Senior Systems Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions • Fort Meade, MD

176d

About The Position

Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will coordinate with additional PMO personnel to assist with generating system operation and technical requirements. The Senior Systems Engineer will play a crucial role in designing system improvements, identifying opportunities to improve overall customer systems, and planning how to implement the improvements organization-wide. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the current system, proposing changes and ensuring smooth integration of said changes. Dark Wolf is the prime contractor for this effort.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience using Agile and Scrum software development practices.
• Minimum 5 years creating detailed systems engineering plans to ensure systems work effectively for specific needs.
• Minimum 3 years designing data management and analytics systems.
• Minimum 3 years creating detailed engineering plans to ensure systems work effectively for specific needs.
• Minimum 3-5 years hands-on experience with cloud computing systems like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience with data systems like SQL, NoSQL, graph stores.
• Minimum 3-5 years system data integration to ensure that all the system and system components work as designed.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with data and IT systems recovery.
• Minimum 5 years proven experience within DOD or the IC in data and data movement across multiple domains.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience developing DoDAF artifacts.
• Minimum 5 years using key system engineering principles and practices to build secure, efficient, and resilient systems.
• Detailed knowledge of data types and formats as well as storage practices and design patterns.
• Detailed knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices and design patterns.
• Detailed knowledge of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) practices and design patterns.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent technical degree; or in lieu of degree, 5 years of equivalent industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience should be in DOD or the IC.
• US Citizenship required, must be clearable up to Top Secret with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Elicit user input to generate system operational and technical requirements in coordination with PMO personnel.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure that the improvements align with the organization’s goals and enhance overall efficiency.
• Use Stakeholder Analysis, Design Tradeoffs, and Requirements Engineering to define system end state.
• Examine users’ needs and how the entire system should operate.
• Comprehend data and data movement across multiple domains and networks.
• Understand the modern software Agile SAFe development methodology and processes used by software developers and integrators to accomplish the customers’ requirements.
• Participate in PI and Sprint Planning cycles and identify issues or concerns to the APM.
• Manage and drive the requirements that make it into the Backlog using a modern Agile SAFe development methodology.
• Prioritize and drive Planning Increment (PI) and Sprint Planning cycles with direction from the Government APM.
• Identify issues or concerns and communicate them to the APM.
• Maintain and update appropriate Confluence and JIRA repositories as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees