Systems Engineer Expert Level

ITC is a Woman Owned Small Business delivering exceptional consultation to the U.S. Government in Systems/Software Engineering, Cybersecurity Solutions, Mission Operations/INTEL Analysis, and Management Services in order to enable our customers to solve the most challenging problems. With continued growth comes opportunity, and we are currently searching for a Top-Secret SCI with polygraph-cleared Expert-Level Systems Engineer.

Responsibilities:

Expert Systems Engineers assist in leading engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Duties include:

As an Expert Systems Engineer & Integrator , you will play a key role in shaping NGA’s enterprise systems and mission capabilities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Enterprise Integration: Lead cross-PEO and Mission Partner integration efforts, synchronizing architecture, requirements, and interfaces.
• Mission Engineering: Develop and lead GEOINT Mission Use Cases—conducting interviews, identifying capability gaps, and developing architecture artifacts.
• Strategic Planning & Analysis: Create integrated project plans, CONOPS, target architectures, and roadmaps. Perform AoAs, COAs, and trade studies to inform system investment decisions.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Build strong relationships across government organizations. Lead integrated project teams across Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, IT Modernization, and more.
• Digital Engineering: Drive adoption of agile practices and digital engineering processes to streamline GEOINT mission delivery.
• Governance & Oversight: Participate in governance, configuration, and risk management processes. Mentor and oversee contractor engineers at all levels.

Requirements

• TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Master’s degree 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 equivalent Expert level experience as a Systems Engineer.
• 18 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.
• Documented Expert-level work experience and demonstrated knowledge:
  • Of the GEOINT TCPED cycle and familiarity with systems / services that comprise TCPED.
  • With NGA and its Mission Partners.
  • With GEOINT data and providers.
• Deep knowledge of the GEOINT Enterprise Architecture and TCPED cycle
• Strong Systems Engineering and Integration expertise
• Experience capturing mission needs and translating them into technical solutions
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools, agile practices, and enterprise systems
• Leadership in complex, cross-functional environments

Desired:

• Hands-on experience working with Operational Users and developing Mission Use Cases.
• Strong GEOINT Mission knowledge, through previous engineering roles and/or former Mission Operations experience (e.g., GEOINT or Imagery Analyst)
• Documented Expert-level work experience and demonstrated knowledge managing complex system-of-system engineering and integration projects and leading cross-organization project teams, with Government Senior Leadership visibility and participation.
• Documented Expert-level working experience leading complex cross-Organization engineering assessments, studies, and Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), developing Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to guide efforts, facilitating associated cross-functional Integrated Project Team (IPT) efforts, engineering recommended Courses of Action (COAs), and communicating status and out-briefing Government Senior Leadership to inform decisions.
• Technical expertise in modernization initiatives and implementation within the GEOINT enterprise – e.g., Artificial Intelligence, Tactical Edge, Multiple-Cloud
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with Digital Engineering processes and tools.
• Training and certification in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), with hands-on adoption and implementation in previous projects.

ITC is an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth or related condition) citizenship, familial status, mental or physical disability status, veteran status, genetic information, other non-disqualifying disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.