Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a senior level Systems Engineer to augment the CACI Program that is entrusted by the U.S. Government to provide operations and maintenance, and development of custom financial applications.  We value self-initiated team members who strive to produce high quality work through collaboration with colleagues and customers while making a difference through individual contributions to ensure project success for our team and our customers. We are leading the charge for digital transformation in the intelligence community, so we are seeking team members who are optimistic about leveraging emergent technologies that are strategically aligned to best practices.

As part of CACI’s Intel Application Services, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. You will participate in the process to gather, documents and groom budgetary system requirements and identify opportunities to engineer solutions that address the requirements. You will actively participate in Engineering Review Board activities applying a systems engineering approach to requirements, ensuring they are well defined and actionable by the development and infrastructure teams.  

Responsibilities:

• Develop white papers, studies, analysis of alternatives for internal and external use to advocate on behalf of application modernization and maintenance efforts.

• Support requirements life cycle processes to include issue grooming, hosting engineering solution reviews, and requirements reviews, and generating briefings as required.

• Support authoring and editing of Technical Manuals, Business process documents and other body of evidence artifacts to support Authority to Operate submissions.

• Support program risk assessment, tracking and remediation efforts.

• Support COTS vendor management and product deployment planning efforts.

• Support development of technical solutions and architectures, data workflows, plans, work schedules, and success criteria. 

• Conduct architecture analyses, identify capability gaps, and assess solutions to mitigate capability gaps. 

• Provide project leadership for larger initiatives that span multiple months/quarters.\

• Assess enterprise needs against current capabilities and generating documentation to support future and current operations and sustainment. 

• Deliver products in coordination with the agile project delivery teams and participating in briefings with program and government personnel as required. 

• Assist with recruitment of new staff members. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Required:

• TS/SCI w/ Poly

•  BA/BS Degree in a Technical field (i.e. Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science).

• 7+ years’ experience and demonstrated knowledge performing as Systems Engineer or deriving system requirements

• Experience working within an agile sprint development team environment using Jira and Confluence.

• Demonstrated experience designing, configuring, and maintaining the Information Technology Infrastructure associated with an IT system hosted in the Cloud Security and Compliance (C2S) environment.

• Demonstrated experience reviewing and assessing impact of proposed scope changes to future architectures. Experience accrediting IT systems under the ICD 503 Certification and Accreditation Process.

• Successful track record in providing technical leadership in delivering architecture, engineering, and operation services.

• Ability to creatively collaborate with other program personnel to ensure a unified and well-executed goal.

• Composure and ability to lead with confidence and calmness when faced with competing high-priority projects and difficult decisions and when delivering presentations.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Strong public speaking skills and professional demeanor required. Ability to create original documentation.  

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other tools.

Desired:

• Experience creating and maintaining a Risk Matrix and Risk Mitigation Plan. 

• Configuration Management/Change Management experience. 

• Knowledge of Jira sufficient to build dashboards and reports. 

• AWS Certification.

• Cloud Certification.

What we can offer you:

At CACI, our philosophy of employee development and advancement rests on a cultural foundation of providing unlimited and equal opportunity for growth, recognition, and rewards. We provide the environment, support and responsive, available management to nurture and stretch your abilities. We also offer a career mobility program to make it easy to build a dynamic career at CACI and offer flexible work schedule arrangements to support work/life balance.

• CACI’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) plan allows employees to take vacation as needed, without a set number of minimum or maximum days, and is available day one of employment. 

• CACI has been named one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 2024!

• CACI also has more than 20 Communities of Practice to share and gain skills and knowledge regarding various technologies and topics including SAP, Salesforce, Agile Development, and many more. The associated Learning Academies provide training and certifications to gain additional skills and build your brand.

• We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.

• We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.

• For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$119,800 - $263,600

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.