Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC’s National Intelligence Community (NIC) Business Unit, USG Mission and Information Technology Division, provides solutions and services supporting digital modernization programs in areas such as systems engineering, multi-cloud computing, cybersecurity, data science and analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, quantum computing, application development, SecDevOps, cloud network operations, and secure communications.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This role will performs Systems Engineering activities related to Information Technology or Engineering including: concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, system & op. performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA). The Senior Systems Engineer will ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications.
• Work with development team Scrum Masters and Tech Leads to translate specifications into development activities that can be performed in an Agile environment.
• Provide specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Work with PM, Lead Architect, and development team Scrum Masters and Tech Leads across the program to ensure coordinated development and testing efforts within the overall technical architecture.
• From an information technology perspective, may be concerned with floor layout, power & cooling, data storage, infrastructure management, backup, monitoring, operating systems, directory services, identity management, access management, and automation.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with eligibility and willingness to take a CI polygraph
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum 14 years overall experience with demonstrated experience in the following:
  • Concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification
  • Experience with SCrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies
  • Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models, as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices 
  • Working within Window, Linux, and/or virtual environment
  • Utilizing version control or tracking software such as Subversion, Github, JIRA, and/or Confluence

Desired:

• Experience working in a cloud and/or hybrid environment
• Prior experience working on a scrum team
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization
• Understanding of facilitation techniques

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.