Mid-Level Systems Engineer

GEOINT Systems Engineer Mid Location: Chantilly, VA or Springfield, VA Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI Overall Assignment Description: We are seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer with hands-on experience across the Systems Engineering & Integration Lifecycle (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, CONOPS, Integration, Test, Transition) and an understanding of IT and cloud-based technologies to support a variety of enterprise transformation initiatives across GEOINT mission systems and projects. The ideal candidate has familiarity with the GEOINT Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) Architecture and will bring a critical-thinking mindset to strategic enterprise architecture and technical planning, engineering analyses, and cross-organization coordination and integration activities to modernize the GEOINT architecture and advance GEOINT mission capabilities. As a member of the Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Divisionu2019s Lead Integrator Team, you will work alongside Expert and Senior System Engineer and Integrator teammates to conduct a wide variety of analyses (e.g., Architecture Gap Analysis, Enterprise Requirements Analysis, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (COAs), and Trade Studies), developing recommendations that will inform investment decisions (e.g., system divestitures and consolidation). You will apply your Systems Engineering and Integration knowledge to support a variety of integration activities across NGA Program Executive Offices (PEOs), ensuring synchronization of activities and documentation of the Enterprise baseline (e.g., architecture, requirements, interfaces). Working within NGAu2019s Digital Engineering Environment, you will help to facilitate the development of integrated project plans, requirements, epics, target state architectures, CONOPS, and roadmaps. You will participate in cross-organizational Integrated Project Teams focused on Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, Foundation GEOINT, and Information Technology modernization, ensuring integrated solutions and capability deliveries. You also will have the opportunity to leverage and expand your technical knowledge related to IT / Cloud technologies and services, working with Expert IT/Cloud Architects to drive NGA IT modernization. For example, you will help to define enterprise requirements and mature NGAu2019s IT Architecture Layer and Multiple Cloud Architecture Patterns. Duties include (but are not limited to): In partnership with Expert and Senior Systems Engineers, Integrators, and Architects, u00b7 Perform architecture gap analysis and develop the Future State Enterprise Architecture. u00b7 Conduct engineering analyses to inform GEOINT Mission and IT capability investment decisions in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture baseline. u00b7 Conduct baseline analysis, driving allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs and end-to-end traceability of requirements, architecture, etc. u00b7 Help advance NGAu2019s multiple cloud acquisition, through enterprise architecture and requirements activities. Identifies and documents associated Risks, Issues, and Opportunities. u00b7 Capture and translate mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions. u00b7 Perform systems integration activities across organizations; participate in integrated project teams, driving the development of project plans, architecture and engineering artifacts (e.g., CONOPS), roadmaps / schedules, Risks, etc. u00b7 Participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. u00b7 Participate in NGA Governance, Configuration Management, and Risk Management processes. u00b7 Help define modernized system integration processes, driving enhanced adoption of agile practices and digital engineering, efficiencies, and increased partnerships across a large number of organizations. Skills and Experience: Required: u00b7 Bacheloru2019s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Mid level experience as a Cloud Architect. u00b7 Understanding and demonstrated Mid-level working experience with systems engineering processes (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, Integration, Test, and/or Transition). u00b7 Mid-level working experience in cloud-based systems architecting. Desired: u00b7 Experience / working knowledge of the GEOINT TCPED Architecture (Data Providers, Systems / Services, Interfaces, Data Flows) u00b7 Experience with agile project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence u00b7 Cloud Certification(s) u00b7 Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification(s) u00b7 Familiarity with multiple cloud concepts u00b7 Experience / working knowledge of Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) u00b7 Experience / working knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices

Created: 2025-12-05