Ground Systems Software Engineering SETA (Agile/Cloud)

SSI is seeking a Ground Systems Software Engineering SETA (Agile/Cloud) to oversee the development, integration, and delivery of ground system software, leveraging hands-on engineering experience to assess architectures, practices, and performance. The role emphasizes Agile execution, cloud and DevSecOps maturity, and alignment of space-based mission capabilities to effective ground processing solutions.

Specific Duties Include:

• Provide technical advisory support on ground system software development, integration, and delivery performance

• Apply hands-on software engineering experience to evaluate architectures, code quality, and development practices

• Monitor Agile software delivery (e.g., sprint execution, backlog health, release progress) and identify risks or inefficiencies

• Distinguish between effective and ineffective engineering practices and communicate actionable recommendations to stakeholders

• Translate space-based collection capabilities into ground processing and data exploitation requirements

• Collaborate with Customer stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure alignment with user needs and operational goals

• Contribute to Agile Release Train (ART) activities, including coordination across teams and awareness of dependencies and delivery risks

• Evaluate cloud-based architectures and ensure alignment with modern best practices (Amazon Web Services- AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform- GCP)

• Assist in developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) and Interface Control Document (ICDs) that translate mission objectives into actionable system behaviors, interfaces, and data flows across space and ground segments

• Assess DevSecOps pipelines, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) implementation, and automated testing maturity across programs

• Evaluate contractor proposals and performance through Basis-of-Estimate (BOE) and Engineer Change Proposal (ECP) reviews, and provide independent recommendations to the Contracting Office Technical Representative (COTR) regarding developer effectiveness and delivery risk

• Familiarity with Artificial IntelligenceI/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques and their application to space-derived data processing, exploitation, or decision support is a plus

• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and CI polygraph (polygraph within the last ten (10) years)

• Bachelors degree in a STEM field and ten (10) or more years of experience; Masters degree and eight (8) or more years of experience

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a Government/Contractor team environment

• Willingness to travel 10%