Senior Systems Engineer

TRIAEM, LLC•Silver Spring, MD

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About The Position

TRIAEM is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) program. The role provides technical systems engineering, requirements analysis, systems integration, and capability delivery support in a complex Intelligence Community environment. The engineer works with government Mission Owners, Product Owners, software development teams, systems engineers, and other technical stakeholders to coordinate engineering activities, resolve system dependencies, and support integration, testing, deployment, and operation of mission-critical capabilities. The position applies systems engineering principles, Agile development methodologies, and complex IT integration practices. It supports engineering and delivery across multiple teams, contracts, and operational environments, including work in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. The role also coordinates stakeholder and mission activities, tracks technical risks and dependencies, and maintains engineering documentation and system integration records.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; or 15 years of relevant experience without a degree.
Experience supporting government information technology programs, systems engineering, or related technical environments.
Experience performing systems engineering, requirements analysis, technical integration, or systems development activities.
Experience integrating development efforts across multiple systems, applications, or technical environments.
Experience leading technical tasks involving modifications to complex applications, system specifications, or discrepancy resolution.
Experience developing or reviewing detailed application program coding specifications.
Experience working with software development teams, technical stakeholders, and government program personnel.
Demonstrated understanding of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) Tasking, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TPED) mission and supporting systems.
Strong technical documentation, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting NGA, GEOINT, Department of Defense, or Intelligence Community programs.
Experience with Jira and Confluence for requirements tracking, engineering documentation, and development coordination.
Familiarity with SAFe, Agile development, Scrum, Program Increment planning, and release train activities.
Experience coordinating systems engineering activities across multiple development teams or contractors.
Experience with software integration, system architecture, technical interfaces, and deployment planning.
Experience supporting capability demonstrations, technical reviews, and government approval processes.
Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, configuration management, risk management, and operational readiness.
Familiarity with application development, DevSecOps, or complex enterprise IT environments.

Responsibilities

Perform systems engineering activities, including requirements analysis, technical design coordination, systems integration, and evaluation of complex IT solutions.
Coordinate integration and synchronization of software, hardware, and system capabilities across multiple development teams, contracts, and operational environments.
Analyze system requirements, technical specifications, interfaces, dependencies, and integration challenges.
Support the modification, enhancement, maintenance, and integration of complex applications and systems.
Ensure technical solutions align with architecture standards, system requirements, and operational objectives.
Collaborate with government stakeholders, engineering teams, and external organizations to resolve technical issues and support mission capability delivery.
Support systems engineering activities within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
Coordinate with Product Owners, Feature Support Engineers, Release Train Managers, and development teams to translate technical and mission requirements into actionable development activities.
Support Agile Release Train Management (RTM) activities, including sprint planning, Program Increment (PI) planning, feature development, backlog coordination, and dependency management.
Use Jira and Confluence to track engineering requirements, technical dependencies, program epics, features, development activities, and supporting documentation.
Coordinate technical reviews, capability demonstrations, engineering meetings, and approval boards.
Promote consistent Agile processes, engineering practices, and development schedules across multiple teams.
Support integration, testing, deployment, release, and operation of mission systems and technical capabilities.
Coordinate technical activities associated with system upgrades, application modifications, and operational deployments.
Analyze and track system discrepancies, technical issues, and corrective actions.
Coordinate with engineering and technical support teams to resolve system integration and operational issues.
Monitor technical dependencies, deployment schedules, and capability readiness.
Maintain accurate engineering documentation, technical status reports, and system integration records.
Work with NGA Mission Owners, Product Owners, systems engineers, and development teams to understand operational requirements and technical priorities.
Support integration of capabilities across NGA systems, services, and operational environments.
Participate in technical planning, engineering reviews, and coordination activities supporting GEOINT mission requirements.
Communicate technical risks, dependencies, integration challenges, and recommended solutions to program leadership.