Information Technology Systems Engineer SETA

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SAIC is seeking an Information Technology (IT) based Systems Engineer (SETA) for a position supporting an Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The successful applicant will exhibit flexibility in task execution, provide technical expertise on a variety of Systems Engineering topics (e.g., requirements, configuration management, readiness, verification and validation, etc.) to deliver continuity of effort, demonstrate value-added judgment, and advise the government on program activities. The successful candidate will produce recommendations and deliverables in a thorough, practicable, and consistent manner congruent with the organization's objectives associated with IT infrastructure provisioning.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate must be able to:

• Operate proactively with ability to lead and execute project engagements without direct leadership oversight and/or participation 
• Serve as primary customer interface and advocate, affording cross-functional technical and relationship management to ensure mission success while maximizing service adoption. Facilitate meetings and interface with Engineers, Mission Partners, Customers, and Users 
• Proactively perform as an organized and dedicated change agent, core to ensuring quality assurance while assisting the culture shift toward standardized IT service deliveries 
• Apply project management aptitude and experience to support Government oversight of Desktop Engineering, without performing hands-on technical Desktop Engineering tasks
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints 
• Coordinate and oversee functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications
• Apply a working comprehension of network architecture and an understanding of desktop backend infrastructure, including servers, storage, applications, and relevant security configurations, to inform oversight and recommendations
• Educate consumers on current and upcoming IT service deliveries, changes, and potential impacts to existing capabilities 
• Understand relationship between the customer's delivery schedules and IT service roadmaps 
• Perform as key Technical Advisor for articulating service requirement gaps to support customer mission architecture 
• Provide specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements 
• Compose governance, craft process documents, and respond to requests for information

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess and maintain an active Top Secret/SCI  clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree or higher and five (5) years or more of related experience; Masters and 3 or more years relevant experience. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting post-award contract execution and program management in a construction or facilities environment 

• Experience managing task order-based contracts and processing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) in a construction context

• Prior experience supporting data center construction, retrofit, or modernization projects a plus