Systems Engineer 2

Wyetech•Annapolis Junction, MD

15h

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a 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, concepts of operations, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements; leads system design and development activities; and provides technical leadership in integrating requirements, design, and technology. It also supports incorporating new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations, developing technical and architecture documentation, and planning system development and implementation. The Systems Engineer interacts with Government stakeholders on technical considerations and issues, communicates with program personnel and senior executives, and is ultimately responsible for the technical integrity of work and deliverables in the Systems Engineering area. The position contributes to requirements development and management, systems engineering documentation, architecture and design solutions, interface definition, verification planning, and coordination across engineering disciplines. It also supports security and information assurance requirements, reviews program planning artifacts, and participates in product teams, design reviews, and other lifecycle activities. Work is at NBP420, with telework authorized for up to 16 hours per week depending on available tasking and leadership discretion. An active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required.

Requirements

Fourteen years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in Systems 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 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, including Confluence and Jira.
Active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph.
U.S. citizenship.

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.
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 system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
Interact with Government stakeholders regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts.
Maintain technical responsibility for the integrity of work and deliverables in the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
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 in developing system and functional requirements and allocating them to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
Coordinate resolution of cross-discipline action items from CCB meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews.
Participate in Integrated Product Teams to design new capabilities, considering development and operational factors.
Participate in interface definition, design, and configuration changes among affected groups throughout the lifecycle.
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
Derive stakeholder needs and implied essential functions from system requirements.
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-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 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 integrated master plans.

Benefits

SEP IRA contribution equivalent to 20% of salary.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations, with flexibility 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 insurance.
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.