Expert Systems Engineer/Solutions Architect

Job Status: Position is contingent upon customer funding and clearance cross over

Location: Bethesda, MD (onsite)

Clearance Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Background:

Assured Consulting Solutions provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to work with customers that are both Government and industry leaders and technology innovators.

We are looking for a fully qualified expert in systems engineering/enterprise and solutions architect with a deep understanding in data architecture to provide systems engineering/data architecture support.

Duties Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides strategic vision and implementation plans for S&T's suite of services both for systems engineering and data architecture
• Performs the full lifecycle of engineering support including but not limited to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability analysis, resiliency analysis, development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability analysis, and decommissioning
• Leads the identification, tracking, mitigation, and resolution of technical risks and issues to ensure the timely, functionally efficient, and cost-effective stand-up of new capabilities.
• Develop solution designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology
• Conducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Evaluates cloud environments for efficiency, redundancy, and utilization improvements and provides recommendations.
• Identifies industry and DIA standards and creates unique standards for open architecture, service centric architecture, service-oriented architecture, and cloud architecture for inclusion in RFPs, existing contracts, and government development efforts.
• Provides modeling and simulation analysis.
• Evaluates and provides recommendations on how to automate or improve existing systems and workflows.
• Leads and assists in coordinating the work of a team of systems engineers.
• Designs, develops, and coordinates central architectures, system engineering, MBSE concepts, and systems engineering for advanced concepts including artificial intelligence and Digital Twin.

Required Qualifications:

• Expert-level demonstrated experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience with MBSE processes, tools and languages.
• 10+ years of Systems Engineering delivery within the Department of Defense or the Intelligence Community
• Experience developing solution artifacts for business growth endeavors.
• Expert level experience across the systems engineering "V" and Agile Delivery methodologies.
• 10+ years of experience in leading technical teams within the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community
• Proven and demonstrable experience in developing and delivering responses to government issued RFPs, RFIs, and other government solicitations.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Media Exploitation or Open Source Analysis as either an analyst or as an engineer
• Experience architecting solutions using Cloud-based technologies to include Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure cloud services.

• Experience architecting solutions using Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Augmentation technologies.
• Prior DIA experience
• Certified as an INCOSE System Engineering Professional (CSEP) or DAWIA (level III) in IT or SPRDE or certified Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA) or Software Development Framework.

Essential Job Functions:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to identify the essential functions of a position to determine whether an individual is qualified. Essential job functions are the fundamental duties of the position that must be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation.

The essential functions of this position include:

• Ability to work onsite in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environment on a daily basis
• Ability to collaborate effectively with government stakeholders, technical teams, and cross-functional partners
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to lead and contribute to systems engineering and architecture efforts in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight timelines
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and remain in a stationary position for extended periods

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Engineering or in a related hard science STEM field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems.

Years of Experience:

• BS +15 years of experience or equivalent 20 years of experience as a SME.

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Export Control: For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ACS may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

Assured Consulting Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply. ACS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. ACS does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.

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Pay Range: $220,000 - $250,000 per year