Systems Engineer (0039)

OCT Consulting • Washington, DC

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

OCT Consulting, LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a federal client. This role involves preparing IT documentation, analyzing test results, maintaining system requirements, evaluating vendor capabilities, and proposing development strategies for transitioning systems. The position reports to the OCT Corporate Executive and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and retain a Secret clearance; the investigation will involve a credit, fingerprint, and law enforcement agency check.
• At least 4 years of experience supporting a combination of Program Executive Office and/or Major Systems Acquisition Programs in a Systems Engineering capacity.
• Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, or related Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Ability to interface with senior levels of management.
• Ability to recommend improvements to current and future team operations and processes.
• Ability to research, gather, and synthesize data.
• Ability to present conclusions and recommendations to management.
• Ability to prepare summaries, analyses, reports, charts, graphs, instructions, memoranda, and manuals/reference materials for benchmarking purposes or for inclusion in required and ad hoc reports.
• Ability to plan / organize work.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to perform in a hybrid office environment at the discretion of the client (working on-site as requested while maintaining the equipment necessary/provided for remote work).

Responsibilities

• Applying experience preparing Information Technology (IT) documentation, block diagrams, and logic flowcharts.
• Preparing sample developmental test data and analyzing test results to inform product development and debugging efforts.
• Updating and maintaining system requirements and configuration documentation.
• Evaluating vendor capabilities, products, and/or IT services in support of transition from STEPP to CSOD.
• Proposing development strategies, action plans, and IT roadmaps to guide the transition from STEPP to CSOD.
• Collaborating with hardware design engineers on machine characteristics that affect software/database systems and collaborating to resolve compatibility issues.
• Supporting the development of operational requirements documentation and requirements traceability matrixes to ensure that operational requirements translate to technical ones.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Retirement savings 401K plan provided by an industry-leading provider with 3% employer matching contributions.
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term disability benefits
• Training Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level