Senior Systems Evaluation Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Systems Evaluation Engineer to support the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in driving enterprise-wide digital modernization and data-centric transformation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage a controlled, non-production test environment strategy to safely evaluate technology concepts from industry, academia, and internal teams before network deployment.
• Formulate a repeatable technical evaluation framework to assess candidate technologies for operational feasibility, cybersecurity risks, and architectural compatibility.
• Establish structured transition gates and evaluation criteria to create clear pathways from initial sandbox assessment to formal pilot programs, broader testing, or project termination.
• Develop and implement robust methodologies for enterprise application and portfolio engineering, including comprehensive baseline inventories and scoring models to assess technical debt.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership regarding the retention, retirement, consolidation, modernization, or transition of existing enterprise applications.
• Produce high-level strategic communication materials, including executive decision memoranda, formal options papers, briefing decks, and recurring portfolio dashboards to facilitate informed leadership decisions.
• Define security and access models for testing environments, including procedures for handling synthetic or sanitized data during technical evaluations.

Requirements

• Experience designing, implementing, or managing technology test environments, innovation sandboxes, or pilot programs within a large enterprise.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven ability to conduct rigorous technical evaluations, assess enterprise architecture fit, and identify potential cybersecurity risks in emerging software and hardware solutions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated history of producing executive-level briefing materials, options papers, and decision support memoranda.
• Ability to work collaboratively as an enterprise advisor, translating complex data and technical concepts into actionable insights for senior-level stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related technical discipline.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

Qualifications

• Prior experience directly supporting executive leadership within the Department of War or federal government.
• Familiarity with the Army Materiel Command mission space, Supply Chain logistics, and the Organic Industrial Base (OIB).
• Working knowledge of modern software development practices, including Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) methodologies, cloud integration, and Application Programming Interface (API) standards.
• Experience utilizing data visualization platforms and enterprise operational dashboards (such as Army Vantage) to track performance metrics and technology consumption.
• Experience in application portfolio rationalization, including evaluating legacy systems, identifying technical debt, and making strategic recommendations for modernization or divestment.
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Engineering Management, or a related field.