System Integration Engineer

Apogee Engineering • Fort Belvoir, VA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a System Integration Engineer to support the Architecture and Engineering Group at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This full-time, on-site role provides full lifecycle acquisition management for complex government programs delivering secure, interoperable architectures and engineering solutions, including enterprise geospatial software and multinational information-sharing platforms. The work supports the integration of NGA equities across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Assignments require specialized expertise to address highly complex and ambiguous problems involving multiple disciplines and disparate concepts. The position is contingent upon contract award and includes 10% travel.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must hold a TS/SCI clearance with a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire.
• Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, software architecture, AI/ML, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Working knowledge and capability with Microsoft Office tools, specifically PowerPoint, Word, and Project.
• Industry-leading expertise relevant to the field and compliance with GSA standards.
• Demonstrated experience managing cloud-based IT infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Specialized experience working with tactical sensors and tactical data integration with DoD, NGA, or U.S./Coalition mission partners.
• Specialized experience applying systems engineering processes, particularly requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning for large, complex systems.
• Specialized experience with NGA or DoD organization acquisition processes and procedures.
• Specialized experience with tactical collector ISR, new or emerging collectors, DoD/Coalition ISR military experience, and DCGS experience.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Software Engineering Master Certification (PSEM).
• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Developer certification.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
• CompTIA Security+ or CISSP certification.
• Master's degree or higher.
• 18 or more years of experience.
• Understanding of NGA's role in strategic and tactical efforts to integrate tactical ISR into the NSG architecture, including Coalition partners.
• Functional knowledge of NGA libraries, data storage, and development and implementation of initiatives.
• Specialized experience with program integration, integrated library data architecture, scheduling, requirements and configuration management, risk management, metrics development and analysis, Earned Value Management, verification and validation testing, and commissioning, turnover, and acceptance activities.
• Experience managing tactical systems, projects, or programs, including rapid execution of tactical data projects focused on interoperability, testing and demonstrations, tactical data ingest, processing, exploitation and analysis, storage, retrieval, dissemination, and associated infrastructure.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member under tight deadlines and changing priorities.
• Ability to work proactively with goal-oriented guidance, adapt to changing requirements and management directives, and work across divisions, offices, directorates, and interagency lines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize competing priorities.
• Ability to think strategically, deconstruct complex problems into specific components, and develop a structured approach suited to the recipient of the information.

Responsibilities

• Assist System Program Office government personnel with management of cost, schedule, and performance for OUSD(I&S) DCGS/PED activities.
• Support government personnel by attending, hosting, and/or facilitating meetings to assess the cost, schedule, and performance status and issues of DoD- or NGA-sponsored experimentations, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Support management of cost, schedule, and performance for Limited Objective Events (LOEs) and DoD- or NGA-sponsored experimentations, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Review deliverables, including ES Reports; track action items; and provide recommendations to ensure alignment with government direction.
• Integrate programmatic, technical, policy, and other feedback from internal and external organizations to provide analysis, expertise, options, and recommendations to government personnel.
• Manage NGA internal engagement in support of OUSD(I&S) DCGS/PED activities.
• Manage engagement in support of OUSD(I&S) DCGS/PED activities.

What This Job Offers

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