Systems Engineering Analysis, Senior

Leidos has an exciting opening for you, as our next TS/SCI cleared Senior Systems Engineer ,to play a critical role with design, engineering, development and deployment of software supporting the DIA-NMEC (National Media Exploitation Center) DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). Under this 10-year contract containing multiple Task Orders, we support the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program as well as DIA-OSIC's mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise. This position provides an opportunity to have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. The selected individual will work closely with the Lead Systems Engineer, Release Train Engineer, and government leads to decompose high priority requirements from the product roadmap into valuable delivered solutions, executing on requirements analysis, design, system integration, and system testing.

As a Senior Systems Engineer you will lead an application team responsible for maintaining the continuous flow of new software enhancements and deployments, while you manage risks, escalate impediments, and help to drive continuous process improvement. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely.

Plan, design, and oversee implementation of software development solutions. Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of systems engineering activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.

Ensure sound engineering practices are followed.

Provide direction for interpretation and application of policies and procedures to the engineering and development activities.

Collaborate with other development teams to identify and develop high-value integrations with other systems/applications.

Develop, manage and continually improve the backlog of work items for an Agile scrum team. Update and prioritize stories and epics via feedback from various program stakeholders ensuring the team is always working on the highest-value tasks.

Support Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) program increment planning and execution through creation of work tickets in GitLab as well as program/system documentation using collaboration software (e.g., Lead/participate in all Agile ceremonies to include daily stand up, planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Accept or reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria to ensure delivery of high-quality software.

Lead the design and architecture of backend systems and services.

Drive initiatives across the engineering team related to scalability, reliability, and performance.

Develop requirements and design documents

Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines

Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of COTS/GOTS in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components

Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customers

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. Must have an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Software development experience in languages such as Java or Python.

Experience as a Systems Enginer, Product Owner, or a similar role in an Agile software development team.

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, and experience with tools like Gitlab, Jira, and Confluence.

Experience with facilitating scrum for the team (Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo).

Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and project management teams.

Demonstrated ability to manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with government and contractor stakeholders.

Cloud infrastructure experience

Experience with Appian or other low-code software technologies

PostgreSQL

DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins

Proactive in identifying tech debt, systemic issues, and areas for team/process improvement

Expertise building and maintaining microservices in production in Kubernetes

Understanding of Elasticsearch internals: sharding, performance tuning, analyzers, query DSL

Strong Kafka experience: event design, stream processing, performance tuning

Experience with security best practices for services: authN/Z, secrets management, data protection

Hardware on-prem and cloud-based deployments using Kubernetes

Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers

Strong testing discipline with a focus on automation, coverage, and CI/CD pipelines

Hands-on development and/or scripting experience, especially Java and Python

Experience with AWS cloud-based architecture, services, and software development

#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.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Securing Your Data

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