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SENIOR SYSTEM ANALYST

ignitenow
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/21/2026 CLOSED ON 4/24/2026

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Job Title
SENIOR SYSTEM ANALYST
Location
Huntsville, AL 35806 US (Primary)
Category
Information Technology
Job Type
Full-Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Security Clearance Required
Secret
Job Description

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.

 

Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Senior System Analyst to join our team in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will get to provide engineering support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Production team. You will be focused on requirements definition, elaboration and verification in support of Missile Defense framework and Core Truth Model (CTM) software development to include software containerization development. Your work will involve interaction between the Government and Prime Contractors in support of MDA’s M&S and integration and test programs and you may be asked to analyze the integration of systems engineering processes and methodologies to ensure effectiveness of this work, as well as to analyze the integration of systems engineering processes and methodologies to ensure effectiveness of this work.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

 

· Develop and review Framework, RepBox and CTM requirements and diagrams

 

· Develop and review Framework and Missile Defense System Interface Control Documents

 

· Lead and facilitate technical discussions and collaboration activities with both internal and external stakeholders to include Prime Contractors and the Missile Defense elements

 

· Actively participate in Framework, RepBox and CTM Program Increment Planning activities

 

· Develop and review verification and validation plan for CTM development and coordination with the accrediting organization

 

· Draft and review technical documents, briefings, white papers, etc

 

· Play a role in overall functional strategic planning of Framework, RepBox and CTM System Engineering processes within the organization

 

Required Qualifications

· MA/MS degree and 12 years of relevant experience or a BA/BS degree and 20 years of relevant experience

· Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance

· Experience in model and simulation development

· Experience in Agile and Lean software development principles

· Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Leaning (ML) concepts and applications

· Experience in software containerization development concepts and applications

· Experience in model and simulation requirements development

· Experience in model and simulation verification and validation

· Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Desired Qualifications

· Experience in Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) signature models

· Experience with environmental models and environmental states and effects

· Experience with missile defense system and/or threat system simulation and model testing processes

· Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

· Experience with DoD and/or MDA acquisition and systems engineering

 

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

 

Education Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Discipline

 

Other Requirements:

Must be a US citizen and be able to hold an active Security Clearance at the Secret Level.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
Accommodation Request: If you are a qualified individual with a disability or are a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our Careers sites as a result of your disability, you have the right to receive assistance in completing the application process. Please send your request to IgniteHR@IgniteNow.Net

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