Systems Engineer

Location

Dulles, VA; Washington, D.C. Metro

Clearance

Secret, TS, and TS/SCI (or US citizens capable of obtaining a security clearance)

Summary

Northstrat is seeking Systems Engineers to provide systems engineering and complete life-cycle management for complex software development projects for intelligence community government customers. Systems Engineers are expected to have a strong technical background and be highly self-directed and motivated.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering for federal government customers
• Demonstrated experience with commonly used government program life-cycle management methodologies (PDR, CDR, RFCs, and CM)
• Experience performing requirements definition and management
• Experience with concept development, design, integration & test, and site deployment & installation
• Broad understanding and experience with current software development methodologies
• Must be able to translate users’ needs into requirements and work with developers to ensure customer satisfaction with the developed technologies
• Some positions require specific customer domain experience

Desired Skills

• Work is performed in a multi-contractor environment that involves daily interactions with customers and peers from other companies. The successful candidate must exhibit a high degree of professionalism, flexibility, and tolerance to change
• Requires periodic status presentations to customers and program management
• Understanding of the operational environments into which the developed technologies are deployed
• Scripting, coding, and database experience would be very beneficial
• Previous use and/or creation of automated testing capabilities