One of our premier clients has a Full-Time opening for a Senior Systems Engineer working in their Fairfax, Virginia headquarters. To be considered for this role you must have an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI level clearance. Work with ground processing system developers to satisfy evolving mission requirements (e.g. modern communications signals) and ground architecture requirements (e.g. resiliency) for the Tactical Mission Framework (TMF). TMF provides an operationally supported container orchestration environment and edge processing capability at several government sites. TMF enables DevSecOps pipelines for Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery/Deployment and Continuous Operations, driving toward rapid software/hardware updates with reduced transition timelines and cost.
Investigate and implement agile software development and deployment techniques to modernize current systems; e.g. containerize components, Kubernetes orchestrationInteract with developers and customer within a weekly/monthly/quarterly rhythm to plan and execute agile processes; e.g. define Jira epics and stories, assign story points, assess progress toward objectives
Perform trade studies and conduct demonstrations to improve architecture resiliencyDevelop prototype tools
Document system architecture, interfaces, CONOPs, trade study plans and resultsCreate Confluence pages that summarize Jira roadmaps, key technical capabilities, and detailed plansRequired Skills and Experience:To be considered for this position, the candidate must have:
Familiar with Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) offerings and how they can be used to facilitate application deployment in on-premises or cloud environmentsExperience with Linux systems usage and administration
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or EngineeringAt least 10 years performing technical system engineering tasks and/or software development
At least 5 years working on programs in the Intelligence CommunityActive TS/SCI clearance
Familiarity with ground processing systemsAbility and desire to work independently; i.e. adapt tasking to fulfill needs as they evolve
Proven capability to learn complex systems and perform engineering tasks to improve themDesired Skills and Experience:Strong candidates will have one or more of the following:Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Experience with Kubernetes and related containerization technologies and managing clusters (Docker, Helm, k9s)Experience and familiarity with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet)
Proficiency or experience with at least one scripting/programming language such as Python, Bash, VBA, or GoFamiliarity with cybersecurity best practices for cloud-native and on-premises deployments, PKI, container security scanning, and zero-trust principles
Experience with configuring and monitoring a suite of logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, OpenSearch)Basic understanding of networking fundamentals (routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs) and secure communications in distributed computing systems
Proven leadership skills and the ability to nurture productive relationships with customersStrong knowledge of NRO Ground systems
Expertise in SIGINT tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and/or disseminationStrong Jira and Confluence skills; facilitate technical and programmatic information sharing across program and with customer
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Location
Fairfax, Virginia
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Ansibleunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Bash Scriptingunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Computer Systemsunmatched
Concept of Operations (CONOPS)unmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
Distributed Computingunmatched
Dockerunmatched
Firewallsunmatched
Governmentunmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Linux Administrationunmatched
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)unmatched
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)unmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Network Switchingunmatched
Process Capabilityunmatched
Product Demonstrationunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)unmatched
Puppet (Configuration Management)unmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)unmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
System Architectureunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Test Automationunmatched
Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
Trade Studiesunmatched
VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
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