Agile Systems Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC’s National Security Group is seeking an Agile Systems Engineer to fill a position on the Landmark AOS program. Landmark AOS is a large SETA contract responsible for the complete end-to-end life cycle of the customer's Ground Enterprise. The position will be located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph. 

Job responsibilities include: 

• Work closely with system stakeholders and technical teams to help them understand and execute an approach to evaluating and prioritizing cross-program capabilities and requirements 
  
• Provide guidance, feedback, and advice to government teams on Agile system engineering processes, practices, and activities using industry best practices
  
• Proactively seek opportunities to use process improvement and re-engineering methodologies to facilitate improvements to processes 
  
• Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design 
  
• Support Agile maturity assessments and coaching plans for Solution and Program level teams
  
• Support the identification, collection and reporting of Agile execution metrics and measurements to communicate adoption progress, bottlenecks and areas of opportunity
  
• Develop briefings and training courses or materials for Solution and Program level teams
  
• Organize and lead Release Planning events to set release goals, objectives and roadmap
  
• Facilitate positive team dynamics to help maximize team performance 

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph
• Experience using Agile project management tools, such as Jira
• Knowledgeable of Agile frameworks (SAFe, etc)
• Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences
• Ability to facilitate larger sessions or events for release planning, etc
• Experience supporting the IC
• Experience as a certified Scrum Master, certified Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, or Agile Coach a PLUS

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. 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.