Senior GEOINT Systems Engineer

Job Description

Strategic ACI is seeking a Senior-level GEOINT Systems Engineer with hands-on experience across the Systems Engineering & Integration Lifecycle (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, CONOPS, Integration, Test, Transition) to support a variety of enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects.

The ideal candidate will bring a critical-thinking mindset to strategic enterprise architecture and technical planning, engineering analyses, and cross-organization coordination and integration activities to modernize the GEOINT architecture and advance GEOINT mission capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture gap analysis and develop the Future State Enterprise Architecture.
• Conduct engineering analyses to inform GEOINT Mission and IT capability investment decisions in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture baseline.
• Conduct baseline analysis, driving allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs and end-to-end traceability of requirements, architecture, etc.
• Capture and translate mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Perform systems integration activities across organizations; lead and participate in integrated project teams, driving the development of project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts (e.g., CONOPS), roadmaps / schedules, Risks, etc.
• Lead / participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Provide thought leadership, identifying opportunities to expand team scope and defining project plans to capture team tasking, deliverables, and execution timelines.
• Participate in NGA Governance, Configuration Management, and Risk Management processes.
• Work alongside Expert, Senior, Mid, and Junior Engineer and Integrator teammates to conduct a wide variety of analyses (e.g., Architecture Gap Analysis, Enterprise Requirements Analysis, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (COAs), and Trade Studies), developing recommendations that will inform investment decisions (e.g., system divestitures and consolidation).
• Apply Systems Engineering and Integration knowledge to support a variety of integration activities across NGA Program Executive Offices (PEOs), ensuring synchronization of activities and documentation of the Enterprise baseline (e.g., architecture, requirements, interfaces).
• Lead end-to-end integration projects between NGA and its Mission Partners, from project planning through Transition to Operations (TTO).
• Lead / participate in cross-organizational Integrated Project Teams focused on Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, Foundation GEOINT, and Information Technology modernization, ensuring integrated solutions and capability deliveries.
• Qualifications:Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 12+ years of relevant experience as a Systems Engineer.
• 12+ years of working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of the Joint Enterprise Ground and Space Architecture.
• Expertise with the GEOINT Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) Architecture.

Desired

Extensive experience / working knowledge of the GEOINT TCPED Architecture (Data Providers, Systems / Services, Interfaces, Data Flows).

Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.

Demonstrated knowledge of transformational initiatives, such as Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Cloud, and/or Edge Nodes.

Experience leading cross-organization Working Groups, Tiger Teams, and/or IPTs.

Experience leading large-scale, complex enterprise transitions.

Experience conducting a variety of engineering analyses, from project plan development through recommendation out-brief.

Experience with agile project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence.

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification(s).

Experience / working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools, and languages.

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About Strategic ACI

Strategic ACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?

Strategic ACI believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff’s expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI’s culture.

Where benefits meet your needs

Competitive salary

100% benefits paid (Includes: Health, Dental, and Vision premiums) for all full-time employees, and their families

401(k) with 5% match vested at day one

PTO – 3 weeks and 3 days per year, increasing at 5 years service

11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)

Long term/Short term disability

1.5x salary Life Insurance

$100 per month Cellular Device and IT Resource Benefit

$6,000 Cash in Lieu of Benefits per year, if employee is insured elsewhere

Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications

Retirement Savings 401(k) Contribution - Annually calculated as percentage of salary