Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI Senior Systems Engineer to support DIA’s National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center (NDOC) (formerly NMEC) under the 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. This role involves performing and managing the full spectrum of systems engineering tasks, including requirements analysis, feature, system and interface design, system integration, system testing, and working with the SE team in support of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated documentation. The Senior Systems Engineer will also act as a scrum master, leading a software development team, managing risks, escalating impediments, and driving continuous process improvement. The position emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and professional development within a mission-focused, solutions-oriented, and adaptive team. While primarily on-site in Bethesda, MD, the role offers a flexible schedule with occasional remote work depending on client requirements.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 12+ years in software development, system engineering or related field
Must have an active Top Secret//SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
Experience with creating design packages and workflows
Experience in writing technical solutions and whitepapers
Experience implementing key Agile processes and techniques
Experience with facilitating scrum for the team (Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo)
Experience with Gitlab (workflow), JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Familiarity with a MBSE approach and tools or experience with framework/approach like MBSE

Nice To Haves

Software development/coding experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and React
Experience with database systems, search engines, model view controller (MVC); web applications
Experience in a Red Hat, Centos or Oracle Linux
Experience with big data applications
Scaled Agile Framework certification (SAFe Agilist or other)
Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous development tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Perform and manage the full spectrum of systems engineering tasks to include requirements analysis, feature, system and interface design, system integration, system testing, as well as working with the SE team in support of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and all associated documentation
Take on the role as a scrum master to lead a software development team while managing risks, escalating impediments, and helping to drive continuous process improvement
Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of systems engineering activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment
Perform systems engineering tasks within time-boxed (e.g., Agile) sprints and releases
Support sprint and release planning activities as well as the creation of and/or input to work tickets (e.g., Gitlab issues) as well as program/system documentation using collaboration software (e.g., Gitlab wiki)
Support and employ MBSE approach for systems planning, design, execution, and sustainment in coordination with the Lead SE and SE team members
Help to define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
Assist in establishing SE processes and tools to accomplish analysis, problem diagnosis and solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment and mitigation planning, and related activities
Manage a scrum team performing development activities across the microservices and support system architectures

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