Systems Engineer III

Zekiah Technologies; Dahlgren (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Bonuses

Retirement plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Zekiah Technologies in Dahlgren, VA is seeking an enthusiastic Systems Engineer to grow with a skilled team on leading-edge DoD programs. The role supports IT services for systems engineering and information management, with growth opportunities aligned to experience and goals.

The position covers SDLC, architecture, security, and ongoing tech evaluation. You will mentor colleagues, collaborate with vendors, provide 2nd/3rd line support, ensure availability, and help design information and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of DoD system development life cycle experience.
• BS degree in STEM; 20 years experience acceptable if no STEM degree.

Responsibilities

• Execute full SDLC from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment.
• Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions.
• Write well-designed, testable code.
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility.
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
• Develop software verification plans and QA procedures.
• Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback.
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain OS, apps, and management tools.
• Proactively ensure high levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
• Monitor app performance for bottlenecks and work with developers to fix.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Write and maintain custom scripts to improve efficiency.
• Participate in design of information and operational support systems.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support.
• Liaise with vendors and IT personnel for problem-resolution.

Skills

DoD system experience

MBSE

Education

B.S. in STEM

Job description

Description

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Systems Engineer with a desire to grow while working with a skilled and highly motivated team on leading-edge work. Our team provides IT services for systems engineering and information management systems to multiple major DoD programs. Each team member has opportunities to take on responsibilities according to their experience level and professional growth goals. Our staff mentors each other in the areas of expertise continuously enhancing the synergistic capability of the team.

This position supports an established contract developing mission-critical operations. Our customer’s framework continues to evolve. Evaluating, learning, and integrating new technologies will be a constant factor in this position. The responsibilities of this role include:

• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment
• Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions
• Write well-designed, testable code
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback
• Comply with project plans and industry standards
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem-resolution

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience with a major DoD system performing tasks such as developing requirements, top level design, architecture, resolving design issues. 6 years must demonstrate experience with with total life cycle system development, analysis, CONOPS, GOTS/COTS, MBSE, certification experience.
• BS degree in a STEM discipline (20 years experience required if no STEM degree)

Contingent Work Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. citizen with currently active Secret security clearance (or higher)

Clearance Level - Final Position Requirement

• Active Secret

Travel Required: No

Potential for Telework: Partial, 2 days per week

About Us

Here at Zekiah, our journey is about enhancing our warfighters’ superiority by developing and integrating forward-thinking communication and technology systems. Each team member plays an important role in making this possible by bringing their skills and knowledge to help our customers tackle their challenges, devise innovative solutions, and support their critical missions. We take care of our employees through a balanced work life, fair salaries, great benefits, and giving them a voice.

Benefits

We offer health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance for full-time employees and their families. We also offer holiday and vacation pay, sick leave, performance-based bonuses, a retirement plan with company match, and an education reimbursement program. Explore our benefits and work culture at https://www.zekiah.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Zekiah Technologies, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.