Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI

Xcelerate-Solutions-5; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions seeks a TS/SCI cleared Senior Systems Engineer in Bethesda, MD to drive design, engineering, development and deployment of software supporting the DOMEX Platform for the DIA-NMEC program. The role involves leading a cross-functional team, decomposing high-priority requirements into valuable, deliverable solutions on a long-term contract.

Most work is on-site with a hybrid schedule and occasional remote tasks; collaborate with government leads, integration teams, and QA to

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading systems engineering efforts and software development
• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments and SAFe programs
• Proficiency with backlog management, requirements analysis and system integration

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, coordinate, and provide technical direction for all aspects of the team’s development efforts.
• Plan, design, and oversee implementation of software development solutions. Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of systems engineering activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.
• Ensure sound engineering practices are followed.
• Provide direction for interpretation and application of policies and procedures to the engineering and development activities
• Develop a working knowledge of government business processes and provide recommendations accordingly.
• Collaborate with other development teams to identify and develop high-value integrations with other systems/applications
• Develop, manage and continually improve the backlog of work items for an Agile scrum team.
• Support SAFe program increment planning and execution through creation of work tickets in GitLab and program/documentation.
• Lead/participate in all Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)
• Stay informed of increment and sprint progress and remove impediments and dependencies
• Perform backlog refinement, decompose features into stories, and refine acceptance criteria
• Accept or reject completed work based on defined criteria
• Lead the design and architecture of backend systems and services
• Drive initiatives related to scalability, reliability, and performance
• Develop requirements and design documents
• Review RFCs and architecture documents
• Coordinate with Test Team to develop automated integration tests

Skills

Systems engineering

Agile/Scrum

GitLab

Backlog management

Tools

GitLab

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions has an exciting opening for you, as our nextTS/SCI cleared Senior Systems Engineer,to play a critical role with design, engineering, development and deployment of software supporting the DIA-NMEC (National Media Exploitation Center) DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). Under this 10-year contract containing multiple Task Orders, we support the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program as well as DIA-OSIC’s mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise. This position provides an opportunity to have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. The selected individual will work closely with the Lead Systems Engineer, Release Train Engineer, and government leads to decompose high priority requirements from the product roadmap into valuable delivered solutions, executing on requirements analysis, design, system integration, and system testing.

As aSeniorSystems Engineeryou will lead an application team responsible for maintaining the continuous flow of new software enhancements and deployments, while you manage risks, elevate impediments, and help to drive continuous process improvement. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Location: Bethesda, MD(Hybrid)

Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, coordinate, and provide technical direction for all aspects of the team’s development efforts.
• Plan, design, and oversee implementation of software development solutions. Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of systems engineering activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.
• Ensure sound engineering practices are followed.
• Provide direction for interpretation and application of policies and procedures to the engineering and development activities
• Develop a working knowledge of government business processes and provide recommendations accordingly.
• Collaborate with other development teams to identify and develop high-value integrations with other systems/applications.
• Develop, manage and continually improve the backlog of work items for an Agile scrum team. Update and prioritize stories and epics via feedback from various program stakeholders ensuring the team is always working on the highest-value tasks.
• Support Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) program increment planning and execution through creation of work tickets in GitLab as well as program/system documentation using collaboration software (e.g., GitLab wiki). Lead/participate in all Agile ceremonies to include daily stand up, planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Stay informed of increment and sprint progress and work with the team to identify and remove impediments and dependencies.
• Perform backlog refinement on a regular basis. This may include decomposing features into workable stories, prioritizing or reprioritizing items in the backlog for upcoming sprints, refining acceptance criteria and complexity estimates or removing tickets that are no longer relevant.
• Accept or reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria to ensure delivery of high-quality software.
• Lead the design and architecture of backend systems and services.
• Drive initiatives across the engineering team related to scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Develop requirements and design documents
• Contribute to and review RFCs, and requirements, design, and architecture reviews
• Coordinate with Test Team to develop and monitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and components
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