SAIC

Acquisition Systems Engineer

SAIC$160K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 7 years, or PhD/JD with 4 years; relevant experience may substitute for education.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
  • Expertise in the Intelligence Community (IC) acquisition cycle and documentation processes.
  • Knowledge of federal acquisition approaches, including various contract types.
  • Experience managing technical performance in software development programs.
  • Familiarity with agile metrics for developer progress monitoring.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills, particularly in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide program management and technical support for multi-INT applications, evaluating cost, performance, schedule, and risks.
  • Develop technical roadmaps and acquisition strategies, along with related documentation.
  • Support planning of future systems and oversee development contractors' work.
  • Lead technical discussions to identify issues and provide innovative solutions for automated collections.
  • Identify and derive key requirements at various levels and assist with corresponding documentation.
  • Support agile process evolution across Government and contractor teams.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative team culture
  • Involvement in critical and impactful government programs
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in multi-INT applications.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an Acquisition Systems Engineer to fill a critical position on the LANDMARK AOS program. The position provides program management and acquisition support to manage end-to-end closure for the Government Program Office customer, and will be located in Chantilly, VA. All candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

LANDMARK AOS is a large SETA contract, supporting the customer's Ground Enterprise, responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.

This position will provide specialized expertise supporting the acquisition of multi-intelligence (multi-INT) software services. SAIC's client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation and information sharing. In this role the qualified candidate will assist and advise Government managers responsible for acquisition and operation of a variety of Cloud-based developments.

Job Responsibilities to include:
  • Provide program management and technical engineering support to the Government customer to manage multi-INT applications; evaluate cost, performance, schedule and risks throughout the program life-cycle.
  • Provide program management analysis and documentation supporting engagements with developers, including developing technical roadmaps, acquisition strategies and the documentation to implement them.
  • Provide technical expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors.
  • Lead technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for automated multi-INT collection orchestration and sensemaking.
  • Derive enterprise, system, functional, performance, and interface level requirements and work with the team to develop the corresponding documentation.
  • Support agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
  • Expertise and experience with the IC acquisition cycle, requirements processes, budgetary practices, and acquisition documentation
  • Understanding of federal acquisition approaches to include cost plus and fixed price contract types, best value source selection, broad area announcements, basic ordering agreements and other transaction authorities
  • Knowledge related to managing technical, cost and schedule performance of software development programs
  • Experience monitoring developer progress via agile metrics; identifying risks, discrepancies, and performance issues
  • Program Management, Software or Engineering background with knowledge of cloud software architectures
  • Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments
  • Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office applications

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
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Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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