Systems Engineer – Standards / Technical Specifications

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced, results-oriented Systems Engineer with experience in standards or technical specifications to join the Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area team in the Bethesda, Maryland area. The position supports improvement and maintenance of a client’s technical specification repository using structured systems engineering approaches. The engineer works with stakeholders to maintain and update technical specifications used by multiple organizations, including issuing formal update packages on a set schedule. The role also evaluates specifications against user needs and written policy, captures their logic as information models, defines relevant properties, relationships, and taxonomies, and formalizes them in machine-readable schemas.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Ability to work full-time on-site in the Bethesda, Maryland area.
Typically, a bachelor's degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 10–13 years of relevant experience; a doctorate in a technical domain may be held. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, including DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.
Experience with relevant tools and languages such as Protégé and OWL.
Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automation pipelines.
Basic coding skills in Python or Java.
Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
Familiarity with U.S. Government information-sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.
Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to manage the maintenance and update process for technical specifications used by multiple organizations.
Issue formal technical specification update packages according to a set schedule, using systems engineering best practices.
Evaluate technical specifications in light of user needs and written policy.
Work with stakeholders to capture specification logic as information models and define relevant properties, relationships, and taxonomies.
Formalize information models in machine-readable schemas.