Systems Engineer

Senior Systems EngineerAltamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.Position Locations: Warrenton, VA. State College, PA. Augusta, GA. Centennial, CO.Position Description: Altamira Technologies Corporation is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer/Integrator to fulfill a role with a small multi-functional team to support dynamic, mission-critical programs. Our ideal candidate would possess a broad range of engineering skills including the ability to work closely with developers, customers, users, and partners to rapidly define, design, document, and verify solutions to support a broad range of customer needs.Role and Responsibilities:Communicate (through written documents and verbal briefs) with technical and non-technical personnelFind innovative solutions to technical architecture, dataflow, and system-performance issues in secure environmentsDerive requirements from high level mission needsDesign interfaces involving disparate data formats and system protocolsDocument system architectures and processesDesign ontologies and/or normalization approaches that support dynamic data transformationsDefine and document O&M SOPsDefine verification criteria and test plansPerform system integration, and/or verification and validation tasksConfigure network interfaces and OS-level firewallsDevelop user and support level training guidesEducation and Experience:Posses a minimum of a TOP SECRET clearanceTen (10) years of experience in the areas described in the position description, with emphasis on:Documenting system build and operational proceduresPerforming system integration, and/or verification and validation tasksAutomating deployment and configuration changes for scalability and reproducibility using tools such as bash-scripts or python scriptsFamiliarity with technologies/programming languages such as Java, Elastic, Docker, etc.Demonstrated experience with software development, installation, and integration activitiesAbilities and Competencies:Self-motivated and eager to work intently to satisfy mission requirementsAdaptable and has the desire to maintain our company cultureAbility to effectively communicate in verbal and written communicationsAbility to multitask and adjust priorities as neededThe anticipated salary range for this position is $150,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, the scope of the position, relevant experience, education, certifications, internal equity, customer contractual requirements, security clearance requirements, and other legitimate business considerations. Altamira is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.