Senior Information Systems Engineer

Senior Information Systems Engineer

USSTRATCOM, Building 1000, Offutt AFB, NE

Final Top-Secret clearance with eligibility for
Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)





The Senior Information Systems Engineer will provide A&AS engineering support to USSTRATCOM / J61 for enterprise IT architecture and engineering activities supporting mission and enterprise systems. The role supports
technical planning, lifecycle management, modernization, sustainment, and engineering analysis for USSTRATCOM C4-IT solutions, with emphasis on enterprise compute, storage, backup, infrastructure, and platform capabilities.

This position assists the Government in determining the best way forward for IT rationalization, modernization, sustainment, technical refresh, and engineered solution implementation across USSTRATCOM's infrastructure, business processes, and operations.

• Support development of the
  USSTRATCOM C4-IT Roadmap for lifecycle management and technical refresh
  planning.
• Coordinate with J6 IT Service
  Managers using requirements management and requirements traceability
  processes to plan, scope, and budget for technical refresh, capability
  transition, and modernization efforts.
• Assist Government Service
  Managers and Change Managers with drafting Statements of Objective (SOOs)
  for engineering projects.
• Develop market research, Business
  Case Analyses (BCAs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), and Courses of
  Action (COAs) to support decision-making on emerging technologies.
• Assist in development of
  Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs) and Rough Order of Magnitude
  (ROM) estimates for IT engineering projects.
• Review and assess items submitted
  to the Change Advisory Board, including completeness, impacts, technical
  concerns, and implementation readiness.
• Support technical solution
  reviews, change boards, and Production Readiness Reviews by providing
  technical comments, concerns, and recommendations to the J61 Government
  Architecture and Engineering Team.
• Review IT test plans to ensure
  testing addresses requirements and properly assesses solution
  effectiveness and suitability.
• Perform IT Service Management
  evaluations for assigned Knowledge Domain Areas using technical
  documentation repositories, management tools, metrics, and other defined
  resources.
• Recommend improvement areas to
  J61 Government Leadership and J6 IT Service Managers.
• Create, upload, edit, and
  maintain technical drawings, CMDB information, IGCEs, lessons learned, and
  other supporting documentation on the J61 SharePoint portal, file-share,
  or designated applications/tools.
• Assist with IT project closeout
  evaluations and Production Readiness Reviews to confirm stated
  requirements and objectives are met.
• Provide senior-level engineering
  expertise in creating, sustaining, modernizing, and integrating
  enterprise-wide compute, storage, and backup solutions.
• Apply modern techniques and
  software-defined approaches for Infrastructure as a Service and Platform
  as a Service structures.
• Use current tools and
  technologies supporting management and operations of data processing,
  storage, and backup systems supporting USSTRATCOM infrastructure, business
  processes, and operations.

• Minimum of one year of documented
  training or experience designing, deploying, and maintaining systems and
  capabilities that comply with DoD cybersecurity policies and regulations,
  including DoD 8500 series, DoD 8100 series, and CNSSI 1253; commercial or
  industry cybersecurity policy experience may be considered in lieu of
  specific DoD policy experience.
• At least five years of experience
  demonstrating written and oral communication skills, including developing
  and presenting complex written products and oral briefings to senior
  leaders at the O-6/GS-15 level or higher, or equivalent industry
  executives.
• Minimum of eight years of
  experience as an IT Systems Engineer with documented experience supporting
  systems engineering processes and associated technical processes.
• Experience supporting systems
  engineering and technical processes including requirements tradeoff, cost
  estimation, technical assessments, technical planning, Configuration
  Control Boards, Capabilities Based Assessments, Integrated Baseline
  Reviews, lifecycle sustainment planning, information
  assurance/cybersecurity, requirements traceability, Statements of
  Objectives or Work, Systems Engineering Plans, Work Breakdown Structures,
  and technical audits.
• A Master's degree in engineering
  or computer science may substitute for three years of systems engineering
  experience, and a Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science may
  substitute for one year of systems engineering experience.
• Senior-level specialized
  knowledge, skillsets, and experience creating, sustaining, modernizing,
  and integrating enterprise-wide compute, storage, and backup solutions.
• Experience using new techniques
  and software-defined approaches for IaaS and PaaS structures.
• Experience with current tools and
  technology supporting management and operations of data processing,
  storage, and backup systems supporting USSTRATCOM infrastructure, business
  processes, and operations.

• Must possess an active
  intermediate or higher technical certification, such as CompTIA Server+,
  INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP), Microsoft
  Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, SNIA Certified
  Storage Networking Expert, or a similar Information Systems Engineering
  certification.
• Personnel filling the Systems
  Requirements Planner role shall have one of the following certifications:
  CISSP, CompTIA SecurityX, GIAC Cloud Security Automation, GIAC Security
  Leadership Certification, or ISSEP.
• As USSTRATCOM matures the DoD
  8140 Cyber Workforce program, contractor personnel may be required to
  obtain applicable cyber-related certification within six months of
  notification. ]

• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must possess a final Top Secret
  security clearance with eligibility for SCI at time of task order award or
  prior to commencement of work.
• Must comply with the task order
  DD254, DoD security requirements, USSTRATCOM cybersecurity and physical
  security instructions, in-processing and out-processing procedures, and
  applicable nondisclosure requirements.