Systems Engineer SME

Analytic Solutions Group; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Referral program

Health savings account

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Analytic Solutions Group in Bethesda, Maryland seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to manage technical specifications and improve a complex repository. The role emphasizes applying structured systems engineering to update and maintain specifications, and to design ontology schemas for machine-readable policy and relationships.

Ideal candidates possess TS/SCI with polygraph, extensive experience in DevOps-like processes, and ability to collaborate across teams while translating technical

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• BS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or advanced degrees with corresponding experience.
• Strong knowledge of standard software development processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Technical Specification Management: Maintain and update technical specifications with formal update packages.
• Ontology and Schema Design: Capture logic as information models and formalize in machine-readable schema.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Business development

Education

BS degree

Master's degree

Doctorate (optional)

Tools

Protégé

OWL

Job description

Seeking an experienced, results-oriented Systems Engineer with experience in Standards or Technical Specifications to join our team in the Bethesda, Maryland area. You will play a critical role in improving and maintaining our client's technical specification repository by applying structured systems engineering approaches.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Technical Specification Management: Engage with stakeholders to help manage the process of maintaining and updating technical specifications that are used by many different organizations. This includes issuing formal update packages according to a set schedule. Perform this work using system engineering best practices.
• Ontology and Schema Design and Implementation: Evaluate sets of technical specifications in light of user needs and written policy. Work with stakeholders to capture the logic of the technical specification as information models and define the relevant properties, relationships, and taxonomies. Formalize this in machine-readable schema.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Ability to work on-site full-time in the Bethesda, Maryland area.
• Typically requires BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
• B.S. degree and at least five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, such as DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.
• Experience with relevant tools and languages, such as Protégé and OWL.
• Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with automation pipelines.
• Basic coding skills in Python or Java.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Familiarity with U.S. Government information sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.
• Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Additional Desired Skills:

• Leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Proven track record of leading process improvement initiatives and driving team performance to meet organizational objectives
• Mentoring
  • Experience mentoring staff to build technical proficiency and support career development
  • Demonstrated ability to train new team members on program-specific processes and standards
• Business Development
  • Experience supporting business development efforts, including proposal writing, capture activities, or client relationship management
  • Familiarity with identifying growth opportunities and contributing to strategic planning

Conditions of Employment:

• TS/SCI w/Poly Required
• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Federal Employment Suitability
• E-Verify Eligibility Required*

ASG is an equal-opportunity employer (EEO)

*ASG participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers.

Salary Range: $180-$230k annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and applicable contract requirements.

• Health Insurance
• Open Leave
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Referral program
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account