Senior Principal Systems Engineer
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support the Tactical Networks (TACNET) Capabilities Based in Service Engineering Agent (CB-ISEA). The role supports sustainment and modernization of tactical networks, including ADNS, CANES, CENTRIXS, ISNS, SCI networks, and Flank Speed Wireless. The engineer will lead initiatives involving tactical networks and design, develop, and sustain Department of Defense system networks. Working closely with development and sustainment engineering teams, the role engineers solutions to improve, modernize, and sustain afloat networks using agile methods in a DevOps environment. The candidate must be willing to learn new toolsets, templates, and workflows as business needs evolve. This is a hybrid/remote position requiring the candidate to be local to San Diego, California, for periodic onsite visits at the SAIC office in San Diego and/or Virginia Beach. The role may require up to 10% CONUS/OCONUS travel and occasional off-hours support. The position provides system life-cycle software engineering support to NAVWAR and NIWC customers, focusing primarily on software components loaded on supported tactical networks. Work includes sustaining fielded TACNET systems; analyzing and modifying systems to replace end-of-support COTS components, support new interfaces, and address customer requirements; and supporting installations, configuration management, upgrades, distance support, and emergent onsite CASREP needs. Engineering solutions are primarily for Red Hat/Linux-based operating systems. The engineer performs root-cause analysis, recommends configuration changes, develops and integrates software solutions, and contributes to technical documentation, reviews, meetings, and presentations. The role also involves working with external partners and leading source-code development and deployment across multiple classification levels and environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 14 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 12 years, or a PhD or JD and at least 9 years.
- Experience supporting DoD C4ISR systems in an enterprise-level IT environment; examples include ISNS, CANES, ADNS, SCI Network, CENTRIX, ORT, and FSW.
- At least 4 years of experience in a DevOps-based environment and familiarity with Agile practices.
- At least 2 years of experience with scripting programming languages and automation using PowerShell scripting and XML development.
- At least 2 years of experience in the design, analysis, and support of local area networks.
- Experience in cloud computing environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Flankspeed Edge.
- Experience with the Microsoft stack, including .NET 4.0/C# and PowerShell.
- Experience with Linux programming languages.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active Secret clearance required to start, with ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance after starting.
- Current IAT Level II-compliant certification (Security+) and an Operating System certification; both must be obtained within 6 months if not currently held.
- Strong development and support skills, including experience with object-oriented programming as applicable to web-based programming languages.
- Must be local to the San Diego area due to periodic onsite visits.
- Willingness to learn new toolsets, templates, and workflows as business needs evolve.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SCRUM methodologies.
- Knowledge of U.S. Navy ship and shore networking systems.
Responsibilities
- Provide system life-cycle software engineering support for NAVWAR and NIWC customers.
- Sustain software components and currently fielded TACNET systems.
- Analyze and modify systems to replace commercial off-the-shelf components that have reached end of support, support new system interfaces, and address customer requirements.
- Analyze failure data, trouble reports, and U.S. Navy Fleet communications to identify system deficiencies.
- Propose solutions, conduct peer reviews, and work with production engineers to implement solutions.
- Create and update engineering documentation and manage solutions through formal configuration management processes.
- Attend and participate in technical meetings, report on technical progress, prepare briefs, and give presentations.
- Participate in Integrated Product Team, Technical Working Group, and engineering or design review meetings.
- Support system installations, configuration management enforcement, sustainment, upgrades, distance support, and emergent onsite CASREP support.
- Perform root-cause analysis and recommend permanent configuration changes when needed.
- Develop, integrate, test, debug, and tune software solutions to meet customer requirements.
- Apply pattern-based architecture, governance, and security to system changes and deployments.
- Use Atlassian tools, including JIRA, to support agile and sprint-based operations.
- Lead development and deployment of source code across multiple classification levels and environments.
- Create low-level work-product activities and estimate durations to support scope documents and schedules.
- Work with external partners, including consultants, agencies, and vendors, to troubleshoot intra-system issues and assist with system integration design solutions.
- Provide engineering support primarily for Red Hat/Linux-based operating systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
