Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
8-12 years of technical experience
4 years of leading AWS cloud development and modernization
4 years of leading Linux development engineering
4 years of experience in Agile development for Government programs
Experience in classified Government environments
Familiarity with modern architectures, including cloud and microservices
Expertise in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, etc.)
Experience with requirements traceability and documentation
DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support certifications required within 30 days.
Responsibilities
Represent the engineering team in customer meetings
Plan quarterly Agile Development commitments
Drive technology roadmaps and accelerate customer priorities
Mentor senior, mid-level, and junior engineers
Plan and estimate staffing, software licensing, and hosting capacity
Supervise 5-7 direct reports including performance reviews and technical interviews
Prioritize and review engineering team tickets using Jira.
Benefits
Support for professional development opportunities
Mentoring and career growth within the engineering team
Work on mission-critical projects for government agencies
Collaboration with a diverse team of highly-skilled professionals
Engagement in modern cloud technologies and practices.
Full Job Description
4227 Lead Systems Engineer 4227 | TS/SCI
Job Description:
OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join our team and support our mission critical customer in Reston, VA. As Lead, you will represent the engineering team in customer meetings, plan quarterly Agile Development Planning commitments, drive technology roadmaps, work with the Program Manager to accelerate customer priorities, and mentor senior, mid-level, and junior engineers. This team works with AWS cloud services including modernization of Elastic, RHEL, WSUS, and cross domain integration and automation. Our team supports and enhances 10 core application and data services used by multiple Government Agencies. The Engineering Team includes 15 staff (Systems Integration Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Software Engineers, System Administrators, Database Administrators, Data Scientists, and Information System Security Officers).
This position is responsible for planning/estimating staffing, software licensing, and hosting capacity for roadmap projects and capabilities.
This position is also a personnel supervisor position with 5-7 direct reports including performance reviews, engineering career planning, technical interviews for new staff, Agile Delivery (Jira) prioritization and reviews, and ongoing timesheet approvals.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field
8-12 Years of relevant technical experience.
At least 4 years of experience leading AWS Cloud development modernization, monitoring, and support and production delivery.
At least 4 years of experience leading Linux development engineering and production delivery.
At least 4 years of experience leading supporting/leading Agile Development engineering programs for Government program customers, planning, assigning, and coordinating engineering team tickets..
At least 4 years of experience working in classified Government environments.
Understanding of modern architectures including cloud, Full stack experience with modern application development environments, including backend development, modern UI frameworks, relational databases, microservices, containers, scripting and developing applications for big data platforms integration of data sources.
Experience provisioning, configuring, and managing development, test, and production hosting environments.
Expertise in one or more programming or scripting languages (Java, Python, PHP, Javascript, BASH, PowerShell)
Experience in requirements traceability, documenting technical architectures, securely configuring technology stacks and COTS/GOTS software, planning/estimating design, development and deployment of new capabilities, testing and integrating new capabilities.
Experience with Government Assessment and Authorization (A&A) following Risk Management Framework (RMF)
Excellent communication skills and regular interaction with Contractor Program Manager and Government Leadership.
DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support certifications (CompTIA CySA+ preferred or equivalent certifications that cover both requirements acceptable such as Security+ and Cloud+) within 30 days of contract start.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Active SCI with Polygraph
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field
Active CompTIA CySA+ or equivalent certifications covering both DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support. Computing Environment certification such as AWS or Linux certifications.
Experience:
12 years of relevant technical experience.
4 years of experience designing and deploying Elastic data services.
4 years of experience designing and deploying classified systems.
AWS C2S delivery experience
Experience providing systems engineering, integration, and architecture support to intelligence community customers.
Technical management experience (supervisor, performance reviews, technical career path development).
TS/SCI minimum and the ability to obtain a Polygraph
Job Details
City : Reston
State : Virginia
About New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the US state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in the adjacent major cities of New York and Philadelphia. NJ Transit also provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. NJ Transit is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
