Principal System Engineer- TS/SCI Clearance

This position requires an active TS/SCI Security Clearance. Candidates who do not hold this clearance are not eligible for hire.

Solidus is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer. In this role you will support advanced, leading-edge, software system development by providing systems engineering support, guidance and team communication.

This is an on-site role based in Aurora, CO.

Day in the Life:

• System software requirements, derivation and analysis, development of software interface documentation, and analysis of system architectures and frameworks.
• Execute multiple aspects of the systems engineering discipline, to include support of software development activities, requirements traceability into software functions, system performance analysis, and system integration and test activities to ensure system requirements achieve validation
• Interact with the agile development teams regarding technical considerations, risks, and issue closure associated with the system capabilities and features
• Ability to multi-task, adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, effectively network, and communicate to the appropriate levels of the organization and support schedules and delivery milestones
• Perform engineering activities
• Perform engineering activities utilizing Cloud environments, tools, and associated procedures
• Contribute to a team of multi-discipline engineers on agile development teams in the accomplishment of engineering tasks in an iterative execution method

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• US Citizen with an active TS/SCI Clearance
• Undergo a comprehensive background investigation
• Ability to obtain a polygraph after start
• Bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• 8 years of prior relevant experience, OR an Advanced degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
• Performing engineering activities across the full software development lifecycle using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies in a Systems Engineering role
• Creating system requirements, decomposing capabilities into features, and developing acceptance criteria to support verification by software and test development teams
• Documenting system interfaces, detailing network routing information, and developing system architecture artifacts
• Utilizing agile tools such as JIRA, CONFLUENCE and/or JAMA

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Domain experience in IC GEOINT, including familiarity with common data formats and products
• Experience with requirements management and / or backlog management and grooming in JIRA
• Understanding of Multi-INT Sensemaking, Orchestration, and Processing concepts
• Experience with software development activities, including system level design specification and integration test and verification activities (full SW life cycle as an SE)
• Development of containerized software system architectures
• Using MBSE processes and tools to digitally capture systems design and elaboration in Cameo or similar tools

Benefit selection, customer contractual specifications, relevant work experience, skills, competencies, certifications, and clearance status will influence the final salary.
Full benefits: $136,000 to $170,000 annually
Reduced benefits (no medical, dental, vision): Up to $184,000annually

What we will bring:
Solidus offers you an exciting opportunity to tackle the nation's greatest challenges applying innovation and expertise to produce cutting-edge results that have a long-lasting impact. We offer outstanding benefits, generous PTO and much more! Apply today to learn why Solidus has a 4.9/5 Star rating on Glassdoor!

Req ID: 5078

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