System Modernization and Cloud Migration Lead Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

Peraton is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer (SE) to support the planning and management of activities related to upgrading a government customer’s legacy processing systems to a modern cloud architecture. These legacy applications are critical for a high-priority national indications and warning focused mission, making the program tactically important to the national security of the United States. The role involves assessing existing requirements and applications, determining necessary tools and services for emerging requirements, and assisting in the development of an updated architecture and design for new applications being developed in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The successful candidate will need to understand cloud architectures, system engineering functions related to requirements documentation and development, and recommend solutions, including performing analysis of alternative solutions. The scope of work also includes managing and coordinating the portfolio’s master schedule, breaking down requirements into actionable and testable elements, drafting statements of work for funded activities, and monitoring the customer’s development and integration efforts against these requirements.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• High School Diploma or GED plus twenty-four (24) years of general systems engineering experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus twenty (20) years of systems engineering experience, OR
• Master’s degree or PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience.
• Understanding of cloud architectures.
• Understanding of system engineering functions connected to requirements documentation and development.
• Ability to recommend solutions, including performing analysis of alternative solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS system deployment strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Support planning for and managing activities related to the government customer’s legacy processing systems upgrade to a modern cloud architecture.
• Assess existing requirements and application(s).
• Assist in determining tools and services needed to meet emerging requirements.
• Support the development of an updated architecture and design for new applications in AWS.
• Manage and coordinate the portfolio’s master schedule.
• Deconstruct requirements into actionable and testable elements.
• Draft statements of work describing customer’s desired outcome for funded activities.
• Monitor the customer’s development and integration efforts against requirements.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees