Systems Engineer (AFNWC/NCC)

Apogee; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee is seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer to support the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) Combatant Command, Command and Control Division (NCC). The role is full-time and located at Offutt, AFB in Nebraska, on-site only.

Qualifications include U.S. Citizenship, TS clearance with SCI eligibility, Security+ certification, and at least 15 years of relevant experience (5 in DoD) with DoD/AF acquisition processes and the DoD System Engineering V‑Model.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications for software applications and systems.
• Support certification, maintenance, testing, and integration of complex software systems.
• Assist in documenting program plans, requirements, and procedures to support program reviews.

Job description

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Systems Engineer in support of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) Combatant Command, Command and Control (C2) Division (NCC). This is a full-time position located at Offutt, AFB, NE

Responsibilities

• Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications, systems, and other engineering artifacts and develop or maintain those artifacts as required in the systems engineering process.
• Support the certification, maintenance, and testing of software applications and the integration of complex software systems, as well as provide comments, recommendations, status, etc.
• Support the delivery of software, installation, configuration and testing, and problem resolution and maintenance, including all procedures/timelines to achieve approval to test and promote new or updated software to production
• Advise the Government to ensure compliance with applicable standards, participate in developing new standards, and help improve existing standards.
• Assess technical and architectural changes for impact on IPT-specific software, other command-level systems, and the enterprise
• Assess items such as processes, products, contractor-developed solutions, baseline changes, Remedy Change Requests, etc., and provide comments /recommendations as necessary.
• Support development of program documents (support plans, strategies, assessments, requirements documents)
• Use approved processes (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)) and participate in and provide support (e.g., prepare briefing or written material) for program management and technical reviews.
• Support the Program Chief Engineer and engineering authorities as requested through the program office.
• Possess knowledge of acquisition streamlining initiatives and acquisition reforms (e.g., NDAA Section 804, DoD and USSTRATCOM initiatives).
• Provide direct support to the Test and Enterprise System Branch, working with the PM, FM, and Chief Engineer.
• Support the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) process for placing new deliveries into production.
• Assist in reviewing or proposing inputs to Requests for Proposal (RFP) artifacts and source selection-related documents such as Acquisition Plans, LCMP, and Acquisition Strategy.
• Integrate user community requirements, desired capabilities, and characteristics to support injection into the requirements/capabilities generation, planning, and programming processes and documents.
• Review associated documentation and software for compliance with configuration management procedures, testing policies, and design as stated in current directives.
• Provide analyses of interface requirements for applications based on recommendations from modernization efforts.
• Provide full spectrum support for the programs including the development of test plans and test reports, assisting and coordinating test events with interested parties (program office, contractor, user, AFOTEC, external agencies)
• Assist in the security evaluation of program information and hardware throughout the program life cycle
• Support the development, analysis, and implementation of an Agile DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery model of software development, integration, and deployment; Cloud technologies; and microservice architectures

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen

Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility

Certifications: Security+ or Security+ CE

Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience of which 5 being in support of the DoD to include:

• Experience working with Ansible playbooks and automation
• Experience completing Oracle updates in Java and Jira
• Automation coding using Python
• Experience supporting Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Strong knowledge and experience of DoD and AF acquisition processes, policies, procedures, and statutory/regulatory requirements
• Strong knowledge and experience implementing the DoD Systems Engineering "V" Model

Preferred Requirements

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or other related field and 10+ years of relevant experience with at least three (3) years supporting the Department of Defense (DoD)

• Strong knowledge and experience of DoD and AF acquisition processes, policies, procedures, and statutory/regulatory requirements

Additional Information

Location: Offutt, AFB, NE

On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-Site

Travel: 10%

Pay Range

USD $0.00 - USD $0.00 /Yr.