Senior Systems Engineer

Talentify; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Defense Intelligence Agency's National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center under the 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform contract.

The role performs and manages systems engineering activities across requirements analysis, design, integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment, while also serving as a scrum master for a software development team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in engineering or related field with strong software/system background.
• 12+ years in software development or systems engineering or related field.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development life cycles.
• Experience creating design packages, workflows, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across requirements analysis, design, integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment.
• Perform in-time sprint and release planning with the team; manage risks and impediments.
• Collaborate with engineers and government counterparts across disciplines.
• Support GPU-enabled systems architecture and related software stacks.
• Serve as Scrum Master for development team and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Scrum master

Agile processes

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder collaboration

System architecture knowledge

GitLab/JIRA/Confluence

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering / CS / Systems Engineering

Tools

GitLab

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Defense Intelligence Agency's National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center under the 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform contract. The role performs and manages systems engineering activities across requirements analysis, design, integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment, while also serving as a scrum master for a software development team. The position is primarily conducted on-site in Bethesda, MD, with occasional remote work based on client requirements and deliverables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of systems engineering activities, including feature and requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and testing, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.


• Perform systems engineering tasks within time-boxed Agile sprints and releases, including sprint and release planning, work-ticket creation and maintenance, and program and system documentation.


• Help define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output parameters, and hardware and software compatibility.


• Assist with establishing systems engineering processes and tools for analysis, problem diagnosis, solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment, mitigation planning, and related activities.


• Manage a scrum team performing development activities across microservices and supporting system architectures.


• Facilitate scrum activities, manage risks, elevate impediments, and support continuous process improvement.


• Collaborate with systems engineers, software engineers, architects, and government counterparts across technical disciplines.

Required Qualifications

• Systems engineering, software development, or related experience meeting an applicable education and experience pathway in the equivalency section.


• Broad understanding of GPU-enabled systems architecture and engineering, including GPU integration, virtualization, Multi-Instance GPU (MIG), and associated software stacks.


• Experience creating design packages and workflows.


• Experience writing technical solutions and whitepapers.


• Experience implementing key Agile processes and techniques.


• Experience facilitating scrum activities, including planning, retrospectives, grooming, and reviews or demos.


• Experience with Gitlab workflows, JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development or coding experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and React.


• Experience with database systems, search engines, Model-View-Controller (MVC), and web applications.


• Experience in Red Hat, CentOS, or Oracle Linux environments.


• Familiarity with DGX (Deep GPU Xceleration).


• Experience with big data applications.


• Scaled Agile Framework certification, such as SAFe Agilist or other.


• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous development tools, such as Jenkins, Bamboo, or equivalent.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years in software development, systems engineering, or a related field.


• Additional experience in lieu of degree.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI