Sr Systems Engineer

Position Summary

MAG IS OFFERING UP TO A 10k SIGN-ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES!

MAG Aerospace is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support Product Manager Information Warfare Cyber Infrastructure (PdM IWCI) in offensive cyber program initiatives. The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing complex cyber systems within the IWCI portfolio, focusing on technical infrastructure, data analysis, development security practices, cloud engineering strategies, and ensuring the stability and efficiency of the platform, often utilizing advanced programming languages and quantitative analysis techniques to system performance.

This is an opportunity to be involved in the newly formed PM Cyber & Space and be a part of the rapidly growing Cyber Infrastructure Product Office responsible for key capabilities within the offensive cyber operations world.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Collaborate with component teams, requirements owners, DoD component teams, and developmental contractors; the collaboration includes operational requirements translation into software requirements, designs, implementations, developmental planning artifacts.
• Support efforts of execution platforms including cloud, multi-cloud, system of systems, commercial/government software applications.
• Design, implement, document, and manage systems in respect to training, testing, automation, troubleshooting, DevSecOps, and CI/CD.
• Collaborate with the defense industrial complex science and technology partners.
• Conduct reviews and assess developmental contractor software code to ensure compliance with government-provided coding and cybersecurity standards.
• Participate in government oversight of contractor software development activities, to include as a supporting team member in agile development paradigm activities (e.g., scrums, sprint retrospectives), develop software acceptance criteria, and generate recommendations to the government Assistant Product Manager; all require development planning, development/test automation tools, requirements prioritization, test, evaluation, cross-system integration, and fielding/delivery, and post-delivery support of software-based systems.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework).
• Experience with Cloud Solution Management (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google, Terraform).
• Experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Git).
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Experience with Unix-based (e.g. RedHat, Ubuntu, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems.
• Familiarity with Application Programming Interfaces.
• Experience with Ansible Playbooks.
• Experience with Zero-Trust Architecture and Secure Coding Practices.
• Experience with Python and/or Java development.
• Familiarity with DoD 5000 acquisition lifecycle processes.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to generate and deliver focused briefings on complex topics to senior leaders.
• Proven experience leading teams and participating in government SETA oversight of vendor teams.
• Ability to work on, and/or lead, multi-functional/multi-disciplinary teams.
• Must be able to work in a team environment and execute tasks on-quality and on-time.

Clearance

• Must have an active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility.

Experience

• 10 years of direct experience with software development.
• 3 years in cyber or C4ISR systems.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Four (4) years of direct relevant technical experience may be substituted for education.

Other Qualifications

• Ability to travel 25%
• Ability to work in office, lab and field environments.

Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Government or customer site-specific requirements may include, but are not limited to, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, except in circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation.

Company Policy

MAG Aerospace (MAG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage diverse candidates to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $0 to $200,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.