Systems/Implementation Engineer

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

Job summary

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks an Engineering / Implementation Manager to lead design, integration, deployment and transition of complex technology solutions. You will bridge technical teams with program leadership, customers, and executives, translating requirements into executable plans and ensuring on-time delivery within scope, architecture, and security standards.

The role combines engineering leadership, project execution, risk management, and process improvement across infrastructure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline is required or equivalent experience.
• Significant engineering/implementation leadership experience across complex deployments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and technology implementation lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan complex technical solutions and project schedules.
• Integrate hardware and software components into cohesive systems.
• Test, troubleshoot, and resolve system failures and performance issues.
• Serve as bridge between technical teams, program leadership, customers, and executives.
• Coordinate activities across infrastructure, cloud, network, cybersecurity, software, data and integration teams.
• Mentor engineers and promote accountability and collaboration.

Skills

engineering leadership

project management

systems integration

implementation lifecycle

stakeholder communication

risk management

cross-functional leadership

troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / CS / IT

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 is seeking an Engineering / Implementation Manager to provide technical and operational leadership for the successful design, implementation, integration, deployment, and transition of complex technology solutions. This role leads multidisciplinary engineering and implementation teams while serving as the primary bridge between technical personnel, program leadership, customers, and executive stakeholders. The Engineering / Implementation Manager translates business and mission requirements into executable technical plans, ensuring solutions are delivered on schedule, within scope, and in accordance with established architecture, security, performance, and quality standards. The position combines engineering leadership, implementation management, project execution, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and process improvement .

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Planning: Write technical rules, create system maps, and plan how a project or network will work.
• Integration: Connect different hardware, software, or physical parts so they function as a single unit. Define Configuration management plan.
• Testing & Troubleshooting: Run checks, find bugs or design flaws, and fix system failures.
• Communication: Act as a bridge between different teams, managers, and clients to explain technical needs.

Engineering & Technical Leadership

Lead multidisciplinary engineering, implementation, integration, deployment, and technical support teams.

Provide technical direction throughout the solution lifecycle, from planning and engineering through implementation, testing, deployment, transition, and operational support.

Translate business, mission, and customer requirements into actionable engineering and implementation plans.

Coordinate technical activities across infrastructure, cloud, network, systems, cybersecurity, software, data, and integration teams.

Ensure engineering solutions align with established enterprise architecture, technical standards, security requirements, and operational objectives.

Facilitate technical reviews and resolve cross-functional engineering issues that could impact implementation or operational readiness.

Provide escalation support for complex technical issues and coordinate appropriate engineering resources to drive resolution.

Mentor engineers and technical leads while promoting accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence.

Implementation & Project Delivery

Develop and manage comprehensive implementation strategies, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deployment plans.

Coordinate engineering activities across multiple concurrent projects, deployments, or workstreams.

Establish clear implementation objectives, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and measures of success.

Manage the transition of solutions from engineering and development environments into production operations.

Coordinate testing, validation, configuration, integration, migration, deployment, and operational readiness activities.

Ensure technical documentation, implementation procedures, configuration information, and support materials are completed prior to deployment.

Monitor implementation progress and proactively identify schedule, resource, technical, or dependency issues.

Partner with project and program managers to ensure technical execution remains aligned with cost, schedule, scope, and contractual requirements.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Significant experience in engineering, systems integration, implementation, infrastructure, software deployment, cloud technologies, or enterprise IT environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical or engineering teams responsible for complex implementations.
• Strong understanding of the systems/software development lifecycle and technology implementation lifecycle.
• Experience developing and managing implementation schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and technical deliverables.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models .
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple technical disciplines and organizational teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrated