Systems Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)
Apply NowCompany: The DarkStar Group, LLC
Location: Chantilly, VA 20152
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 Chantilly, 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 mission is to provide quality services that facilitate seamless software development lifecycle and API and Gateway with modern data repository services. The Sponsor requires support for planning future architectures, infosec assurance and accreditation, Configuration Management and System Engineering for Sponsor's legacy and future complex portfolio of data tools.
THE ROLE
The Contractor shall identify, analyze, define, and coordinate user, customer and stakeholder needs and translate them into technical requirements. The Contractor shall work with technical and analytical counterparts to define constraints and develop requirements and concept of operations documentation. The Contractor shall identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies. The Contractor shall evaluate industry offering to identify products and technologies with the potential to support strategic IT initiatives. The Contractor shall identify and manage dependencies with other systems and elements of the system. The Contractor shall provide conceptual design, prototype, and test cycles appropriate to a chosen technical solution. The Contractor shall coordinate and manage the resolution of issues impacting multiple groups within the organization. The Contractor shall assess system designs to validate them against technical parameters. The Contractor shall identify hardware and applications needed to complete the development process. The Contractor shall translate technical information into clear documentation and presentations to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
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 Chantilly, 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 mission is to provide quality services that facilitate seamless software development lifecycle and API and Gateway with modern data repository services. The Sponsor requires support for planning future architectures, infosec assurance and accreditation, Configuration Management and System Engineering for Sponsor's legacy and future complex portfolio of data tools.
THE ROLE
The Contractor shall identify, analyze, define, and coordinate user, customer and stakeholder needs and translate them into technical requirements. The Contractor shall work with technical and analytical counterparts to define constraints and develop requirements and concept of operations documentation. The Contractor shall identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies. The Contractor shall evaluate industry offering to identify products and technologies with the potential to support strategic IT initiatives. The Contractor shall identify and manage dependencies with other systems and elements of the system. The Contractor shall provide conceptual design, prototype, and test cycles appropriate to a chosen technical solution. The Contractor shall coordinate and manage the resolution of issues impacting multiple groups within the organization. The Contractor shall assess system designs to validate them against technical parameters. The Contractor shall identify hardware and applications needed to complete the development process. The Contractor shall translate technical information into clear documentation and presentations to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated experience with system architecture, systems engineering concepts, and security
- Demonstrated experience with configuration management.
- Demonstrated experience identifying technology gaps in current capabilities and processes.
- Demonstrated experience developing and interfacing with APIs.
- Demonstrated experience using AWS to include S3, EBS, RDS and EC2.
- Demonstrated experience using Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
- Demonstrated experience developing and supporting applications using Java, JavaScript, and Python.
Desired Skills (Optional)
- Demonstrated experience implementing automated integration with Sponsor's IT Operations change management platform and adhering to its business operation processes.
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.