Collection Orchestration

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Collection Orchestration Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) services for a critical position on SAIC’s Prime Program, Landmark AOS in Chantilly, VA. Landmark AOS is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle. As the Collection Orchestration Engineer , you will provide specialized engineering expertise supporting a government program office to acquire and demonstrate multi-source intelligence (multi-INT) collection orchestration applications. SAIC’s client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation and information sharing. You will also assist and advise Government managers responsible for the complete end-to-end life cycle of the customer's Ground Enterprise. Job Responsibilities to include: Provide hands-on systems engineering of cutting-edge applications for automating collection management and orchestration; develop and evaluate system trades and interfaces throughout the program life-cycle. Lead technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for collection orchestration. 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. Provide software system design and requirements expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors. Develop briefings and documentation material for Program / Project Manager’s engagements, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission 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 $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom .

Requirements

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree
• Active Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph
• Demonstrated experience in managing software development program technical and schedule performance and internal/external interfaces
• Domain knowledge in Agile software development practices and Cloud computing architectures
• Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments
• Strong oral and written communications to support interaction with government, SETA, FFRDC, external stakeholders, and development contractors at all levels on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between all organizations within a high-tempo environment

Nice To Haves

• Strong engineering background with deep knowledge of software architectures, spacecraft ground systems and intelligence collection tasking
• Significant experience in integration of software systems with knowledge of scripting language(s), API integration, service orchestration and containerization technologies
• Strong knowledge of software engineering practices and workflows including configuration management skills for maintaining complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines that support system reliability and scalability across diverse infrastructure
• Experience with GEOINT and SIGINT Mission Management including knowledge of systems (e.g., M2C2, GIMS, PGMM, …)
• Experience monitoring developer progress via agile metrics, identifying risks, discrepancies, and performance issues
• Experience managing cyclical and continual prioritization of Solution-level Kanban / Backlog across programs/teams
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification
• Agile Certification (Scrum, SAFe, etc)

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on systems engineering of cutting-edge applications for automating collection management and orchestration
• Develop and evaluate system trades and interfaces throughout the program life-cycle
• Lead technical and programmatic interchanges
• Identify and resolve issues
• Provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for collection orchestration
• 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
• Provide software system design and requirements expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors
• Develop briefings and documentation material for Program / Project Manager’s engagements, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees