Systems Integrator (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Systems Integrator with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Herndon, 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 accelerates mission delivery and connects mission partners with the power of commercially-driven cloud computing. The Sponsor brings multi-cloud solutions to mission environments, supports cloud services providers (CSPs), and offers cloud services across multiple networks.

THE ROLE

• The Contractor shall provide integrated portfolio support of joint cloud efforts.
• The Contractor shall, with Sponsor oversight, create and evolve governance and management processes, to include the management of technical and executive program management interchange meetings, support to ongoing collection and program analysis, reporting, and coordination.
• The Contractor shall support the creation of technical plans, guiding implementation, and required Community and Sponsor-wide coordination of activities, and defining program phases, sequencing, and required deliverables for the Sponsor's systems.
• The Contractor shall, with Sponsor oversight, work with division level IT Program Managers and staff for planning and coordinating program management process activities and leveraging experience to recommend streamlined and efficient business processes, to include developing standard operating procedures and associated documentation.
• The Contractor shall, with Sponsor oversight, assist in the facilitation of all control gate activities to include at a minimum tailoring, planning for, gathering details, determining stakeholders and signatories, and conduct briefings.
• The Contractor shall coordinate with mission partners, CSPs, and other team members to ensure problem solution, appropriate risk reduction, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• The Contractor shall assist the Sponsor in the identification, coordination, tracking, and monitoring of action items, on-going projects and initiatives, issues and risks, and project schedule activities.
• The Contractor shall manage and plan technical meetings.
• The Contractor shall support the response to corporate action taskings.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience providing support to executive levels and interactions.
• Demonstrated experience synthesizing information from various resources.
• Demonstrated experience multi-tasking and working independently.
• Demonstrated experience working in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Demonstrated experience of business and management principles for strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring project costs, schedules, and performance, and assessing variances from the plan to take corrective action.
• Demonstrated experience identifying complex problems, reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options, and implement solutions.
• Demonstrated experience communicating in a clear and concise manner, sufficient to convey complex ideas and information on technical or administrative related issues in a well-organized, logical, concise, credible, and courteous manner that is appropriate for the situation, topic, and listener.
• Demonstrated experience making sound and timely recommendations or decisions in unique situations, considering alternate actions.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and amongst a team to address roadblocks and deliver results in a timely manner or provide the most relevant course of action.
• Demonstrated extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications in order to format and adapt submitted correspondence.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated excellent communication and writing skills; strong interpersonal, ability to, and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Sponsor staff and contractor personnel, as well as external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with or working knowledge of the Sponsor's domain.
• Demonstrated experience with or working knowledge of cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience with or familiarity working in or with the Department of Defense.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

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.