Systems Engineer

• Lead or support systems engineering activities for a cloud-based enterprise system throughout planning, design, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and modernization.
• Develop and maintain system architecture products, technical baselines, data-flow diagrams, interface descriptions, system inventories, and engineering documentation.
• Assess current and future system architecture to ensure scalability, reliability, availability, maintainability, interoperability, and security.
• Coordinate technical integration among cloud infrastructure, networking, identity services, cybersecurity tools, applications, data services, and end-user capabilities.
• Support technical planning and analysis for infrastructure upgrades, application integrations, capability releases, and system modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate proposed changes for technical feasibility, mission impact, integration risk, cybersecurity implications, operational dependencies, and lifecycle support requirements.
• Support configuration management processes, including technical baseline reviews, change-control activities, configuration documentation, and release planning.
• Define and support system integration, verification, validation, and acceptance-testing activities.
• Identify technical risks, system dependencies, constraints, integration issues, and capability gaps; develop mitigation options and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Support service availability, performance, capacity, continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resiliency planning.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity personnel to ensure security requirements and controls are incorporated into system architecture, engineering decisions, and change activities.
• Support Risk Management Framework activities by providing system architecture information, technical evidence, control implementation details, and remediation support as required.
• Analyze system performance, service incidents, operational trends, and user feedback to identify root causes and recommend engineering improvements.
• Develop and maintain Splunk Dashboards for Security Information and Event Monitoring.
• Execute and Analyze Server Scans to mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities and manage risks.
• Implement STIGs and review checklists to ensure compliance with DoW Technical Requirements.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering assessments, decision papers, briefings, and status updates for government and contractor leadership.
• Participate in technical working groups, design reviews, architecture reviews, integrated product teams, operational planning sessions, and after-action reviews.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, computer science, information technology, engineering, cybersecurity, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, certifications, and relevant experience.
• US Citizen with active Secret clearance
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in systems engineering, enterprise information technology, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical roles.
• Must meet DoDM 8140.03 requirements or be DoD 8570 Certified at Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I (e.g., CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, CISSP, or CCNP Security) and have satisfied all continuing education requirements.
• Must have completed Microsoft Windows Server Training.
• Working knowledge of Windows Task Scheduler, Microsoft PowerShell, and PuTTY (specifically psftp)
• Demonstrated experience integrating and supporting DBSign, a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital signature tool, within DoD Web applications.
• Experience supporting configuration management, change management, technical documentation, and system lifecycle processes.
• Experience supporting Risk Management Framework activities, authorization documentation, continuous monitoring, and cybersecurity control implementation.
• Ability to develop and interpret system architecture diagrams, interface-control documentation, data-flow diagrams, network diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Experience with development and maintenance of Splunk Dashboards for Security Information and Event Monitoring.
• Experience executing and analyzing server scans to mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities and manage risks.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, mission-focused environment. 

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience supporting Air National Guard, Department of War, federal, or other large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing, integrating, or sustaining systems on an Amazon Web Services cloud platform utilizing the AWS Console.
• Familiarity with Department of War architecture, cybersecurity, and systems-engineering processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization platforms, enterprise networking, storage, and backup/recovery systems.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, incident management, performance-analysis tools, and backup/recovery systems.