System Engineer II

Job Description

SALARY RANGE $175,000 - $195,000/year

DUTIES Analyzes user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

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Required Skills

SKILLS

• Provides continual assessment of leading-edge cybersecurity capabilities, and makes recommendations for the implementation of new innovations to improve overall cybersecurity.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Assist with the development of system requirements and functional requirements and allocate them to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems, and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.
• Develop a system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis.
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages, and the integrated master plan (IMP).
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, and functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness.
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable.
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers.
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.
• Additional, role-related skills may be discussed during the interview process.

QUALIFICATIONS Fourteen (14) years of experience as an SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. Cross-Domain Systems experience is required.

Experience in at least three (3) of the following Cybersecurity (CS) areas:

1. CS Architecture, design, research, and implement tools, such as GOTS, COTS, and emerging technology including cloud and automation;

2. Identify and coordinate execution of pilot programs or projects and/or experiments within DoD or the IC;

3. CS capability deployment experience;

4. Evaluate and analyze benefits and gaps of industry and government agency tools;

5. CS design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts;

6. Product research, development, integration and testing;

7. CS risk management and mitigation strategies;

8. Supply Chain Risk Management.

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES Familiarity with any of the following categories is desired: Red Hat and Windows Certificate Authority; JunOS (+SRX) Ipsec VPN Gateway; Hypori Transport Layer Security (TLS) software application; NetApp storage/filing application; VMware Cloud Computing enhanced tools;

Secure cellular and fixed network software applications; and VMware and Networking tools. DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) modeling and DoDAF system engineering analysis or development;

Cryptographic development and analysis; IA and cybersecurity architectures, concepts, principles, use cases, and standards; DoD, IC, and other federal government (e.g., NIST) policy, directives, and instructions relevant to IA and cybersecurity strategic planning and direction.

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About Black Eagle Defense

Black Eagle Defense is a Maryland-based small business that provides Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and related Consulting Services to the private and public sectors. Our team is composed of highly trained professionals with a commitment to continued learning, versatility, and adaptability within the ever-evolving technological landscape.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.