Space Protection Data Mission Engineer Senior Principal

  • CHANTILLY, VA
  • Posted 27 days ago | Updated moments ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

DoD
Agile
Systems engineering
Software development
Data Analysis
Data management
Application development
Information Technology
Federal government
Data
Science
Security clearance
Doctrine
IC
Art
Management
Leadership
Articulate
IBM WebSphere MQ
Apache Kafka
Documentation
Interfaces
SAP BASIS
Policies
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2404801

Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted: 2024-04-01

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Part-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Are you looking to solve novel and complex problems? Are you a talented and hard-working professional who aspires to shape space protection and defense doctrine and guide delivery of cutting edge technical solutions?

If you are up to the challenge, SAIC is seeking energetic individuals with a strong desire to enhance space resiliency. This position provides Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), offering unparalleled insight into an emerging mission area and opportunities to secure our nation's space enterprise.

SAIC has a funded need for a Space Protection Data Mission Engineer to fill a key position supporting a Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer charged will delivering solutions across a range of rapidly expanding and complex space and ground system initiatives.

The Space Protection Data Mission Engineer is a member of a team of high-performing mission and system engineers directly supporting the Government to define, develop, and evolve a state-of-the-art ground software system. This position serves on-site with the Government customer located in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
  • Primary data systems subject matter expert support for the customer system data layer solution owner
  • Elicit system data layer capability needs and dependencies from teams developing mission applications
  • Manage the generation, maintenance, and coordination of system data layer requirements with the Government and stakeholders
  • Lead the coordination and integration of multiple Department of Defense (DoD) and IC external data sources
  • Participate in trade studies, evaluate developer solutions, and guide system data layer development activities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :
  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
  • Bachelors and 14 years' experience in space systems, software development, data analysis, or other engineering domains; OR Masters and 12 (experience will be considered in lieu of degree)
  • Understand and articulate the trade-offs between data management architectures and technologies (e.g. MQ vs. Kafka)
  • Experience engineering, managing, and evaluating data layer solutions
  • Knowledge of modern agile software development principles

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting the NRO
  • Experience engineering Space Situational Awareness, Space Domain Awareness, or other Intelligence missions
  • Experience authoring interface control documents or application programming interfaces
  • Experience applying modern software development principles to IC, DoD, or commercial programs


SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.


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