Systems Engineer Senior

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer Senior to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with clients to gather, scope and define detailed requirements, interpret and translate the captured technical and functional requirements into technical documentation that can be utilized by project management, developers and testers to develop Java applications in the cloud
• Work with architects and developers to document the solution design
• Co-ordinate daily Scrum and track progress through life cycle of project using Jira
• Report progress to management and work with management to clear obstacles on a daily basis
• Coordinating the delivery of multiple projects by managing dependencies on other project teams
• Allocating and/or tracking resources across multiple projects
• Working knowledge of SELC and associated documentation (project plans, charters, business cases, requirements documents, test plans, status reports, burn-up/down charts, etc.)
• Creating project plans and managing them accordingly
• Working closely with business and solution resources on lifecycle deliverables
• Generating weekly status reports in several formats
• Coordinate with various organization and teams within the enterprise to ensure that all the activities and dependencies are being met by matrixed resources and other team responsible for delivery within the organization
• Document project risks and mitigation plans and communicate to the stakeholders
• Ensure all the processes are documented and followed for compliance
• Contribute to project scoping, including requirement assessment, best practices, application design and development, methodologies, and budget recommendations
• Perform Level 1 diagnosis of issues/problems raised by users and involve appropriate level 2 developers to implement fixes rapidly.

Qualifications

Required:

• BS and 9+ years leading agile development teams performing all Scrum ceremonies utilizing the Atlassian tool suite, and/or  experience as a business/requirements analyst capturing requirements in a collaborative setting
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust that requires U.S. Citizenship 
• Ability to translate abstract business requirements into discrete technical requirements
• Ability to effectively communicate with wide range of audiences such as business sponsors, product owners, executives, users, software and system engineers, testers, business analysts
• Requirements collection/management
• Business and system analysis
• Document/artifact creation and management
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized and able to thrive in a busy, deadline driven atmosphere
• Ability to work with development teams and vendors to resolve infrastructure related issues.
• Understanding of relational database structures.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Desired 

• Experience in AWS (S3, RDS)
• Extensive experience on Linux / UNIX platforms. 5+ years
• Experience in scripting languages, specifically bash and Python
• Experience in SQL and NoSQL knowledge (basic queries, basic administration).
• Knowledge of SAML, OID, Kerberos, LDAP and how they work in an SSO solution.
• Experience in Docker, building docker files, deploying.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices
• Knowledge of Ansible
• Experience in failover and recovery planning, design, and testing.
• Knowledge of Java/SpringBoot
• Knowledge of WebLogic, tomcat & webserver a plus.
• Experience in using REST APIs
• Experience with BI Software is a big plus
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with PostgresDB administration

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.