Missile Defense Software Expert, Senior

As an expert in missile defense systems, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive knowledge and skills to guide teams as they solve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

About the role

As a Missile Defense Expert, you’ll bring your technical, analytical, and strategic expertise to work on projects related to fire control and weapon-target pairing for complex weapons systems. You’ll analyze and capture functional needs of the user community to enhance design and system capabilities for a critical defense system. We’ll look to you to identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes to improve operations. You’ll develop the next generation of U.S. missile defense systems and deliver solutions and capabilities to meet the homeland defense mission.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with the design, development, testing, or analysis for Missile Defense Weapons Systems or Fire Control Systems
• 7+ years of experience with weapon system engineering, planning, and integration
• Experience with weapon system requirements, design, and performance analysis for features such as engageability, interceptability, and lethality
• Experience with systems architecture, requirements management, and technical baseline management
• Experience with reviews of complex systems in accordance with the System Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process
• Knowledge of Systems Modeling Language (SysML), DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
• Ability to effectively communicate, work independently and collaboratively on a cross-functional team, and demonstrate initiative to complete complex tasks to achieve program goals in a fast-paced environment
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to have

• Experience with strategic and operational-level missile defense planning, employment, and concepts of operations
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Experience with embedded programming and scripting languages such as Rust, C, C++, Python, Java, or JavaScript
• Experience developing software within an Agile framework and DevSecOps infrastructure as part of a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience designing the architecture and containerized services with Kubernetes
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree

Benefits

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

We prioritize collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. Employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.