Specialist, Systems Engineering
About The Position
This role combines software and systems engineering experience to deliver reliable, mission-critical capabilities while ensuring high levels of availability, performance, and security. The Specialist, Systems Engineering collaborates across departments and works primarily with existing infrastructure. The role includes worldwide travel to support regular updates at field locations. The position requires communicating technical details effectively with development teams and translating complex concepts for management and customer representatives. The specialist balances project priorities, addresses challenging technical issues, and evolves software architectures to meet current and future needs. The schedule is first or second shift on a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of prior systems engineering experience; or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of prior systems engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of prior systems engineering experience.
- Demonstrated coding experience with Python, Perl, and Bash.
- Demonstrated experience managing requirements in DOORS or JIRA through all project phases.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US TS/SCI security clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Basic understanding of how software works in conjunction with hardware interdependencies.
- Willingness to work weekends and/or evening shifts.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to test, troubleshoot, and configure multiple operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
- Familiarity with NETAPP.
- Basic familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Active Directory.
- Familiarity with L3 Engineering tools such as LTS, EEST, SCMS, and ESENTRY.
- Understanding of the RC135 platform, CI, MSI, and flight line stages.
- Current or previous CompTIA Security+ certification is highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Identify defects, find solutions, and mitigate risk.
- Prioritize numerous and varied system projects with competing priorities.
- Test and troubleshoot Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Apply a basic understanding of software and hardware interdependencies.
- Engage with developers to explain requirements when needed.
- Travel worldwide as needed to support regular updates at field locations.
- Communicate technical details to development teams and explain complex concepts to management and customer representatives.
- Balance project priorities, address technical issues, and evolve software architectures to meet current and future needs.
- Obtain and maintain a US TS/SCI security clearance.
- Obtain and maintain CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Be willing to work weekends and/or evening shifts, with pay differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
