Lead Software Architect

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Software Architect to support a newly awarded contract with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Support team. 

Work will be performed on-site in North Charleston, SC.

This program’s support to NIWC LANT will include: Research and Development, Test and Evaluation, Prototype Fielding Kit Development, Engineering Documentation Development, Software Engineering and Integration, Training and Sustainment of the following systems Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking System (CESAS), Tactical SIGINT Collection System (TSCS), and Marine Air Ground Task Force Electronic Warfare Ground Family of Systems (MEGFoS). 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specifying, building, maintaining, and supporting the various baselines within specified Programs of Record.
• Integrating software baselines for current systems and future state.
• Technical oversight of the design, development, testing and deployment of the software demonstration.
• Support systems engineering technical reviews. Collaborate with software, hardware and  test teams,  and information technology infrastructure teams to ensure the availability of requisite power, compute, physical security, safety mechanisms, and environmental conditioning.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams to understand expected unit level and system level behavior to define use cases and define & develop test capabilities that exercise and stress respective software and hardware capabilities.
• Establish partnerships with program supporting industry partners
• Establish software architecture supporting the program  
• Understanding the latest software and hardware engineering principles and practices, such as methods and challenges of integration.
• Integrating computer programs.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Technical/ Software related Bachelor's Degree and fourteen (14) years of experience.

Required Clearance:

• Must have a Secret Security Clearance to begin employment; must be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance to maintain employment.

Required Skills:

• Five (5) years of experience in C4ISR related programs to include: Systems Analysis, Software Development and Integration, Systems Architecture, Systems/Equipment Support, Test and Evaluation, and Logistics support of C4ISR requirements.
• Ten (10) years of technical experience in network, system architecture, and the interoperability of USMC intelligence system collection and analysis platform, development, testing, and implementation of requirements, specific product and systems. Experience may be achieved simultaneously.
• Experience with integration and configuration of applications in a Linux, CentOS, RHEL environment.
• Experience in creating and deploying applications.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or other containerization background.
• Matlab and RaptorX experience.
• Python, Java, and Golang experience.

Desired Skills: 

• Systems and/or Software Engineering experience on a government software development contract.
• Experience with software development, installation, and integration activities.
• Experience in requirements management.
• Experience in CONOPS / OPSCON development.
• Experience in integration, and/or verification and validation.
• Experience in SE process development and deployment.
• Experience in MBSE practices and simulations.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 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.