Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Clearance Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Background:

Assured Consulting Solutions provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to work with customers that are both Government and industry leaders and technology innovators.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in the St. Louis, Missouri area and begin a rewarding and exciting career with Assured Consulting Solutions. The N2W Systems Engineer provides systems engineering, systems integration, and project management support. The N2W Systems Engineer will support the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components for the N2W Active IT architectures. The N2W Systems Engineer assists in providing activity oversight and ensure integration of IT requirements to support the N2W Program Office, along with tracking, managing, and resolving technical issues. The Systems Engineer acts as a technical point of contact for many of the N2W activities, works with other teams to complete studies/research, develops concept of operations (CONOPS) in support of establishing new capabilities, and develops requirements in support of new N2W capabilities. As a member of the N2W Project team, the Systems Engineer assists with assessing future IT capabilities such as secure wireless, zero-client, multi-level security, IoT, and cloud solutions, to include business processes and cases for the NGA organization. The Systems Engineer works side-by-side with contractor and government personnel to ensure issues related to the infrastructure are addressed.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support engineering aspects of the N2W Project including: identify, manage, and resolve specific technical requirement issues affecting the relevant technologies planned for N2W; assist in performing analysis of alternatives (AoA); assist in developing technology roadmaps and engineering assessments.
• Support the analysis and allocation of requirements to system architecture components for the N2W Active IT architecture.
• Provide lifecycle project management analysis, conduct studies; participate in major reviews; perform hardware, software, and technology evaluations; identify solutions; provide recommendations; plan activities.
• Advise the government on proposed changes to the Enterprise solution designs based on analysis of requirements and new technologies.
• Coordinate with other contract/functional areas and with government representatives to ensure shared, consistent understanding of requirements.
• Assess opportunities for inserting new and emerging IT capabilities at the N2W facility.
• Generate strategies and paths forward for IT capability integration into the N2W design; collaborate with IC and Enterprise initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 12 years of demonstrated experience in transitioning large and complex IT systems from development though operational installation and transition to Operations & Sustainment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Math / Science / Engineering / Information Science or IT (STEM) related discipline
• 5 years of demonstrated experience with IT government acquisitions and program management on IC or DoD programs.
• 2 years of demonstrated experience in developing IT governance processes, IT CONOPS, and related IT activities necessary to establish, deliver, support, and maintain an IT solution.

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 years of demonstrated experience with developing large and complex IT systems roadmaps and project plans.
• 5 years of demonstrated experience in providing recommendations to Government for business planning, business development activities, product concept development, and information technology engineering.
• ITIL or SAFe certifications.

Physical Requirements:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to focus on the essential functions of a position to determine whether an individual is qualified. Essential job functions are the fundamental job duties that an applicant or employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. If you need assistance completing this question or require an accommodation, please contact ACS HR at (703) 662-5062.

• Ability to sit and work in a cubicle on a workstation in a SCIF for approximately eight (8) hours each workday
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers. Must be able to easily exchange accurate information in these situations.

Education Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Math / Science / Engineering / Information Science or IT (STEM) discipline

Years of Experience:

• 12 years w/ Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years w/ Master's Degree

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day / Other

Export Control: For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ACS may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: All ACS employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their first day of employment or January 18, 2022, whichever is later. Exceptions to the vaccine mandate will be considered only where legally required. To discuss an exemption for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, please contact ACS Human Resources at (703) 662-5062.

Assured Consulting Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. ACS' utilization of any external recruitment or job placement agency is predicated upon its full compliance with our equal opportunity/affirmative action policies. ACS does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact ACS Human Resources at (703) 662-5062.

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