System Engineer 4 - (SAFe, Agile)

Akina•Fort Meade, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position combines SAFe Solution Train leadership with advanced systems engineering expertise to support PAC’s mission of developing data processing systems, high performance computing systems, mission repositories, and analytic capabilities. Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Maintains the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with ISO/IEC15288 process areas. Serves as the Solution Train Engineer (STE) within a SAFe environment. Serves as the servant leader and coach for the Solution Train supporting an HPC program. Provides expert advisory and technical assistance services to government program leadership. Facilitates the execution of large, complex solutions requiring multiple ARTs, suppliers, and specialized high-performance computing systems. Supports PAC’s mission of developing data processing systems, high performance computing systems, mission repositories, and analytic capabilities.

Requirements

Deep understanding of SAFe principles, practices, and competencies at the Solution Train level
Expert knowledge of Agile Release Train operations and coordination
Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and DevSecOps practices
Understanding of Lean Portfolio Management and Value Stream concepts
Experience with multi-ART coordination, dependency management, and solution level planning
Knowledge of system requirements management, interface control and configuration management
Experience with requirements traceability, verification, and validation approaches
Proficiency with configuration management and version control systems
Experience with collaboration tools supporting distributed teams (MS Teams, Confluence, SharePoint)
Ability to create technical diagrams and visualizations
Familiarity with scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera)
Exceptional facilitation skills for large, diverse audiences across multiple organizations
Proven servant leadership mindset with demonstrated coaching ability
Ability to lead without authority and influence across organizational boundaries
Experience facilitating consensus-building and conflict resolution in complex environments
Capability to manage and coordinate multiple concurrent activities and stakeholder groups
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences
A High School Diploma or GED plus fourteen (14) years of general system engineering experience.
A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus ten (10) years of systems engineering experience.
A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.
A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eight (8) years of systems engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Responsibilities

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.
Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288.
Serves as the Solution Train Engineer (STE) within a SAFe environment.
Serves as the servant leader and coach for the Solution Train supporting a High-Performance Computing (HPC) program.
Provides expert advisory and technical assistance services to government program leadership while facilitating the execution of large, complex solutions requiring multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs), suppliers, and specialized high-performance computing systems.
Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases.
Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts.
Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Maintains the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with ISO/IEC15288 process areas.
Serves as the Solution Train Engineer (STE) within a SAFe environment.
Serves as the servant leader and coach for the Solution Train supporting an HPC program.
Provides expert advisory and technical assistance services to government program leadership.
Facilitates the execution of large, complex solutions requiring multiple ARTs, suppliers, and specialized high-performance computing systems.
Supports PAC’s mission of developing data processing systems, high performance computing systems, mission repositories, and analytic capabilities.