Senior Systems Engineer – TS/SCI | Hybrid Role

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 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