Principal-Level Systems Engineer Junction, MD

Principal-Level Systems Engineers needed for our federal government contractor client in Annapolis Junction, MD. The Principal-Level Systems Engineers will be developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex and diverse IaC (Infrastructure as Code) solutions for large-scale HPC systems. Current Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph is required. No exceptions. Direct hire position. Salary range $145,000-$155,000.

• Serves as the technical expert in the conveyance of Dev Sec Ops  principles and best practices through collaboration amongst multiple development teams.
• Analyzes user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.
• Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develops technical documentation.
• Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
• Manages system and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) — Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Assists with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinates the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
• Participates in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
• Generates alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
• Defines the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.
• Develops system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis.
• Reviews and provides input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP).
• Participates in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Participates in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
• Derives lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these…