PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

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The Leidos Innovations Center has an exciting opening for you, our next Chief Engineer, to assist with the sustainment and modernization of a state-of-the-art technology architecture supporting the National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center (NDOC). The DOMEX Data Technology Platform (DTP) architecture is a next generation AI/ML data pipeline platform that provides cutting edge data enrichment, Generative AI triage reporting, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community members. DTP architecture includes the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) and the POSTMAN OSINT TCPED platform is continuing to advance the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics tools and micro-service development spanning the breadth of Agile sprints to multiyear research and development cycles. Additionally, DTP is developing and implementing enterprise data models and workflow management frameworks, and sustains on-prem and cloud infra
Be our next Chief Engineer providing technical systems engineering support in our Bethesda, MD office. You will work closely with architects, systems engineers, software and data engineers, and data scientists on the following key tasks:

• Technical support of systems engineering activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment
• Help to define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
• Support and employ MBSE approach for systems planning, design, execution, and sustainment in coordination with the Task Order Lead SEs and SE team members
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with SE team members and SE manager
• Provide technical input to system architecture and help with re-designs and improvements
• Assist in establishing SE processes and tools to accomplish analysis, problem diagnosis and solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment and mitigation planning, and related activities
• Obtain solid understanding of software features in order to plan for current and upcoming releases
• Participate in release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage and other pertinent meetings
• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 15+ years in software development, system engineering or related field, or 4 additional years in lieu of degree. Must have an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance

Experience with holding technical sessions involving customer and other stake holders
Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
Experience with big data applications
Software development/coding experience with programming languages such as Python and low code technologies (e.g. Experience with database systems, search engines, model view controller (MVC); web applications
Experience with CI/CD pipeline
Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution
Experience in a Linux Red Hat and Centos environment
Scaled Agile Framework certification (SAFe Agilist or other)
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 32,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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