Lead Systems Engineer, Senior

Overview:

Bowhead seeks a Senior Level Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Program Office for Logistics Integrated Information Systems – Marine Corps (LI2S-MC) in Stafford, VA. The Senior Systems Engineer will work directly with the client analyzing complex and unique technical support assignments and lead or collaborate with engineers, cybersecurity personnel, logisticians, and program analysts within a scaled agile environment.

They shall consider overall project design including cost, schedule, and social issues that may be associated with a project.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and lead a team of systems engineers, providing mentorship, direction, and support.
• Lead the design and development of system architectures, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability.
• Provide guidance on technology choices and integration approaches.
• Manage and coordinate the execution of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Oversee the entire system development lifecycle, from conceptualization to retirement.
• Supervise and monitor tasks to include the oversight of technical efforts to ensure project objectives are being met in a timely fashion, evaluate proposed designs to ensure technical merit in meeting project requirements.
• Assist program leadership in the planning and execution of systems engineering technical processes and technical management processes - including decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment, requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management.
• Lead planning and execution of systems engineering technical reviews (SETR) events and tracking the completion of action items. Requires excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Experience providing Senior Systems Engineering expertise in enterprise level environments. Experience with Agile and knowledge of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Knowledge and understanding of enterprise systems and services technologies to include large scale systems and OS, software and applications, AD, SAN/WAN technologies, Windows Server environments, Server Virtualization, Commercial Cloud Services.

Qualifications:

• A BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline; MS degree preferred.
• 10 years of professional experience.
• Experience with Navy or Marine Corps programs preferred.
• Proven ability to work on high visible or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently.
• Ability to manage the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific task.
• Experience with program languages of XML, XQuery, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of MarkLogic, AWS and other cloud platforms are a plus.
• Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, Government personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, good judgment, and the ability to lead a team or perform independently.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Active Secret clearance and ability to pass and sustain a Marine Corps Systems Command background investigation (minimum of a T-1/NACI). US Citizenship is required.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

#LI-MN1