Software Systems Integration SME

SAIC • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Software Systems Integration Subject Matter Expert to provide senior technical leadership for software development, integration, and deployment in complex operational environments. The role works with senior leaders, software and integration teams, systems engineers, and technical stakeholders to evaluate, develop, test, integrate, and deploy software capabilities at scale. The SME helps establish and sustain production and development environments, manage technical backlogs, and advance capabilities from requirements and proof-of-concept development through integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment. This is an onsite role in San Diego, California, with up to 20% CONUS/OCONUS travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience; master's degree and at least 7 years; or PhD or JD and at least 4 years.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have an active Secret clearance at start and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance after starting.
• Extensive experience in software engineering, software systems integration, application development, systems engineering, or related technical disciplines supporting complex software environments.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, requirements-driven design, software integration, system interfaces, and the complete software development lifecycle.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, testing, deploying, and sustaining resilient software applications, web applications, or distributed software systems.
• Experience developing software using modern development practices, modular architectures, APIs, services, or microservices-based approaches.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps and Agile environments, including backlog management, iterative development, integration, testing, and rapid capability delivery.
• Experience with system design, software development, integration, and implementation of prototypes or proof-of-concept capabilities.
• Experience analyzing system workflows, data flows, application interfaces, software dependencies, user requirements, and technical integration challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to provide senior technical leadership, mentor engineers, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and make recommendations to technical and program leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex software and integration topics to engineering, program, senior leadership, and technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing, integrating, testing, or deploying command-and-control or other mission-critical software capabilities.
• Experience supporting government, defense, or other mission-focused software environments.
• Experience establishing or supporting production and development environments for operationally deployed software capabilities.
• Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture, microservices, containerized applications, APIs, distributed systems, and modern web application architectures.
• Experience with DevSecOps technologies and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerization, orchestration, configuration management, and secure software delivery.
• Experience applying test-driven development, behavior-driven development, automated testing, software quality practices, or similar approaches in complex development environments.
• Experience integrating software across network operating environments, data services, infrastructure platforms, external applications, or other distributed system components.
• Experience supporting rapid innovation, prototyping, experimentation, demonstrations, testing, and transition of software capabilities into production.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical backlogs, translating technical requirements into executable engineering work, and coordinating priorities across development or integration teams.
• Ability to be a persistent and creative problem solver, rapidly learn emerging technologies and practices, and guide technical teams through complex integration challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the lifecycle for resilient software and web applications, including requirements analysis, specification, architecture, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and sustainment.
• Work with senior leaders, technical stakeholders, and engineering teams to assess technical needs, define objectives, develop and prioritize backlogs, and deliver software capabilities at scale.
• Design, develop, integrate, and implement software solutions using DevSecOps practices, Service-Oriented Architecture, microservices, APIs, and other modular approaches.
• Develop and integrate proof-of-concept prototypes to evaluate emerging capabilities and transition successful solutions toward production.
• Integrate software applications, web products, network operating environments, data services, and supporting systems to ensure interoperability and reliable end-to-end capability delivery.
• Apply software architecture, requirements-driven design, test-driven development, and behavior-driven development principles to improve software quality, resiliency, maintainability, and alignment with requirements.
• Analyze system workflows, data usage, software dependencies, interfaces, and technical problem areas to identify integration challenges and develop engineering solutions.
• Provide senior technical direction and recommendations to engineering and program leadership, mentor junior engineers, review technical approaches, and guide teams through complex software development and integration challenges.
• Document and demonstrate technical solutions through system documentation, architecture diagrams, flowcharts, interface descriptions, specifications, standards, code comments, technical briefings, and other engineering artifacts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior