Senior Systems Engineer

• Tier III System Engineering Lead
  • JOB DESCRIPTION: This sub family is responsible for overall network engineering support for a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluating various components of the network. Duties may include providing specifications for network architecture, evaluating and recommending new technologies to enhance current capabilities, and performing needs assessments. Support level duties may include monitoring, installation, modification, testing and servicing of network equipment.
  • IMPACT: Works to achieve key project/program objectives and deliverables. Responsible for entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas. Manages large projects or processes with moderate impact on the achievement of sub-family results.
  • COMPLEXITY: Develops solutions to complex technical issues and problems that impact multiple area or disciplines. Regularly employs ingenuity and creativity to develop new technical solutions and systems in order to achieve functional objectives.
  • COMMUNICATION: Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members. May communicate with parties external to the organization (e.g., sub-contractors, vendors, etc.). Works to influence project/team leaders regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.
  • LEADERSHIP & TALENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE: Requires expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
  • TYPICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Typically requires BS degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

Additional Information

Job Description

Seeking a career with a sense of purpose, work life balance, and growth opportunities ... There's a place for you at Leidos! At Leidos, we are committed to making the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. You would be a valued member of global team providing services across civil, defense, health and intelligence business lines. At Leidos, team member career development, flexibility, and well-being are priority and is supported by consistent leadership engagement, an experienced human relations staff, and numerous employee support programs.

Use your unique talents and make an immediate impact...

The Leidos Defense group has an opening for a highly motivated individual.

The Tier III System Engineering lead position at MacDill AFB, FL supports the Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSM-O II), Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE). The JCSE team provides en-route, early entry, scalable C4 support to Regional Combatant Commands, Special Operations Command and other agencies. In this role, you will be responsible for new capability requirements and design, system assessments, and providing hands-on engineering support. Key elements of this position include: conducting analysis and assessments on new emerging technologies; developing and recommending functional design solutions to meet stakeholder requirements; providing Tier III support to the Joint Network Operations Center (JNOC); develop, engineering, and recommend hardware and software solutions; and conduct cybersecurity mitigations on design solutions to comply with Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Review new capabilities and assess current capabilities for areas of improvement in support of the JCSE end-to-end enterprise infrastructure.
• Assist the government with identifying any derived design objectives, technical specifications, performance requirements, and interoperability specifications to ensure the system design will meet stakeholder end-to-end requirements.
• Provide hands on experience improving and maintaining the enterprise infrastructure, as well as support execution of new system increments.
• Assess systems for limitations, gaps, shortfalls, or end of support products that could impact critical C2 mission support.
• Identify enhanced mission support and emerging technologies that will make the enterprise operate more efficiently.
• Assist the government with development, updates, and review of program/project Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Information Support Plan (ISP), and Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) on new or emerging technologies or capabilities.
• Develop, review, and update briefings, papers, or spreadsheets in support of this task.
• Plan and coordinate internal and external working groups with JCSE stakeholders to support the engineering process. Attend modernization program reviews and document comments, needs, and gaps from the JCSE stakeholders.
• Support the customer with management and technical synchronization of cost, schedule, and performance associated with the technical solutions being proposed or procured to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Ensure the system design adheres to industry standards, DOD standards, DOD policies, DOD instructions, DOD directives, cybersecurity policies, and best commercial practices.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• CCNP Required
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ce, CCNA Security, CySA+, etc.)
• Education: BS Degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of relevant experience. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Clearance: Top Secret / SCI