Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC, a leading provider of systems development and deployment, targeting and intelligence analysis, systems engineering and integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community (IC), is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives, while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.

SAIC’s National Intelligence Community (NIC) Business Unit, USG Mission and Information Technology Division, is seeking a Systems Engineer who will provide operations and maintenance (O&M) of applications within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, implement changes to current applications and data pipelines based on requirements, and support representatives in cloud environment purchase, engineering, and architecture related activities, as applicable to applications.

Responsibilities include:

• Using Agile processes to conduct all O&M and development activities
• Using SecDevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to develop, operate, and maintain mission solutions
• Documenting mission solution architecture and interfaces with any deviation requiring prior approval via the waiver process
• Meeting agreed upon performance Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for system up time, concurrent users, and system recovery for each new application or system enhancement
• Using the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to address and mitigate vulnerabilities and risks identified throughout the life cycle of the project

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline. Note that years of experience can be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in the following:

• Utilizing Linux CentOS, GitHub and Jenkins
• Implementing DevOps CI/CD pipeline principles and SecDevOps best practices
• Utilizing Apache Ant, Hadoop, Spark, Solr, and Tomcat, JDBC, Active Directory, LDAP, Regex, SQL, and JSON
• Working within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment
• Using issue tracking applications such as Jira (preferred) or similar with requirements analysis
• Using team collaboration tools such as Confluence (preferred) or similar
• Using Assessment and Authorization (A&A) framework
• Implementing DevOps related activities such as certificate management and server patching

Desired Qualifications:

• Designing and implementing technical solutions within a stand-alone network
• One or more of the following certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• DevOps certification

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.