System Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions is seeking highly experienced and energetic System Engineers to support United States Space Force (USSF) by developing software in support of Space Systems Command (SSC) Defensive Cyber Operations rapid agile development of defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to both ground and space based cyber adversarial threats. A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment. This position requires onsite support at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO. Candidates must be located physically in the Colorado Springs, CO area or surrounding areas.

• Responsibilities:
• Performing Systems Engineering activities related to Information Technology and Engineering including:
• Requirements definition
• Analysis and engineering
• System analysis and design
• Interface and data architectures
• Systems integration
• System operational performance analysis
• Managing and monitoring installed hardware and software systems.
• Assisting with network tap design and system survey to ensure data is properly sampled and transported.
• Evaluating existing systems and assists with technical refreshes.
• Leading and/or assisting with hardware installation and software deployment at mission system sites
  

Mid-level System Engineer:

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors and five plus (5 ) years' experience
• Developing and/or sustaining national security, no-fail mission systems
• Managing large-scale Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, baseline and risk management, schedule development, performance monitoring and reporting
• Experience leading waterfall-to-agile transformations, designed to deliver Minimum Viable Products in a consistent cadence
• Experience with a broad range of system types: custom developed HW/SW, COTS/GOTS HW/SW, and specialty engineering of exotic material/limited supply items
• Experience in cloud-hosted development, integration, and test capability
• Experience with configuration and data management, hardware and software test & evaluation of classified systems
• Experience implementing cybersecurity solutions in existing, DoD systems
• Experience with implementing and sustaining distributed systems, virtual operating system environments, and virtual/augmented reality technologies
• Experience translating operational requirements into system requirements; and system requirements into technical requirements/performance standards
• US Citizen and an active Top Secret security clearance
• Desired Qualifications:
• Experience managing large-scale Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, baseline and risk management, schedule development, performance monitoring and reporting
• Experience sustaining PARCS, or other Strategic Warning and Surveillance radar systems such as PAVE PAWS and UEWR
• Experience in systems engineering, Model-based Systems Engineering and related areas, to include managing teams/projects delivering solutions for missile warning or other national security space mission systems
• Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associate enterprise
• Experience maintaining national security mission networks
  

This position is located in Colorado Springs, CO. The estimated salary range for this position is $85,000.00 - $105,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

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