Job Description:
Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment. We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer III to analyze functional business requirements, develop system architectures, and lead the design, enhancement, and implementation of mission-critical IT systems for DoD operations.
This role requires extensive experience in systems engineering, telecommunications, middleware, and IT modernization, ensuring seamless integration of commercially available IT solutions (COTS) into defense infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze functional business requirements and design specifications for defense IT and engineering systems.
- Identify and resolve complex system design and performance challenges, implementing new solutions as needed.
- Participate in the analysis, design, and implementation of next-generation IT systems for military applications.
- Develop system requirements ensuring proper implementation by architecture and engineering teams.
- Evaluate and integrate COTS solutions to enhance operational efficiency and security.
- Maintain expertise in telecommunications concepts, programming languages, operating systems, database/DBMS, and middleware.
- Collaborate closely with cybersecurity experts, software engineers, and DoD stakeholders to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Support system integration, testing, debugging, and performance validation in secure environments.
- Ensure adherence to DoD cybersecurity regulations, risk management frameworks (RMF), and IT governance protocols.
Required Qualifications:
- Active Secret Clearance: TS preferred
- Education:
- Master’s Degree or higher with 3 years of experience OR
- Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Experience:
- 6 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree OR
- 3 years of experience with a master’s degree or higher.
- Proficiency in systems engineering, IT architecture, secure software development, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Strong understanding of network systems, database management, middleware integration, and telecommunications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with classified defense systems and DoD IT projects.
- Familiarity with cloud computing solutions for DoD applications (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government).
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure software development methodologies.
- Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, or DoD-approved systems engineering credentials.
