Systems Engineer - SD WAN Network PMO

Arcfield; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a highly qualified engineering professional in Chantilly, VA to join the PMO and network engineering team. You will gather requirements, articulate them clearly, and drive them to closure while coordinating with internal and sponsor partners on a fast‑paced global network project.

You will participate in enterprise network efforts, define SD‑WAN solutions, review CSP designs, and work with on‑prem equipment.

Qualifications

• Must maintain TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Analytical and conceptual problem solving for complex projects.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into system solutions.
• Experience with modeling, cost estimation, and performance measurement.
• Knowledge of enterprise network concepts and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Gather, articulate, document, and track goals and requirements to closure.
• Plan and facilitate internal forums and meetings (RA, TA, NRT, EWG, JET, TEMs).
• Define solutions for IC customers' engineering reviews and discussions.
• Support SD-WAN concepts, CSP designs, and on‑prem network equipment.
• Assist in modeling inter‑agency networks for capacity planning.

Skills

Security clearance

Analytical thinking

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Data modeling

Risk analysis

Performance metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, Eng, Bus, or technical

Master's degree or equivalent preferred

Advanced degree experience ranges (BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7)

Job description

Responsibilities

The individual selected for this position will serve as a member of the Engineering Team of a Program Management Office (PMO) and will work with the PMO leadership, other offices, and the Sponsor’s mission partners to ensure goals and requirements are gathered, clearly articulated, documented, and tracked to closure. The individual will also be responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders in supporting a highly visible and fast-paced global network project that leverages engineering management principles.

• Plan and facilitate Resource Authority (RA) Forums, Technical Authority (TA) Forums, Network Requirements Team (NRT) meetings, Engineer Working Group (EWG) meetings, Joint Engineering Team (JET) meetings, Technical Expert Meetings (TEMs), and other ad hoc meetings/summits/conferences as appropriate.
• Participate in enterprise-level network efforts and help define solutions for presentations to IC customers' engineering teams for review and discussion. These efforts include:
  • Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) concepts and designs SD‑WAN network operations.
  • Network equipment such as multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
  • Communications and information security policies and practices.
• Support software‑defined network architecture and scaling to accommodate global network.
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of eBGP, OSPF, communities, and route policy language (RPL) on service provider on-prem infrastructure.
• Support modeling and simulation of inter‑agency network architectures to help capacity planning and future bandwidth requirements.
• Support traffic engineering capabilities and resiliency of network that supports external sponsor entities' connectivity to cloud resources.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with experience facilitating discussions on technical issues and the ability to convey technical information to non‑technical individuals.
• Be proactive and a self‑starter.

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline.
• BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7
• Analytical and conceptual skills; ability to create original concepts/theories for various projects.
• Technology design - adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Ability to logically and systematically convert customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Ability to analyze and studycomplex system requirements, for example:
  • Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
  • Apply the concept of operations set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design, and construction of information systems across a major sector of the organization.
  • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
  • Experience with activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control, risk analysis, modern business methods, and performance measurement techniques.

Desired

• Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position.
• 3 years' experience in the Intelligence Community.
• Ability to convey technical information to non‑technical individuals.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Complex problem solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $135,035.83Max: $234,801.11

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.