Nisga’a Data Systems is honored to provide highly skilled, cleared personnel serving those who are committed to our national defense, security, and mission across five continents. We are dedicated to delivering capabilities and services that inspire confidence.

Summary:

Nisga'a Data Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer in either Dulles, VA or Rockville, MD.

This program supports our federal customer who plays a key role in providing direct cybersecurity engineering support. This program provides systems and security engineering and integration support to specific Government-sponsored projects, pilots, and prototypes. This includes solution planning and engineering, defining security requirements, target architecture, interoperability and integration, system testing, Verification and Validation, Modeling and Simulation, studies and analysis, post-deployment security validation (PDSV), and project risk management. As part of this team, you will contribute to the engineering of current and emerging cybersecurity systems, policies, and processes to enforce standards and identify vulnerabilities and capability gaps and reduce cybersecurity risk of our customer networks.

**This position’s office location can be either Dulles, VA, or Rockville, MD.**

Essential Job Functions:

• Identify and capture program level requirements for new and upgraded cyber security systems and services that support the customer’s mission. This work will be performed as part of a SAFe implementation, with a specific focus on Epic definition and Agile Release Train (ART) requirements.
• Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to establish high-level solution intent which includes high level architect views, and document high-level requirements. This position also includes requirements traceability support for enterprise-level documentation and artifacts.
• Support implementation of the Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) for the program and customer environment.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong system engineering skills
• Understanding of Agile development and delivery
• Knowledge of Agile tools such as Jira Align and Jira
• Experience in SDLC
• Experience in requirements analysis and management
• Experience in Use Case development
• Experience in Lean Business Case creation
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with teammates
• Ability to develop and communicate a technical solution

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of SAFe implementation
• Experience working in an Agile environment and with Agile tools
• Understanding of System of Systems
• Experience in Project Management
• Experience in Risk Management
• Knowledge of MBSE
• Knowledge of SysML/UAF