Systems Engineer 2

Wyetech•Annapolis Junction, MD

2d•$77 - $97•Hybrid

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a technical Systems Engineer to join the existing DevOps team supporting Analytic Hosting Services (ANSWERLAKE). The team is building a Kubernetes environment to host ANSWERLAKE services across multiple platforms. The role analyzes user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications, and leads system requirements analysis, design, and development activities. It provides technical leadership for integrating requirements, design, and technology; incorporates new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations; and develops technical, system architecture, and system design documentation. The engineer guides system development and implementation planning, including assessment or preparation of systems engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. The role also interacts with the Government on systems engineering considerations and related problems, issues, or conflicts, and is ultimately responsible for the technical integrity of systems engineering work and deliverables. It communicates with program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. The Systems Engineer contributes to systems engineering documentation and requirements management; supports architecture, functional analysis, design, interfaces, verification, and testing; and coordinates work across disciplines and stakeholders throughout the system life cycle. The position is located at NBP420. Telework is authorized for up to 16 hours per week, depending on available tasking and at leadership’s discretion. An active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required due to federal contract requirements.

Requirements

Fourteen years of systems engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; five additional years of systems engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
Experience with Linux command-line interface (CLI).
Experience building Kubernetes infrastructure, including configuring network policies within a cluster.
Experience with system sustainment and compliance, including system patching and SSP management.
Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures.
Experience using the Atlassian tool suite, such as Confluence and Jira.
Active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph.
U.S. citizenship and position-appropriate security clearance are required.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of or experience with Terraform, Salt, and Ansible.
Understanding of or experience with Kubernetes, Rancher, and Helm.
Understanding of or experience with Elasticsearch and Kibana dashboards.
Understanding of or experience with Grafana dashboards.
Security+ certification (CWIP).

Responsibilities

Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities.
Guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
Provide technical leadership for integrating requirements, design, and technology, and incorporate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
Develop technical documentation, system architecture documentation, and system design documentation.
Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of systems engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
Interact with the Government regarding systems engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts.
Maintain technical integrity of systems engineering work and deliverables, and communicate with program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Contribute to systems engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Manage system and derived requirements to ensure production systems are compatible with defined architectures, including DoDAF and SOA.
Assist with developing system and functional requirements and allocating them to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
Coordinate resolution of action items from CCB meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews requiring cross-discipline coordination.
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based on development and operational considerations.
Participate in defining interfaces and configuration changes among affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
Derive stakeholder needs and essential system functions from system requirements; derive detailed lower-level requirements and ensure they are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable.
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
Help establish and gain approval of the definition of systems or components under development, including requirements, designs, interfaces, and test procedures.
Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verifying systems, subsystems, and work products against requirements in a written plan.
Develop system design solutions that satisfy system requirements and fulfill functional analysis.
Develop derived requirements for information assurance services, basic information assurance mechanisms, and security mechanism technologies.
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structures, work packages, and the integrated master plan.

Benefits

SEP IRA contribution equivalent to 20% of salary.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations, with the option to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with a Health Savings Account (HSA).
Vision and dental benefits.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.