technology evaluations, identify solutions, provide recommendations, and plan activities. 

• Advises the government on proposed changes to the Enterprise solution designs based on analysis of requirements and new technologies. 

• Coordinate with other contract/functional areas and with government representatives to ensure shared, consistent understanding of requirements. 

• Assess opportunities for inserting new and emerging IT capabilities at the N2W facility. 

• Generate strategies and paths forward for IT capability integration into the N2W design and collaborate with IC and Enterprise initiatives.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• 10 years of demonstrated experience in transitioning large and complex IT systems from development through operational installation and transition to Operations & Sustainment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Math/ Science/ Engineering/ Information Science or IT related degree.

• 5 years of demonstrated experience with IT government acquisitions and program management on IC or DoD programs.

• 2 years of demonstrated experience in developing IT governance processes, IT CONOPS, and related IT activities necessary to establish, deliver, support, and maintain an IT solution.

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance.

  Desired:

• 5 years of demonstrated experience with developing large and complex IT systems roadmaps and project plans.

• 5 years of demonstrated experience in providing recommendations to Government for business planning, business development activities, product concept development, and information technology engineering.

• ITIL or SAFe certifications.