Systems Engineer L5

We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join their rapidly growing team!
Requires an active TS/SCI Poly security clearance

Description

• Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
• Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:
  
  • Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal.
  • Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement.
  • Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management.
  • Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply

The project represents a foundational effort targeted at developing full reliability and resiliency for the newest HPC systems and customers. Reviewing the reliability class requirements, mission customer needs, IT system requirements, implementation, project planning, risk management, etc. Team members independently analyze various elements, develop recommendations, engage in planning activities and implement various elements, validate and verify solutions through testing, integrate solutions to gaps identified, and support ongoing risk management.
Example tasks include:

• Determine the most critical mission support activities and corresponding IT assets, such as servers, applications, and data, which are essential for business continuity.
• Prioritize these assets in the resiliency plan based on their importance to the organization.
• Formulate strategies to recover critical IT assets following a disruptive event. This may include implementing backup systems, adopting redundancy measures, or using alternative work locations.
• Independently analyze and recommend redundancy measures for critical components, such as backup systems, communication networks, and data centers, to ensure continuous operation in case of a disruption. Also, establish fault tolerance mechanisms to detect, isolate, and recover from errors to maintain mission continuity.
• Develop a detailed disaster recovery plan, focusing on the requirements of high criticality missions. Define recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) based on the mission's specific needs and create procedures to restore critical systems and infrastructure to functional states. Regularly test and update the disaster recovery plan to maintain its effectiveness.
• Continuously review and update the resiliency plan to reflect changes in the infrastructure, business requirements, and potential threats. This may include regular testing and validation of the plan to ensure its effectiveness.
• Work with the customer metrics and monitoring team to introduce new metrics capabilities to support the resiliency program.
• Regularly review the plan's effectiveness and performance through post-event analysis, audits, or reviews. Implement improvements and updates to the plan as necessary based on lessons learned and changing circumstances.
• Involve key stakeholders in the development and implementation of the resiliency plan, such as upper management. IT staff, and external partners like vendors or service providers.
• Ensure that the resiliency plan aligns with relevant standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern highly critical missions. Conduct regular audits and assessments to maintain compliance and promote continuous improvement.
• Analyze and propose ongoing risk management and monitoring processes to identify and respond to emerging threats, changes in operational environments, and technology advancements. Regularly update and adapt the resiliency plan to maintain the mission's overall resilience.
• Experience with mission assurance, reliability and resiliency planning and stakeholder engagement is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Expert level in system resiliency

Employee Freedom of Choice
Our focus is on people first. We offer comprehensive and flexible compensation packages that match the best the industry has to offer and can be customized to fit your needs.

Our Benefits:

• 100% company-paid individual health, dental, and vision premiums
• Automatic company contributed Health Savings Account (HSA) up to $3,900 for families
• Up to 7 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan, 4% match with 3% guaranteed
• Paid 11 Federal Holidays
• BlueCross BlueShield Health Insurance
• BlueCross CareFirst dental, ortho and vision
• Tuition/Training, up to $5250 annually for pre-approved education
• Company-paid events, including golf events, fishing trips, baseball games, hockey games and more

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The projected compensation range for this position is $175K - $225K. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, we invest in our employees beyond just compensation. Our benefit offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Coverage, Health Savings Account (HSA), Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) Plan, Safe Harbor 401k Investment, Learning and Development opportunities, Referral Bonuses and Flex Time.