IT Engineer (Level 3)

About the role

The IT Engineer will develop, implement, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse IT systems supporting mission-critical operations. Responsibilities include working independently and as part of a team on advanced systems analysis projects, reviewing and testing IT systems for compliance, documenting results, and resolving technical issues across hardware and software components.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify IT systems, including power, control systems, software, hardware, and equipment
• Manage and tune technology to achieve expected performance and availability levels
• Develop and review system architectures and models
• Recommend architectural options and business cases for IT decisions
• Oversee major portions of system architecture to ensure long-term scalability and reliability
• Lead large-scale or complex IT engineering projects
• Manage installations, maintenance, and support of technical infrastructures
• Resolve major technical issues through durable, long-term solutions
• Interface with senior leadership, government, and contractor personnel to deliver technical briefs, communicate project status, and provide written and verbal updates on progress, challenges, and proposed resolutions
• Provide highly technical and specialized solutions to complex information processing problems
• Analyze business requirements through research and interviews
• Prepare comprehensive summary and final reports
• Develop, implement, and enforce security procedures for design reviews, operational monitoring, and incident response
• Apply advanced IT and engineering principles to guide technological and operational development from concept to final product

Requirements

• Must have the ability to design, develop, and verify IT systems, manage and tune technology to achieve expected performance and availability levels, develop and review system architectures and models, recommend architectural options and business cases for IT decisions, and oversee major portions of system architecture to ensure long-term scalability and reliability.
• Must possess the ability to lead large-scale or complex IT engineering projects, manage installations, maintenance, and support of technical infrastructures, and resolve major technical issues through durable, long-term solutions.
• Must have the ability to interface with senior leadership, government, and contractor personnel to deliver technical briefs, communicate project status, and provide written and verbal updates on progress, challenges, and proposed resolutions.
• Must possess the ability to provide highly technical and specialized solutions to complex information processing problems, analyze business requirements through research and interviews, and prepare comprehensive summary and final reports.
• Must be capable of developing and conducting training programs, advising on system enhancements or modifications, and providing technical guidance for integrating new platforms with consideration of cost, schedule, and performance impacts.
• Must have the ability to develop, implement, and enforce security procedures for design reviews, operational monitoring, and incident response, while applying advanced IT and engineering principles to guide technological and operational development from concept to final product.
• Must have a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience as an IT Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government, or ten (10) years of experience with a master’s degree, or a total of sixteen (16) years of IT Engineer experience if a degree is not held; experience with mobility services is also required.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Benefits

At Kaizen Approach, we offer a variety of benefits including:

• 4 weeks of PTO
• 11 holidays
• Gifted 401k
• Profit sharing
• Paid training

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