Systems Integrator (Expert) #747
Title: Expert Level Systems Integrator - #747
Location: Springfield, VA (in-person)
Clearance: TS/SCI Required (Poly preferred)
What You’ll Do
- Support the AAP PMO’s strategic decision-making and resource management through development of decision briefs, CONOPS, system architecture documents, and program artifacts.
- Partner with the AAP Program Manager, Technical Lead, and Lead Systems Engineer to evaluate and evolve the platform’s technical design, including high-performance compute and big data environments.
- Generate clear, actionable systems and programmatic documentation for diverse audiences and purposes.
- Assess and recommend solutions that enable rapid, iterative technology development while leveraging NGA enterprise IT capabilities.
- Advise the AAP PMO on integration with NGA enterprise IT services and represent the program with internal and external stakeholders as needed.
- Identify and manage cross-project dependencies to ensure alignment to a shared user vision.
- Evaluate proposed data and technology insertions, providing prioritized recommendations and summary materials for leadership review.
- Coordinate with engineers to assess impacts, risks, and tradeoffs related to capability and data changes.
- Engage mission users and customers to define future capabilities and shape platform evolution.
- Participate in strategic and tactical planning, system architecture development, and mission service evolution.
- Assess emerging technologies using quantifiable, traceable criteria to support informed decision-making.
- Conduct Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) and deliver data-driven recommendations.
- Identify key decision points and provide clear options and recommendations to leadership.
- Communicate architecture changes, operational concepts, and project status to users and stakeholders.
- Produce weekly activity reports and develop effective technical briefings for senior leaders and mixed technical audiences.
- Clearly explain complex technical issues and coordinate resolution across organizations and agencies.
- Provide guidance on acquisition and program management best practices.
- Draft documentation describing both current (“as-is”) and future (“to-be”) platform states.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent technical experience).
- 18+ years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, or systems development.
- Experience in government or industry supporting:
- DoD and/or Intelligence Community acquisition processes
- Agile or SAFe Agile systems development
- Integration of bespoke capabilities with enterprise services
- Merging disparate system architectures
- CONOPS development and systems documentation
- Defining future-state solutions with incomplete or evolving requirements
- Supporting or conducting GEOINT analysis
- TS/SCI clearance, with ability to obtain SCI and successfully pass a polygraph.
Desired
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Engineering, or related technical field.
- 2+ years of experience in one or more GEOINT analytic tradecraft disciplines and analytic production system development.
- 3+ years of experience with government acquisition processes.
- 3+ years of experience in Agile systems development environments.
- Prior experience supporting NGA Analysis or a similar analytic organization.
- Experience working with high-performance computing (HPC) and big data systems.