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Chief Cyber Systems Engineer

Fort Meade, MD

Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Chief Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate coordinate with additional PMO personnel to assist with generating system operation and technical requirements. The Chief Cyber Systems Engineer will play a crucial role in designing system improvements, and identifying opportunities to improves overall customer systems and then planning how to implement the improvements organization wide. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the current system, proposing changes and ensuring smooth integration of said changes. Dark Wolf is the prime contractor for this effort.

This position is a pivotal program leadership role that directly impacts the development and maintenance of advanced cyber warfare capabilities. The individual in this role will possess the authority to represent the contractor in all contractual matters pertaining to the daily operations of this contract. This indicates a high level of responsibility and decision-making power throughout the engineering lifecycle. The candidate’s effectiveness in managing the technical team and ensuring compliance with stringent security requirements is essential for achieving cyberspace superiority, protecting critical IT infrastructure, and supporting global operations against sophisticated adversaries, thereby contributing directly to national security.

Tasks may include assisting with:

  • Eliciting user input to generate system operational and technical requirements in coordination with PMO personnel.
  • Collaborating with various teams to ensure that the improvements align with the organization’s goals and enhance overall efficiency.
  • Using Stakeholder Analysis, Design Tradeoffs, and Requirements Engineering to define system end state.
  • Examine users’ needs and how the entire system should operate.
  • Comprehending data and data movement across multiple domains and networks.
  • Using Stakeholder Analysis, Design Tradeoffs, and Requirements Engineering to define system end state. Examine users’ needs and how the entire system should operate.
  • Understanding the modern software Agile development methodologies and processes, software developers and integrators use to accomplish the customers’ requirements.
  • Participating in Planning Increment (PI) and Sprint Planning cycles and identify issues or concerns to program leadership.
  • Managing and driving the requirements that make it into the Backlog using an Agile development methodology and processes to accomplish the customers’ software development or integration requirements.
  • Prioritizing and driving Sprint Planning cycles with direction from the government stekeholders.
  • Identifying issues or concerns and communicating them to the program leadership.
  • Maintaining and updating appropriate Confluence and JIRA repositories as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum 7 years’ experience using Agile software development practices.
  • Minimum 5 years leading technical teams through engineering lifecycles.
  • Minimum 5 years creating detailed systems engineering plans to ensure systems work effectively for specific needs.
  • Minimum 5 years using key system engineering principles and practices to build secure, efficient, and resilient systems.
  • Minimum 5 years proven experience within DOD or the IC in data and data movement across multiple domains.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience with data and IT systems recovery.
  • Minimum 3 -5 years hands-on experience with cloud computing systems like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
  • Minimum 3 - 5years system data integration to ensure that all the system and system components work as designed.
  • Minimum 3 years creating detailed engineering plans to ensure systems work effectively for specific needs.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience developing DoDAF artifacts.
  • Minimum 3 years designing data management and analytics systems.
  • Minimum 3 years hands-on experience with data systems like SQL, NoSQL, graph stores.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience with data and IT systems recovery.
  • Detailed knowledge of data types and formats as well as storage practices and design patterns.
  • Detailed knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices and design patterns.
  • Detailed knowledge of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) practices and design patterns.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent technical degree; or in lieu of degree, 5 years of equivalent industry experience
  • Preferred experience should be in DOD or the IC.
  • US Citizenship required, must be clearable up to Top Secret with polygraph.

Desired Qualifications:

  • PMP Certification 

This position is located in Fort Meade, MD. The estimated salary range for this position is $160,000.00 - $200,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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