Systems Engineer Expert

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer to support technical development for their Entitlement Programs. The successful candidate will work with a large team of developers and software engineers to ensure system integrity and automation improvements.

Required qualifications include an active TS/SCI with Polygraph and a Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience. The role emphasizes Linux Administration, Cloud/AWS experience, and Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• 12+ years of experience or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with DevSecOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build outs, testing, maintenance, and monitoring of systems.
• Perform functional and timeline analysis.
• Integrate systems and services.

Skills

Cloud / Amazon Web Services

SQL

Agile Methodology

Terraform

Linux Administration

Security Tools and Processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Leidos 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Support the ATO / Accreditation effort for customer systems and applications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with the Cloud / Amazon Web Services
• Experience with SQL
• Agile Methodology / Jira, Confluence; ServiceNow (ESP)
• Experience with Terraform and/or Cloud Formation
• DevSecOps
• Experience with CLSE
• 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) tracking)
• 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 a month – 5pm – 9pm)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with IdAM / ICAM delivery systems, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes
• Entitlement Management and Digital Policy Management
• LDAP Experience is a plus
• Security +, CISSP
• Amazon Web Services Certificate
• Experience with BPM/BAW

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.