Systems Engineer

Peraton Inc
Laurel, MS, United States
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$146,000.0 - $234,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Systems Engineering Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Database Cloud Engineering Cloud Storage Configuration Management Information Systems System Configuration
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Data Files Data Integrity Data Migration Data Warehousing Data-Flow Analysis Design of User Interfaces Systems Analysis Performance Tuning Scrum Methodology Systems Development Life Cycle Requirements Management Service-Oriented Architecture Software Engineering Software Requirements Analysis Systems Architecture Systems Integration Enterprise Data Management Scripting Data Storage Technologies Integration Tests Storage Technologies Information Technology Data Management DODAF

Job description

Peraton’’s Cyber Mission business unit is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support one of the Intelligence Community’’s most critical data and cloud modernization efforts. In this role, you’‘ll lead systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle-from requirements analysis and architecture development through integration, testing, and deployment.

You’‘ll serve as a technical leader, working directly with government stakeholders and engineering teams to develop scalable, mission-focused solutions supporting large-scale enterprise systems.

What You’‘ll Do

As a Systems Engineer, you will:

  • Analyze user requirements and develop system requirements specifications.
  • Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), system architectures, and systems engineering documentation.
  • Lead systems engineering, design, integration, and implementation activities throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Guide customers in defining requirements, evaluating alternatives, and conducting feasibility studies.
  • Serve as the primary technical lead for integrating requirements, design, and emerging technologies.
  • Develop System Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs), system integration plans, and test plans.
  • Collaborate with Government leadership to resolve technical issues, engineering risks, and system challenges.
  • Communicate technical recommendations and project status to government customers, program leadership, and senior executives.
  • Conduct system trade studies to optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and lifecycle costs.
  • Develop and evaluate architecture views using DoDAF standards, including Operational, Systems, Services, and Technical Views.
  • Utilize modeling, simulation, and prototyping to reduce risk and improve system design decisions.
  • Manage system configuration throughout the system lifecycle and participate in Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
  • Identify technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and recommend courses of action throughout program execution.
  • Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts by evaluating technical solutions based on cost, risk, performance, lifecycle considerations, and mission objectives.
  • Provide technical leadership for requirements analysis, architecture development, system integration, interface design, testing, and end-to-end systems engineering activities.

PeratonRoyalMove, Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security mission, including:

  • Heavily subsidized medical benefits for employees and their dependents
  • 25 days of PTO accrued annually
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Annual critical skills bonus opportunity
  • Long-term career growth supporting mission-critical national security programs

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you’‘ll have:

  • Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.
  • Bachelor’’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline.
  • Five (5) additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’’s degree.
  • Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
  • Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
  • Experience developing comprehensive Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions.
  • Experience developing DoDAF-compliant architecture products, including Operational, Technical, Systems, and Services Views.
  • Experience conducting end-to-end system trade analyses and lifecycle engineering activities.
  • Experience using modeling, simulation, and prototyping techniques to support system development.
  • Experience managing system configuration, engineering baselines, and associated technical documentation.
  • Experience supporting Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
  • Experience performing requirements elicitation, systems analysis, interface development, systems integration, technical assessments, and end-to-end flow analysis.

Additional Qualifications That Will Set You Apart

While not required, experience in the following areas is highly desirable:

  • AWS or other commercial cloud platform experience, including cloud architecture, migration, and system configuration.
  • Experience supporting cloud-based data warehouse environments.
  • Expertise in enterprise data flows, data management, and cloud storage architectures.
  • Experience providing strategic recommendations for data ingest, storage optimization, data integrity, and lifecycle management.
  • Experience integrating legacy data into modern cloud environments while ensuring compliance and reducing redundant data.
  • Hands-on experience using custom tools or scripts to search, preserve, remark, or remove data across very large datasets containing millions or billions of records.
  • Experience supporting transition and decommissioning efforts, historical data migrations, incident investigations, and customer-driven engineering activities.
  • Experience leading Agile development teams, serving as a Team Lead, Scrum Master, or facilitating Scrum ceremonies., Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Change Control, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Computer Science, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Configuration Management, Customer/Client Research, Cyberspace, Data Management, Data Migration, Data Quality, Data Sets, Data Storage, Data Warehousing, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Documentation, Emerging Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Feasibility Analysis, Government, Industry/Trade Analysis, Integration Testing, Intelligence Community, Large-Scale Systems, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Prototyping, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Scalable System Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Security Clearance, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Simulation, Software Development, Software Testing, Storage Architecture, Strategic Planning, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), System Lifecycle, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Analysis, Technical Leadership, Technical Writing, Test Design, Testing, Top Secret Clearance, Trade Studies

Benefits & conditions

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

About the company

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

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