Mission Services System Engineer Principal

Job Description

Description

SAIC’s National Security Sector is seeking a Mission Services Systems Engineer to fill a critical role on the LANDMARK AOS Program. This position will directly support the GED’s Enterprise Data and Platform (EDAP) transformation and overhead missions across GEOINT and SIGINT constellations. The candidate will provide SETA support for the acquisition of intelligence community (IC) national intelligence ground R&D systems (hardware and software), cooperatively with government, FFRDC, and other SETA contractors.

The work is located on-site in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph for consideration.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide expertise in understanding, supporting, and advising the government regarding their diverse set of systems that directly support the overhead missions across GEOINT and SIGINT constellations.
• Knowledge in the understanding and/or supporting of the messaging systems used to distribute the health, safety, or performance of customer systems overhead and on the ground.
• Contributing on a team of high performing Subject Matter Experts responsible for analyzing contractor data, developing and executing ECP’s, and providing technical analysis.
• Exercising your working knowledge and thorough understanding of requirements management for NRO and NRO programs

• Provide support to the Program Office in the execution of mission critical systems
• Represent the government at developer lead release and sprint planning events; ensuring that the government and stakeholder needs are prioritized
• Provide recommendations against solutions to assist in prioritizing developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries and Operations
• Provide analysis of program data to ensure that accurate status of cost, schedule, and performance of development contracts in support of monitoring and controlling the program
• Proactively engage with Agile Development teams to assess execution

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Bachelors and 9 years or more experience; masters and 7 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 4 years or more experience (relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
• 7+ years in support of Intelligence Community’s (IC) Mission Services and/or Messaging systems and capability development
• Understanding of overhead collection, processing architecture, and systems
• Experience developing or supporting the development of processing capabilities for ground systems
• Can lead software development projects through all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process
• Provide analysis and recommendations to the Government in support of program execution to facilitate capability delivery within cost and schedule
• Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies
• Experience documenting requirements, user stories, and use cases
• Knowledge of cloud software development
• Demonstrated understanding of cloud computing technologies
• Knowledge of software licensing, enterprise licenses and commercial support
• Experience with government program management, readiness, program control and budgeting
• Strong Program Management leadership to multiple projects at an enterprise level meeting customer timelines and delivery needs.
• Strong communications and coordination skills
• Customer focused and capable of representing the customer in community forums
• Travel: Position is in Northern Virginia with frequent meetings in local area with occasional travel

Desired Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of NRO customer integration processes
• Experience with IC/DoD messaging systems and platforms
• Knowledge of IC and/or DoD acquisition roles, processes, and/or program management
• Demonstrates understanding of cloud computing technologies
• Experience briefing senior leaders

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.