We have an exciting opportunity to join us in supporting one of our valued customers as a
Systems Engineer, SME to work out of
Offutt AFB, NE. This position supports the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Combatant Command, Command and Control (C2) Division (AFNWC/NCC)
Essential Duties: - Maintain common architecture products to describe Application Software Service and how it contributes to the holistic SMPES system/program.
- Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications and systems, and other engineering artifacts, and develop or maintain those artifacts as required in the systems engineering process.
- Must track and report information with common methods to maintain SMPES consolidated, agile backlog, release sprint tracking, requirement traceability, test traceability, and program-level metrics.
- Obtain Agile Backlog information from supporting contracts and ensure the information is available in the SMPES PMO Agile planning tool (JIRA).
- Maintain a multiyear Application Roadmap.
- Perform system analysis and develop system specifications.
- Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications and systems, and other engineering artifacts, and develop or maintain those artifacts as required in the systems engineering process.
- Support the certification, maintenance, and testing of software applications as well as the integration of complex software systems, and provide comments, recommendations, status, etc.
- Support the delivery of software, installation, configuration, and testing, problem resolution and maintenance, including all procedures/timelines to achieve approval to test and promote new or updated software to production.
- Advise the Government to ensure compliance with applicable standards, participate in the development of new standards, and help improve existing standards.
- Assess technical and architectural changes for impact on IPT-specific software, other command-level systems, and the enterprise.
- Assess items such as processes, products, contractor-developed solutions, baseline changes, Service Now Change Requests, etc., and provide comments /recommendations.
- Support development of program documents (support plans, strategies, assessments, requirements documents).
- Use approved processes (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)) and participate in and provide support (e.g., prepare briefing or written material) for program management and technical reviews.
- Support the Program Chief Engineer and engineering authorities as requested through the program office.
- Possess knowledge of acquisition streamlining initiatives and acquisition reforms (e.g., NDAA Section 804, DoD and USSTRATCOM initiatives).
- Provide direct support to the Test and Enterprise System Branch, working with the PM, FM, and Chief Engineer.
- Support the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) process for placing new deliveries into production.
- Assist in reviewing or proposing inputs to Requests for Proposal (RFP) artifacts and source selection-related documents such as Acquisition Plans, Life Cycle Management Plan (LCMP), and Acquisition Strategy.
- Integrate user community requirements, desired capabilities, and characteristics to support injection into the requirements/capabilities generation, planning, and programming processes and documents.
- Review associated documentation and software for compliance with configuration management procedures, testing policies, and design as stated in current directives.
- Provide analyses of interface requirements for applications based on recommendations from modernization efforts.
- Provide full spectrum support for the programs, including: development of test plans and test reports, assisting and coordinating test events with interested parties (program office, contractor, user, AFOTEC, external agencies).
- Assist in the security evaluation of program information and hardware throughout the program life cycle
Required Qualifications: - A minimum of 15 years of directly related experience
Education/ Certification: - Advanced Degree (MA/MS) in the respective technical/professional disciplines being performed, additional years of directly related experience may be used in lieu of education
Required Clearance: Top Secret with SCI eligibility
Travel: TBD
Benefits Offered: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, pet insurance, paid time off, and holidays.
