Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer in its Intel Sectors, Cyber & Analytics Business Area. The Systems Engineer will work closely with software developers, subject matter experts, and analysts to derive and refine requirements. The role calls for a proactive self-starter with significant technical leadership experience and excellent communication skills. The team works in areas including security engineering, computer network operations, mission software, analytical methods and modeling, signals intelligence, and cryptographic key management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; five years of additional systems engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
14 years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Significant technical leadership experience.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
Experience participating in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based on evaluation of development and operational considerations.
Experience supporting planning and test analysis for DoD Certification/Accreditation and other government C&A processes.
Experience with Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence.
Agile experience.
Experience with MS Project and/or Visio.

Responsibilities

Gather and develop requirements.
Derive functional, system, and performance requirements.
Support systems integration and interoperability, systems design, and architecture.
Develop systems engineering artifacts, including CONOPs and architecture diagrams.
Develop feature schedules and perform backlog grooming.
Write or review documentation.
Create status reports.