Systems Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI Careers•Chantilly, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry. At GCI, we solve the hard problems.

Requirements

Experience in program management and system integration for complex IT programs.
Ability to analyze functional business applications and design specifications, translating them into IT requirements.
Experience preparing technical proposals for engineering review boards.
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining network environments, including modern cloud environments.
Experience building and configuring servers and workstations, including installation, setup, hardware coordination, and maintaining OS/software updates.
Experience providing cyber defense capabilities to protect IT assets from threats and exploitation.
Experience planning, designing, testing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining security architecture, infrastructure, policies, and procedures.
Experience designing, implementing, and achieving approval to operate (ATO) for IT systems.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including editing for varied audiences and senior executives.
US Citizen
Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience reviewing network requirements to assess alternatives, performance impact, and cost-beneficial approaches.
Experience coordinating and integrating deliverables, information, and technology architectures into cohesive solutions and roadmaps.
Experience organizing and structuring solutions for complex client areas, including project planning, risk assessment, mitigation strategies, scheduling, and contingency planning.
Experience briefing customers, stakeholders, and management at various levels on enterprise program capabilities and statuses.
Experience with cloud services and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Facilitate meetings, lead information sessions, coordinate schedules, and track action items.
Prepare program plans and reports, including budget spend plans.
Analyze functional business applications and design specifications, translating them into IT requirements.
Prepare technical proposals for engineering review boards.
Evaluate cloud strategies and select appropriate cloud services based on requirements.
Design, develop, and maintain network environments, including modern cloud environments.
Build and configure servers and workstations, including installation, setup, hardware coordination, and maintaining OS/software updates.
Provide cyber defense capabilities to protect IT assets from threats and exploitation.
Plan, design, test, implement, monitor, and maintain security architecture, infrastructure, policies, and procedures.
Design, implement, and achieve approval to operate (ATO) for IT systems.
Lead Scrum teams using Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
Compose technical documents such as user manuals, training materials, installation guides, troubleshooting guides, and reports.