Senior Systems Engineer and Strategist

CACI•Denver, CO

1d•$126,100 - $277,300

About The Position

This role is responsible for strategically aligning portfolio initiatives with enterprise strategy and business goals. It supports the design and development of system architectures, defines key capabilities and performance requirements, and helps ensure a strong return on portfolio investments. Solutions and products may involve specialized engineering domains such as hardware, aerospace, communications, cybersecurity, electrical, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering. The position defines total-system design parameters and technology-maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements, and oversees regulatory, financial, legal, and operational compliance across portfolio components and products. Working with the Portfolio Owner and Product Owners, the role shapes which work is pursued by balancing trade-offs among competing initiatives and focusing on delivering the right outcomes. It leads prioritization from value and business perspectives, develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development, and provides technical direction to staff implementing the system architecture.

Requirements

Experience with hardware and software tools.
Strategic thinking and market insight.
Experience with radio frequency (RF) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems.
Understanding of the targeting and Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle to support technology roadmaps, system design, and integration planning.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Knowledge of applicable policy, security, and cybersecurity standards.
Experience working within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
Financial acumen, including return-on-investment analysis.
Cross-functional leadership and negotiation skills to achieve the defined value proposition.
Ability to work with technical leaders to align technical delivery with business needs.
Expertise in governance and compliance.
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Ability to evaluate and translate high-level investment decisions into actionable guidance for execution teams.

Responsibilities

Align portfolio initiatives with enterprise strategy and business goals.
Support the design and development of system architectures and define key capabilities and performance requirements.
Help ensure a strong return on portfolio investments.
Define total-system design parameters and technology-maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements.
Oversee regulatory, financial, legal, and operational compliance across portfolio components and products.
Collaborate with the Portfolio Owner and Product Owners to shape and prioritize work by balancing competing initiatives and trade-offs.
Lead prioritization from value and business perspectives to ensure delivery of desired outcomes.
Develop models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development.
Provide technical direction to staff implementing the system architecture.
Work with technical leaders to align technical delivery with business needs.