System Engineer, Junior

Systems Engineering - Annapolis Junction, MD - Full Time

What you will be doing!

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

As a System Engineer, you will implement and maintain operational data flows for a large high-performance computing system. The System Engineer shall be responsible for ensuring all data handling requirements are met for data storage, data transport, data security, and data compliance, as well as accurate upkeep of knowledge store management.

Additional tasking includes working with various mission customers and multiple teams to coordinate on tasks needed, as well as perform exploratory data analysis on raw data to clean, enrich, transform, and convert the raw data into the required formats.

Requirements :

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience implementing and maintaining operational data flows
• Willingness to learn Apache NiFi to process and distribute data
• Experience with Corporate data flow processes and tools
• Experience with Corporate data security and compliance procedures and policies
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (i.e. JIRA, Confluence)
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) — Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems, and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develop system design solutions that satisfy the system requirements and fulfill the functional analysis
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages, and the integrated master plan (IMP)
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)

Desired Skills :

Education and Experience :

Seven (7) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Clearance Required : Must possess an active TS / SCI with appropriate Polygraph to be considered for this role.

Independent Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE, M / F / D / V

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