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Peraton•Laurel, MD

12d•$146,000 - $234,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton's Cyber Mission business unit is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support one of the Intelligence Community's most critical data and cloud modernization efforts. In this role, you'll lead systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle—from requirements analysis and architecture development through integration, testing, and deployment. You'll serve as a technical leader, working directly with government stakeholders and engineering teams to develop scalable, mission-focused solutions supporting large-scale enterprise systems.

Requirements

Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline.
Five (5) additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
Experience developing comprehensive Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions.
Experience developing DoDAF-compliant architecture products, including Operational, Technical, Systems, and Services Views.
Experience conducting end-to-end system trade analyses and lifecycle engineering activities.
Experience using modeling, simulation, and prototyping techniques to support system development.
Experience managing system configuration, engineering baselines, and associated technical documentation.
Experience supporting Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
Experience performing requirements elicitation, systems analysis, interface development, systems integration, technical assessments, and end-to-end flow analysis.

Nice To Haves

AWS or other commercial cloud platform experience, including cloud architecture, migration, and system configuration.
Experience supporting cloud-based data warehouse environments.
Expertise in enterprise data flows, data management, and cloud storage architectures.
Experience providing strategic recommendations for data ingest, storage optimization, data integrity, and lifecycle management.
Experience integrating legacy data into modern cloud environments while ensuring compliance and reducing redundant data.
Hands-on experience using custom tools or scripts to search, preserve, remark, or remove data across very large datasets containing millions or billions of records.
Experience supporting transition and decommissioning efforts, historical data migrations, incident investigations, and customer-driven engineering activities.
Experience leading Agile development teams, serving as a Team Lead, Scrum Master, or facilitating Scrum ceremonies.

Responsibilities

Analyze user requirements and develop system requirements specifications.
Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), system architectures, and systems engineering documentation.
Lead systems engineering, design, integration, and implementation activities throughout the system lifecycle.
Guide customers in defining requirements, evaluating alternatives, and conducting feasibility studies.
Serve as the primary technical lead for integrating requirements, design, and emerging technologies.
Develop System Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs), system integration plans, and test plans.
Collaborate with Government leadership to resolve technical issues, engineering risks, and system challenges.
Communicate technical recommendations and project status to government customers, program leadership, and senior executives.
Conduct system trade studies to optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and lifecycle costs.
Develop and evaluate architecture views using DoDAF standards, including Operational, Systems, Services, and Technical Views.
Utilize modeling, simulation, and prototyping to reduce risk and improve system design decisions.
Manage system configuration throughout the system lifecycle and participate in Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
Identify technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and recommend courses of action throughout program execution.
Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts by evaluating technical solutions based on cost, risk, performance, lifecycle considerations, and mission objectives.
Provide technical leadership for requirements analysis, architecture development, system integration, interface design, testing, and end-to-end systems engineering activities.