Systems Engineer in Encinitas

Job Description

Are you looking to make a difference? Leidos in San Diego, CA is looking for a Systems Engineer to join our team supporting NGLD-M initiatives within our Intelligence Organization.

With a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off, our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. This is your chance to join a dynamic team working across multiple disciplines with opportunities to further expand your knowledge and grow your career.

As a Systems Engineer, your typical job duties will involve installing, monitoring, and troubleshooting operating systems, software, hardware, and other computer infrastructures. Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks. Successful candidates must possess and apply expertise on multiple complex work assignments. As a member of the Systems Engineering team you will actively participate in assisting with program increment planning and related Agile team activities, including determining and populating the project backlog for the development team.

The selected individual will also work with other System Engineers in defining test procedures and task success criteria.

• Develop technical solutions to support the MVMC seams in the area of ITSM.
• Support aspects of system engineering for SMIT, to include technical planning, design, development, integration, assessment, and requirements analysis, as well as future capability needs (near and long-term) to drive the design and maintain an IT Enterprise.
• Comply with ITSM processes and procedures.
• Comply with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) governance.
• Validate requirements with stakeholders.
• Create and maintain requirements traceability to source documents, other requirements, test plans, and system architecture.
• Collaborate with technical experts to synthesize solution architectures and designs from requirements and constraints.
• Coordinate engineering or execution issues with technical teams; contracts issues require coordination with contracts manager or the PMO.
• Coordinate and collaborate with ITSM SMIT team members to determine the root causes of seam issues to ensure stable operations and eliminate future occurrences.
• Contribute to seamless service delivery, an ever-improved user experience, and reduced risk of disruption to mission support or important technology initiatives.

• U.S. and DoD Secret Clearance
• Specialized experience in a single discipline such as assembly/integration, cross-discipline functions, data engineering, industry expertise, knowledge engineering or legacy evolution
• Experience in documenting processes and procedures and creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Knowledge of common programming such as C++, Visual Basic, Java, or similar
• Experience with system administrative work, excellent technical skills, and familiarity with common programming (HTML/CSS, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Java)

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or related field
• Experience in IT Service Management
• Experience across a broad-range of programs with increasing responsibility
• Experience with cryptography and COMSEC.
• Understanding of mobile and touch-based development environments. Knowledge of ECUs and SKLs a plus.
• Certified ITIL V4
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an agile team.
• Knowledge and understanding of ITIL process infrastructure improvements in Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition and Service Operations
• Experience conducting deep dives and assessing Root Cause Analysis resulting in improved stability and operational performance
• DoD 8570 approved security certification (i.e., Security +) (Will be required 90 days after hire).

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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