Systems Engineer

Position Summary:

Systems Engineer (Chief Digital and AI Office)

Location: Falls Church, VA

Travel: Yes

Deployment: None

Drug screening Yes

Security Minimum Requirement: Current SECRET clearance.

Must be a US Citizen.

Salary: Commensurate on experience, education and qualifications.

Education: Bachelors Degree in computer engineering or related field

Required Certification: CompTIA Security Plus

Experience:

• 4 - 8 years of relevant work experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices
• Knowledge of network design/development and design of API and data standards
• Familiarity in Python programming
• Familiarity and understanding of: Joint Information Environment (JIE) solution architectures and concepts
• Routing design and protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, etc.)
• Software Defined Networking
• Networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, switching)
• Data Center and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• VDI, Remove Access, Cross Domain Solutions, DevSecOps
• QoS, Traffic Engineering

Background:

The Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) s a joint center within the DoD with the goal of accelerating the delivery of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled capabilities, scaling the department-wide impact of AI and synchronizing AI activities to expand joint force advantages. Within the DoD, the CDAO furthers the national AI strategy as described in the February 11, 2019 Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The CDAO will enable the Military Departments and Services, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DoD Components, to swiftly introduce new capabilities and effectively experiment with new operational concepts in support of DoD's warfighting missions and business functions. The CDAO will achieve this goal by guiding the execution of Mission Initiatives (MI), large-scale efforts to apply AI to a cluster of closely related, urgent, joint challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Inspects legacy software applications to determine viability of AI applications.
• Responsible for designing, consolidating, and integrating computer networks and advanced networking solutions, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), service provider networks, Enterprise Networks, Data centers for the build out of a platform and infrastructure that effectively support processing of AI/ML workloads and delivering scalable AI capabilities.
• Ensures that the consortium members are proposing and working towards a common interoperable technical vision.
• Identifies high level architectures and design patterns best suited to a complex multi- vendor, multi-organization environment.
• Identifies technical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Can lead the design of extensive multi-tier architectures with various levels of enabling platforms and technologies and the design of API and data standards.
• Perform network and security assessment, including gap analysis using information gathering tools.
• Create relevant documentation, such as diagrams, detailed assessments, and design document.
• Inspects legacy software applications to determine how new AI components or features can be developed and integrated.
• Design and implementation of high-availability and multi-layer secure network infrastructures
• Develop new concepts for AI service delivery and automation.
• Investigate, design, and deploy new network technologies.
• Ensure compliance of network infrastructure to global standards.
• Assist in the evaluation of new products and services; make recommendations for improvements and assist in the development and documentation of network architecture.
• Perform capacity and resource planning.
• Works with CFT team members, working groups and committees to provide senior level technical direction, leadership, and guidance in the accomplishment of challenging tasks including the operational use of AI (both ML and non-ML)
• Initiates and develops methods to assess the end-to-end systems performance using operational measurements or other available test beds in order that end-to-end performance objectives are met.
• Serves as a senior technical advisor in formulating the technical approaches, selection of the tools, diagnostics methods for solving the customer problems utilizing artificial intelligence in a timely manner.
• Visits field installations, research and development or commercial organizations to obtain or exchange complex technical information.
• Serves as a CDAO representative for agency-wide Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
• Ensures all the functional and performance analysis models developed reflect the operational performance requirements.

Sancorp Consulting LLC shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Sancorp’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Sancorp’s sole discretion.

Sancorp Consulting, LLC, is an SDVOSB and SBA 8(a) company seeking highly motivated and qualified professionals. We offer an attractive salary and benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, life and Disability Insurance; a matching 401K retirement program; and paid time off including federal holidays. Please visit our website for more information at www.sancorpconsulting.com.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person