Systems Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)
Apply NowCompany: The DarkStar Group, LLC
Location: Reston, VA 20191
Description:
Description
The DarkStar Group is seeking a Systems Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Reston, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.
THE PROGRAM
The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.
THE PROJECT
The Sponsor's office collects, exploits, and disseminates publicly available information in a timely, mission-impactful way. The Sponsor's office environment is fast paced and requires specialized skills in cloud-based IT management, workflow automation, IT project management, innovative software development and integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) based applications.
THE ROLE
The Sponsor requires a systems engineer with Agile project management and development expertise. The Systems Engineer will design, develop, and modify software systems; document and track vendor software roadmaps for software and patch version updates; unit test their software and perform code reviews; and modify and integrate commercial software into cloud environment. They should understand multi-cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, Google, and others and will provide the Sponsor estimated costs of deploying system components to the target environment. They will coordinate and collaborate across the appropriate groups within security, operations, testing and other teams to provide system information and technical support; create, manage, and update work tickets; ensure that applications and services that fall under their purview are running up to date software versions to include code libraries; and provide weekly status updates regarding schedule deliverables, risks, and dependencies. The Systems Engineer will also work with and follow change and configuration management process and tools, manage the progress of COTS product integration and development efforts, comply with the existing programmatic methodologies, and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification. They will also coordinate IT program management activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings and presentations; create, maintain, and brief Project Management Review (PMR) slides for projects; and work in partnership with an integrated team of Sponsor staff and contractors.
Required Skills
Desired Skills (Optional)
About The DarkStar Group
Our Company
The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.
Our Benefits
The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:
** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The DarkStar Group is seeking a Systems Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Reston, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.
THE PROGRAM
The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.
THE PROJECT
The Sponsor's office collects, exploits, and disseminates publicly available information in a timely, mission-impactful way. The Sponsor's office environment is fast paced and requires specialized skills in cloud-based IT management, workflow automation, IT project management, innovative software development and integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) based applications.
THE ROLE
The Sponsor requires a systems engineer with Agile project management and development expertise. The Systems Engineer will design, develop, and modify software systems; document and track vendor software roadmaps for software and patch version updates; unit test their software and perform code reviews; and modify and integrate commercial software into cloud environment. They should understand multi-cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, Google, and others and will provide the Sponsor estimated costs of deploying system components to the target environment. They will coordinate and collaborate across the appropriate groups within security, operations, testing and other teams to provide system information and technical support; create, manage, and update work tickets; ensure that applications and services that fall under their purview are running up to date software versions to include code libraries; and provide weekly status updates regarding schedule deliverables, risks, and dependencies. The Systems Engineer will also work with and follow change and configuration management process and tools, manage the progress of COTS product integration and development efforts, comply with the existing programmatic methodologies, and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification. They will also coordinate IT program management activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings and presentations; create, maintain, and brief Project Management Review (PMR) slides for projects; and work in partnership with an integrated team of Sponsor staff and contractors.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated recent experience with managing and delivering using an Agile methodology.
- Demonstrated experience leading an agile developments team to include generating sprint plans.
- Demonstrated experience in technical project management with full lifecycle software development.
- Demonstrated experience meeting schedule and delivery commitments within budget.
- Demonstrated experience in strategically assessing requirements to ensure Sponsor's processes and systems align with emerging technology
- Demonstrated experience using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements.
- Demonstrated experience recommending or taking required corrective actions.
- Demonstrated experience with risk identification, management, and mitigation.
- Demonstrated experience tailoring complex technical ideas and concepts to be communicated to a range of audiences in briefing and reports.
- Demonstrated experience working with reporting system for notifying system status and to seek approval for deployment to production.
- Demonstrated experience developing detailed design and associated deliverables.
- Demonstrated experience documenting existing processes and mapping them to new process requirements
- Demonstrated experience translating customer and system requirements into design.
- Demonstrated experience designing system interfaces.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing backend services
- Demonstrated experience developing with AngularJS, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, Bootstrap, and ActionScript.
- Demonstrated experience providing platform training in ServiceNow, Flow Designer and Automated Test Framework.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with and troubleshooting of Internet and Web related protocols and technologies such as Tomcat, Nodejs, Web Services, or SSL.
- Certified ServiceNow Application Developer 2.(Mandatory) Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified PMP
Desired Skills (Optional)
- Demonstrated recent experience with ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management.
- Demonstrated recent experience with Jira.
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining constructive relationships among customers, stakeholders, technical teams, contractors, and senior level staff.
- ServiceNow Administrator
- PMI Agile Practitioner
- Scrum Master
About The DarkStar Group
Our Company
The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.
Our Benefits
The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:
- very strong salaries;
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
- the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
- 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
- a generously-funded HSA;
- an 8% 401(k) contribution;
- 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
- the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
- a generous training budget;
- $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
- business development / growth incentives; and
- top notch company swag.
** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.