Systems Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Responsibilities

Noblis ESI is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer SME to join our dynamic team in Bethesda, Maryland. Successful candidates will play a pivotal role in shaping our client's enterprise architecture, utilizing their expertise in cloud engineering or data science to drive cloud and data-related initiatives across the organization.

Responsibilities Include: 

• Architecture and Integration Planning: Propose methods and tools, and create related deliverables for integrating and adopting community architecture solutions.
• Current State Assessments: Capture, review, and assess current state architecture for cloud infrastructure services & capabilities and provide analytical assessments with a proposed way forward for future vision and strategy documents.
• Multiple Cloud Strategy: Establish and implement mechanisms that provide for a multiple cloud architecture strategy.
• Hybrid Multi-cloud Edge Solutions: Provide prescriptive guidance on defining the minimum viable products (MVP) for regional and edge cloud architectures.
• Long-Term Thinking: Develop and execute data strategies that consider long-term implications, anticipating future needs and trends.
• AI Integration: Explore AI and machine learning techniques within a diverse cloud environment and analyze its impacts on architecture. Explore emerging data sources generated by AI models and propose how they may integrate into a cloud data ecosystem.
• Provide cloud "Core to Edge" implementation plans and best practices.
• Provide Edge MVP launch plan documents.
• Provide knowledge transfer regarding edge architecture design and strategy.
• Assist the customer with identifying solutions for unique edge requirements, conducting edge requirements assessment, and gathering details on current state edge solutions to include architecture resiliency.
• Assist Customer with application stack edge knowledge.
• Provide general recommendations on maturing future state architecture and edge capabilities.
• Champion a data mesh paradigm.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Requires a Bachelor's degree with 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience OR Master's degree with 6 to 10 years of prior relevant experience OR PhD in relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science) with 4 years of relevant experience. 
• Familiarity with cloud platform and technologies.
• Excellent communication skills for technical writing, oral briefings, and executive-level presentations.

Desired Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Experience with Data Tagging and Taxonomy, API Brokers, Compute and Storage Optimization, or Qualitative Computing. 
• Knowledge of and experience working with IC policies, directives, and standards. 
• Experience with data visualization tools/software (e.g., Tableau, MS PowerBI) to develop and deliver analysis solutions and visualizations.
• Passion for staying up-to-date with industry trends and advancements. 

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

*Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements

Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

Equal Employment Opportunity

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org.

Salary : $142,600 - $222,850