SME - Systems Engineer

Vosper Thornycroft Group; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vosper Thornycroft Group seeks a Systems Engineer for a technical development program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will work with a large team to build, test, and monitor systems, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

The role requires security clearance and hands-on experience with cloud, Linux, and accreditation processes, along with strong release management, incident response, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Experience with Cloud/AWS and SQL.
• Proficient in Agile methodologies and Jira/Confluence.
• Experience administering Linux systems.
• Familiar with RMF/NIST accreditation processes.
• Knowledge of security tools, POAM tracking, and vulnerability scanning.
• Ability to provide Tier 3/4 support and release management.

Responsibilities

• Build outs, testing, maintenance, and monitoring of systems.
• Requirements decomposition and alignment to architecture.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware/software specs.
• Identify system integrity issues across full lifecycle.
• Integrate systems/services; communicate results.
• Support system policies development and execution.
• Assist with ATO/accreditation for customer systems.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Cloud/AWS

SQL

Agile methodologies

Linux administration

RMF/NIST accreditation

Release management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow (ESP)

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Systems Engineer for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Systems Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers and data engineers. Primary Responsibilities List daily duties and/or specific job responsibilities.

What will you do?

• Build outs, testing, maintenance, and monitoring of systems
• Requirements Decomposition
• Ensure designs are compatible with the architecture and allocated requirements to segments
• Address user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate and improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, requirements allocation, and interfaced definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Identify system integrity issues and solutions for the full system life cycles from concept to disposal
• Integrate systems and services as well as summarize and communicate results
• Support the development, documentation, and execution of system policies Required Qualifications
• Support the ATO / Accreditation effort for customer systems and applications

Do you have what it takes?

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

• Experience with the Cloud / Amazon Web Services

• Experience with SQL

• Agile Methodology / Jira, Confluence; ServiceNow (ESP)

• Experience providing Linux Administration

• Must be familiar with security accreditation process (Experience with Security Tools and Processes; RMF, NIST, Accreditation Apps (Xacta; GreenLight), System Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning; Plan of Action & Milestone (POAM) trackin

• Excellent customer support and attention to detail – Tier 3 and Tier 4 level support to team and customer base.

• Provide Release Management for deployment readiness, coordination and activities (**will require some late-night activities; typically, once or twice a month – 5pm – 9pm)