Senior Security Systems Architect & Integration Lead

Unofficial M.C. Dean; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean is seeking a Senior Systems Technical Specialist to support federal missions, translating needs into system concepts and architectures. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across software, hardware, cybersecurity, cloud, and data domains, guiding verification, validation, and deployment with RMF/ATO focus.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, conduct trade studies, and deliver briefings on modernization roadmaps, risk, and performance across complex security environments.

Qualifications

• Experience developing SysML/UML workflow diagrams (block definition, activity, sequence, state machine, requirements).
• Experience with enterprise architecture products or frameworks.
• Experience advising the federal government on acquisition lifecycle activities (SOW/SOO, market research, source selection).
• Experience with digital/mission engineering, cloud-based systems, data platforms, cybersecurity, or command-and-control systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs and program objectives into system concepts and implementation approaches.
• Develop and refine system architectures, including interfaces, data flows, and integration points.
• Lead stakeholder workshops to elicit and validate requirements with traceability from needs to design.
• Conduct studies, trade analyses, and gap assessments to evaluate options and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead system integration, test, verification, validation, and deployment activities; resolve blockers.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies; support technical reviews.
• Support RMF accreditation and ATO maintenance; ensure accurate design and O&M documentation.
• Manage backlog and prioritize work with stakeholders in an agile environment; enforce standards.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings and status reports for government customers and leadership.
• Collaborate across software, hardware, cybersecurity, cloud, data, network, test, and operations teams.

Skills

SysML/UML diagrams

Systems architecture

Acquisition lifecycle

Digital/mission engineering

Technical leadership

Emerging technologies

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Education

Advanced degree in engineering or related field

Job description

M.C. Dean is seeking a Senior Systems Technical Specialist to support federal missions, translating needs into system concepts and architectures. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across software, hardware, cybersecurity, cloud, and data domains, guiding verification, validation, and deployment with RMF/ATO focus.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, conduct trade studies, and deliver briefings on modernization roadmaps, risk, and performance across complex security environments.