Advanced Software Systems Engineer

About the role

Developing mission-critical systems that help keep people safe is what we do. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you'll be part of the team that helps heroes make a true impact. The work we do is important. The challenges we face are career-defining. The opportunity we can offer is one-of-a-kind.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectural recommendations and design inputs to a cross-functional team that develops complex software systems supporting defense/intelligence services and systems.
• Participate in and/or lead all phases of software system development by providing technical strategy, operational concept development, system architecture definition, requirements analysis, use cases, trade studies, and leadership throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support the generation of technical engineering products by using appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
• Develop software architecture artifacts that provide a common understanding of the solution behind complex systems to various stakeholders.
• Coordinate across design, development, test, project leadership, program management, and customer representatives, creating a collaborative environment that focuses on the big picture.
• Work towards a high-level vision while also understanding the importance of details. Identify and mitigate risks and define reasonable trade spaces from which the team can operate.
• Proactively define your own tasks and execute with little oversight. Accomplish program goals despite obstacles, ambiguity, and changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Apply systems thinking to software, processes, people, and organizations. Help harden software and processes into mature, mission-critical, “must-work” products.
• Participate in and/or lead reviews of software systems and provide input on software design decisions based on your prior experience and familiarity with the problem domain, similar work, or related technologies.
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers, motivated to improve our work environment and help others.

Requirements

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Clearance Requirements: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Top Secret preferred. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Use of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to document and support system requirements, design, and analysis.
• Space domain experience.
• Familiarity with public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments.
• Experience or familiarity with Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Identify and Access Management, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker, or OpenShift.
• Cloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or Packer.
• Experience or familiarity with cyber security practices such as encryption, certificate/key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing.
• Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain).
• Experience or familiarity with DevOps concepts and practices.

Benefits

Our commitment to you: An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development. Research-oriented work, alongside award-winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security. Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule). Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more.

Pay

Target salary range: USD $118,519.00/Yr. - USD $131,482.00/Yr.

Schedule

This position is flex but requires at least 3-5 days per week of onsite support at the customer's facility in Boulder, CO.