SETA - Systems Acquisition Administrator

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Markon is seeking System Engineers to support our NRO client from Chantilly, VA.

The ideal candidate will perform systems integration and engineering in support of complex interrelated system acquisitions, with a particular focus on national security space programs. Key duties include:

Lead and support systems integration/engineering across multiple enterprise domains including: cloud services, software service platforms, DevSecOps, data management, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and enterprise governance

• Work collaboratively across organizations and system boundaries to design, document, validate, and deliver architectures and ground capabilities in support of the national space architecture

• Conduct architecture definition, requirements gathering, derivation, and allocation

• Develop performance metrics, test cases, and trace requirements to closure

• Provide traditional systems integration and engineering support such as schedule management, risk management, configuration management, and test/validation support

• Translate formal requirements into user stories and statements of work for agile teams

• Facilitate Agile-based program management and implementation of MBSE practices

• Engage with national and tactical intelligence communities to capture and integrate end-user and stakeholder needs

Required:
Entry-Level:

• 0-3 years of experience with a Bachelor's in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  • OR 7 years with a High School Diploma/GED

  • OR 5 years with an Associate degree

Intermediate-Level:

• 4-7 years of experience with a Master's in a related field

  • OR 10 years with a High School Diploma/GED

  • OR 8 years with an Associate degree

  • OR 6 years with a Bachelor's degree

Senior-Level:

• 8+ years of experience with a Doctorate in a related field

  • OR 16 years with a High School Diploma/GED

  • OR 14 years with an Associate degree

  • OR 12 years with a Bachelor's degree

  • OR 10 years with a Master's degree

AND

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (preferrably with this client)

• Demonstrated systems intergration and engineering expertise supporting interrelated systems acquisitions greater than $50M

• Experience supporting architecture definition, requirements allocation, test planning, performance metric design, and requirement closure

• Proficiency in systems engineering disciplines such as risk, requirements, configuration, schedule management, or testing

Desired:

• Master's or PhD in Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field

• Professional certifications such as DAWIA, INCOSE, PMP, MBSE (e.g., OCSMP SysML Model Builder Intermediate), or Agile certifications

• Experience with multiple interrelated satellite ground system acquisitions

• Intelligence Community (IC) experience within the past 5 years

• Familiarity with systems engineering tools such as IBM RDNG/DOORS, Rhapsody, SysML, Confluence, Jira, or JSMART

• Experience supporting digital engineering and data engineering practices

• Deep understanding of how MBSE enables system design, analysis, verification, and validation across the digital engineering lifecycle