Position Summary
MAG Aerospace is seeking an experienced Operations System Engineer that will assist in collaborating with system users, requirements owners, and developmental contractors to translate operational requirements into software requirements, designs, and implementations. Operations System Engineer will support the internal Product Office Team planning and execution with the Defense contractor to posture for 24/7 uptime of the operational platform.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing team in a 5-year task order with multiple opportunities for upward advancement supporting C&S. The C&S program delivers critical capabilities to counter current and future threats, enabling the next generation of warfighting capabilities from sensor to Soldier worldwide. By applying game changing cyber technologies through agile development methodology, we enable battlefield dominance for our Warfighters.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Participates in planning, coordinating, scheduling, directing, and controlling engineering and technical support activities applicable to software development and integration of software tools/capabilities onto a variety of execution platforms.
- Participates in the development and execution of software and system test strategies.
- Reviews and assesses developmental contractor software code to ensure compliance with government-provided coding and cybersecurity standards.
- Participates in government oversight of contractor software development activities, to include as a supporting team member in agile development paradigm activities (e.g., scrums, sprint retrospectives), and generating recommendations to the government Assistant Product Manager regarding development, development planning, development/test automation tools, requirements prioritization, test, evaluation, cross-system integration, and fielding/delivery, and post-delivery support of software-based systems.
- Provides integrated, multi-disciplinary solution recommendations for resolution of technical problems.
Requirements
Knowledge and Skills
- Experience with commercial computer (e.g., Dell), storage (e.g., NetApp), and networking (e.g., CISCO) server grade hardware.
- Experience with virtualized environments (VMs, VMWare).
- Experience with Development Security Operation (DevSecOps) and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, Scaled Agile Framework).
- Familiarity with CI/CD best practices and tools (e.g., Git, Gitlab, Nexus, Jenkins).
- Excellent communications skills including the ability to generate and deliver focused briefings on complex topics to senior leaders.
- Familiarity with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
- Ability to make recommendations for business process improvements with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the technology needs.
8+ years of direct experience with software, computer network architectures, or Systems engineering of software intensive systems.
2+ years in cyber, Information Technology, or C4ISR systems.
Clearance
- Must currently hold an active TS/SCI
Education
- BS and/or graduate degree(s) in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology or related STEM field.
- 4 years of direct relevant technical experience may be substituted for education.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with the RMF process and security assessment technologies (e.g., Fortify, SonarQube, ACAS).
- Experience with managing a software deployment via VMWare to provide development support services to a variety of end-users geographically spread across CONUS.
- Experience with Linux operating systems.
- Experience developing Web services software.
- Knowledge of DoD 5000 Acquisition
Other Qualifications
- Ability to travel 25
- Ability to work with an office/lab environment.
Special Note
The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.
Government or customer site-specific requirements may include, but are not limited to, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, except in circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation.
Company Policy
MAG Aerospace (MAG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage diverse candidates to apply to our positions.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Click below for the “EEO is The Law” and “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination” supplement posters.
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