SME - Systems Engineer

VTG Defense; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to support Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will join a large cross-functional team of developers and data engineers to build, test, and monitor complex systems.

Responsibilities include decomposition, integration, and lifecycle engineering from concept to disposal. Requirements include active TS/SCI with polygraph, cloud/AWS and SQL experience, and familiarity with RMF/NIST processes and tooling like Xacta/GreenLight.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with Cloud/AWS.
• Experience with SQL.
• Agile Methodology experience; Jira/Confluence; ServiceNow (ESP).
• Experience providing Linux administration.
• Familiar with security accreditation: RMF, NIST; POAM tracking; Xacta/GreenLight.

Responsibilities

• Build outs, testing, maintenance, and monitoring of systems.
• Requirements decomposition and translation to hardware/software specs.
• Ensure designs align with architecture and requirements.
• Automate and improve existing systems; review capabilities and scheduling limits.
• Perform analyses to translate customer requirements into specs.
• Identify system integrity issues across full life cycle.
• Integrate systems/services and communicate results.
• Support ATO/ accreditation efforts for customer systems and apps.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Cloud/AWS experience

SQL experience

Agile methodologies

Linux administration

Customer support excellence

Release management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow (ESP)

Xacta

GreenLight

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)