Senior Systems Engineer

SSAI seeks a Systems Engineer, Senior Advisor to perform functions in support of a program located in Annapolis Junction, MD.  

 Additional responsibilities include the following:

• Provide support to large-scale systems, major system elements, and/or interfacing systems.
• Provide overall system engineering expertise in the architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design and/or implementation, or testing for the program.
• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architecture to develop system requirements specifications.
• Support cloud technology adoption, specifically the adoption of business tools into the cloud architecture.
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
• Review and draft white papers and technical marketing and training materials.

Required Qualifications:

•  Four (4) years demonstrated experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated ability to work experience with OpenSource (NoSQL) products such as Hbase /Accumulo, or Big Table
• At least 3 years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems
• Experience in Python, K8 familiarity SA work with STE/STN 
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph required.

 Desired Qualifications: 

•  Scripting / software experience

 EOE, including disability/vets

 Physical Requirements:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.