Senior System Engineer

Open Systems Technologies Corporation is looking for a Senior System Engineer to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework ?

SAFe? methodology to provide support for adding new capabilities to a complex system with exacting interface, performance, and security requirements.

Candidates must possess a high level of in-depth expertise necessary to design and develop new capabilities for a complex system with exacting interface, performance, and security requirements.

The selected individual will provide system engineering expertise in several of the following areas : architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design / implementation, testing, and documentation.

She / he will analyze user requirements, system architecture, and system requirements specifications, provide systems engineering expertise, and develop system architecture and system design documentation.

• Responsibilities include supporting and providing guidance for system development and implementation planning through assessment of system engineering plans and system integration and test plans;
• supporting the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning;

and performing engineering activities such as risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns.

Responsibilities may also include helping to create test procedures and defining task success criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support for system engineering of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components.
• Provide technical guidance and support for future system enhancements and design.
• Update System Engineering Documentation.
• Provide Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) or similar evaluation methodologies.
• Interface with Program Management, System and Software Integration Engineers, Test Engineers, Information Assurance Engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment.
• Develop and implement system engineering practices ensuring the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks.
• Communicate with and effectively collaborate with internal technical professionals on a day-to-day basis, and with representatives from customer organizations when necessary.
• Actively participate in program increment planning and related Agile team activities.
• Provide hands on technical assistance to engineering teams for data gathering and auditing purposes throughout multiple data centers.

Required Skills :

• Clearance : TS / SCI w FS Poly. Poly must be in the last 5 years.
• Must have in-depth experience in several of the following areas : system architecture, design and development, requirements analysis, data flow design / analysis, network design / implementation, testing, technical system documentation.
• Must have substantial experience with data centers and / or server rooms, to include : Rack based Servers, Network Switches, KVM's, Routers, Backup and Recovery devices, Firewalls, and security appliances.
• Must have experience with typical data center related software such as Virtualization platforms, Microsoft / Linux server management, Network Switch and Firewall client applications, antivirus, and backup and recovery software.
• Must have at least 7 years of experience with infrastructure components (Servers, Switches, Firewalls, and other Enterprise Infrastructure hardware).
• Must have at least 7 years of experience working with network design or foundational networking.
• Must have at least 7 years of experience working on system architecture design, building, and integration.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience as a Senior Architect working on large complex system architectures.
• Must have at least 5 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining Windows and Linux systems ( not Help Desk / ticket experience).
• Must have requirements verification traceability experience.
• Must have experience analyzing user requirements, system architecture, and / or system requirements specifications.
• Must have experience in discovery, research and analysis for hardware and software transitions.
• Must have experience gathering information related to the lifecycle of equipment and software.
• Must possess a solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development.
• Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.
• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.
• Must be capable of performing systems engineering activities in support of Agile teams on a large program.
• Must be committed to adopting, adhering to, and championing best practices.

Preferred Skills :

• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Engineering Science, Computer Science, or a related field, and at least 12 years of related experience.
• In-depth experience transitioning legacy systems to new architectures.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering.
• Experience with risk management / risk register.
• Hands-on experience maintaining hardware and software and / or tracking hardware assets and / or software licenses.
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an Agile team.
• Experience working as an admin on Windows Server and Linux Server platforms.

BENEFITS

Our company OST has been operating since 1996 and have various contracts with Government agencies. We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 11 Paid Holidays, medical / dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end of year profit sharing paid out in 401k.

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