Systems Engineer II

Scientific Research Corporation; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation is seeking a Systems Engineer to analyze, design, and develop system requirements for defense software environments.

The role involves coordinating subsystems, ensuring secure architecture, and delivering updates with minimal downtime. Candidates should have experience in agile methodologies, system administration, and DISA STIG compliance. U.S. citizenship and top secret/SCI clearance required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering and continuous software sustainment.
• Experience with architectural oversight, requirements traceability, and system integration within a secure environment.
• Two years in enterprise server administration for Linux/Windows with scalable virtualization (VMware vSphere, AWS).
• Proficient with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and deploying updates with minimal downtime.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing systems and define, design, and develop new system requirements.
• Determine system specifications, input/output processes, and parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of total system.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Assist in delivering presentations to management and/or the customer.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Architectural oversight

Requirements traceability

System integration

DISA STIG compliance

Zero-downtime deployments

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Linux

Windows Server

VMware vSphere

AWS

Job description

Salary Statement

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $84,000.00/Yr. - USD $139,950.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

• Analyzing existing systems and defining, designing, and developing new system requirements
• Determining system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters forhardware/software compatibility
• Coordinating design of subsystems and integration of total system
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving program support deficiencies
• Assisting in delivering presentations to management and/or the customer

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Requirements

• Minimum of three years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering and continuous softwaresustainment, utilizing modern agile methodologies to ensure seamless delivery and operational stability in production environments
• Qualified experience must encompass systems engineering activities such as architecturaloversight, requirements traceability, and system integration within a secure environment, alongside continuous software sustainment tasks including operational support, proactive vulnerability management, and technical debt remediation
• Candidates must demonstrate active utilization of agile frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban,or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) tailored to defense software environments, and a proven ability to push software updates to live production environments with zero or near-zero downtime and minimal operational disruption
• Minimum of two years of recent (last 5 years), demonstrated operational experience in enterprise server administration for both Linux and Windows operating systems, including the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of scalable virtualized environments (e.g., VMware vSphere, AWS, etc.).
• Demonstrated proficiency in executing continuous monitoring and implementing rigorous DISA STIG compliance to fulfill stringent cybersecurity and Information Assurance (IA) mandates
• To qualify, the candidate must satisfy the requirements for 'Intermediate Proficiency' for the '451 - System Administrator' role listed in the DoD 8140 Dashboard at the time of proposal and maintain eligibility for privileged/administrative system access at all times

Desired Skills

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Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Travel Requirements

• N/A

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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