Systems Engineer PPO (Cloud)

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious technology company is searching for a SAFe Proxy Product Owner (Cloud) to support advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The role involves leading an Agile Scrum team in developing cloud-oriented automation solutions for significant U.S. Government initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of cloud technologies, and a relevant bachelor’s degree, along with a drive to excel in a collaborative environment. Join us to be part of a mission-driven team focused on shaping the future of cybersecurity and intelligence.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and meaningful experience in leading automation projects.
• 8+ years of professional experience in a technology-related field.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud platforms like AWS, MS Azure or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead an Agile Scrum team to develop cloud-oriented automation architectures.
• Facilitate Agile events and maintain relevant artifacts.
• Interface directly with stakeholders to derive and the refine next-cycle updates.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Infrastructure Automation

Cloud Technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field

Tools

Jira

AWS

Git

Terraform

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Nightwing is seeking a SAFe Proxy Product Owner (Cloud) to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities Include:

Leading and collaborating within an Agile Scrum team as an Agile Release Train (ART) lead responsible for developing advanced, leading-edge, cloud-oriented automation and orchestration architectures that provide rigorous, self-validating cybersecurity capabilities to a major U.S. Government customer
Leading and facilitating team related Agile events (PI Planning, Release Governance, Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, etc.) while maintaining all artifacts (Backlogs, Decisions, Blockers, etc.)
Eliminating impediments and actively addressing issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Program Increment (PI)
Escalating as needed when blocking issues are beyond the team’s authority or require support from other teams
Fostering a collaborative team environment through coaching & leading appropriately
Leading and facilitating preparation & readiness for ART events (e.g., PI Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, etc.)
Review high quality technical documentation, including user guides, test plans, and contract deliverable items and supporting product training
Leading Agile Scrum teams in the system design and implementation of advanced, cloud-oriented autonomous cybersecurity capabilities
Interfacing directly with customers, stakeholders, and end-users regarding capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications.
Full lifecycle oversight of requirements driven automation architecture




Required Skills:

U.S. Citizenship
Active Secret (S) clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
Proven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading infrastructure as code (IAC) projects
Experience communicating with program leadership
Independently driven, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
8+ years of professional experience in a technology related field
5+ years direct experience in either complex autonomous package builds, autonomous api driven backends, infrastructure automation and orchestration, event driven micro-service architectures, orchestrated infrastructure automation, or configuration driven deployments
2+ years of experience in either AWS, MS Azure or GCP
Strong working knowledge of either multi-environment autonomous orchestration, automation tooling, pipeline deployments, or software application integration
Desired Skills:

Experience leading teams and projects at either the tech lead or product owner level
Familiarity with Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Git, Ansible, Chef, AWS lambda, terraform or cloud native tools like CloudFormation
Programming experience (Java, Javascript, .Net, Python, or Ruby)
Familiarity with using, updating, and programmatically manipulating Linux and Windows
Experience with NTP, DNS, Networking, LDAP, or Software repositories
Experience with branching and release strategies, CI/CD Pipelines,
AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience
Experience designing and implementing event driven microservice architectures
Experience in technical oversight of individuals and projects
Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience
Experience with agile tools, including Jira and Jira Align
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

Desired Certifications:

DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II
Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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