Senior Systems Engineer
About The Position
Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with customers to tackle complex challenges. For more than 20 years, ABSC has supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations, specializing in Intelligence, Technology, Defense, AI/ML, and Data Science fields. ABSC has an exciting opening for a TS/SCI Senior Systems Engineer supporting DIA’s National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center (NDOC) (formerly NMEC) under the 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. This role is part of a mission-focused, solutions-oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. As the Senior System Engineer, you will perform and manage 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 all associated documentation. You will also 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. While most work is conducted on-site at the client location in Bethesda, MD, a flexible schedule is offered, and occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. The percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables. An Active TS/SCI with ability/willingness to obtain a CI polygraph is required for this role.
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. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are acceptable
- 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
- 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
Benefits
- Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
- Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match
- Annual Health and Wellness Allowance
- Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
- Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
- Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
- Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals!
- LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
