Principal Systems Engineer (Mission Management)

Themis Insight • Fort Meade, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Themis Insight is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (Mission Management) to support a cryptologic dissemination customer in modernizing the process by which auto-dissemination proposals are adjudicated for approval. The role involves understanding and learning data flows between systems, how data is transformed, checked, and manipulated to support dissemination adjudicators in verifying that controls and interfaces meet policy, oversight, and compliance requirements. The engineer will compile and review dissemination obligations, help define processes for proposal adjudication, and create artifacts to aid requestors and adjudicators.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or other related discipline and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience.
• A master’s degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience.
• High School Diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Familiarity with intelligence community law and policy protecting U.S. persons
• Process engineering and/or Lean Six Sigma experience
• Systems engineering or development experience
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with U.S. or international privacy and civil liberties law and policy
• Legal training or expertise, either as a lawyer or in the legal profession
• Familiarity with the Cryptologic Dissemination Review Committee (CDRC)
• Operational SIGINT experience (i.e. CNO, NCSC and Analytics experience)
• Experience as a SIGINT analyst/reporter/auditor
• Jira familiarity
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team setting to complete assigned tasks on schedule
• Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment
• Should be comfortable guiding people without having influence over them

Responsibilities

• Support a cryptologic dissemination customer in modernizing the process by which auto-dissemination proposals are adjudicated for approval.
• Understand/learn the data flows between systems.
• Learn how data is transformed, checked and manipulated to support dissemination adjudicators in getting the information and artifacts needed to verify that described controls and interfaces meet policy, oversight and compliance requirements, as well as any requirements specifically levied by the adjudicating body.
• Compile and review dissemination obligations stemming from law and policy opinions from the client's general counsel, and prior adjudications.
• Help the client define processes by which requestors may efficiently determine whether their proposal will be prohibited, allowed, or subject to adjudication.
• Create artifacts to assist requestors and adjudicators in understanding and performing their duties relative to the defined process.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k: We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 11 standard holidays, and 25 days of PTO
• Career Development: Get career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal