Strategic Communications Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Strategic Communications Engineer to fill a critical position on the LANDMARK AOS program. The position will be located in Chantilly, VA.  All candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

LANDMARK AOS is a large SETA contract, supporting the customer’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete program life cycle.

This candidate will provide specialized engineering expertise supporting system-level architecture analysis for advance ground innovative software services. SAIC’s client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation and information sharing. The qualified candidate will assist and advise Government managers in evaluating and transitioning innovative technologies for the customer's Ground Enterprise.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide System Engineering and Enterprise Architecture support to the Government customer to manage R&D programs; identify the utility of emerging technologies to advance the ground mission, support enterprise AoA for ground capabilities, support best practices for Capability Roadmaps. 
• Collaborate with the Users, Acquisition Offices, Security Engineers and development contractors in the analysis of a variety of mission threads intended for ground enterprise architectures  
• Develop briefings and documentation material to illustrate features, capabilities and user stories to be included in technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them. 
• Develop graphics for engineering level depiction of enterprise architectures and capabilities (e.g. cloud stacks, OV-1, and SV-1)
• Facilitate technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to align innovative capabilities for ground acquisitions

You will work side-by-side with the other LANDMARK AOS staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Bachelor degree Bachelor Degree and 5 years of related experience (or 9+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree)
• Demonstrated experience in managing technical illustration of large scale cloud architecture and software development programs
• Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments
• Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications and Atlassian collaboration tools, DrawIO

Desired Qualifications:

• Engineering background with knowledge of software architectures, cloud-native and secure cloud environments
• Domain knowledge with current national overhead systems/architectures
• Domain knowledge in agile software development practices and Cloud computing architectures
• Experience supporting system architecture, design or development in an AWS/C2S environment

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.