Position Description & QualificationsSerco is seeking a Systems Engineer with a strong IT management background to support a DoD program. The candidate will serve as the technical lead, and lead project planning and execution, coordinate cross-functional technical teams, and work as a primary point of contact for government customers. This role requires strong organizational, communication and leadership skills, along with experience managing project schedules, resources, and deliverables. The candidate will work closely with System engineering, operations, CM, DevSecOps, and security team to align priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver solutions that meet customers' requirements.
Candidates must reside within the Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia (DMV) area, as this position requires on-site support at the Pentagon up to 50% of the time.
In this role, you will:
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and deliverables.
- Lead project planning, resource allocation to keep work withing approved scopes.
- Assign tasks, establish priorities, and direct team members' work while monitoring progress and accountability. • Coordinate activities across systems engineering, OPS, CM, DevSecOps, and security teams.
- Manage dependencies, identify risks and issues, and drive timely resolution.
- Serve as a customer-facing project lead, communicate project status, risks, resource needs, and decisions to government stakeholders.
- Support the evaluation and adoption of new technologies in alignment with customer requirements and security expectations.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
- An interim or active Secret security clearance.
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10 years of relevant IT experience.
- Experience in systems administration, cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE.
- Knowledge of project planning, scheduling, resource management, and risk management.
- Experience assigning tasks, directing works of others, and managing deliveries against milestones.
- Previous experience working directly with Government customers, including leading meetings, presenting project schedules, and management customer expectations.
- The ability to travel up to 50%.
Additional desired qualifications:
- PMP certification
- Experience supporting DoD IT projects.
- Knowledge of software development Lifecyle concepts, Agile methodologies, and DevSecOps practices
- Experience with common release tracking software (JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools)
- Knowledge of AWS Cloud services
If you are interested in working with a passionate Serco team - then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!
