ACARA Solutions and our client in Scottsdale, AZ have a contract-to-direct hire position available
Senior Principal Engineer Support Specialist
$101.00 per hour
Position Summary:
As a Senior Principal Engineer Support Specialist, you will serve as the organization's premier consultant and external spokesperson on highly significant matters relating to policies, programs, capabilities, and long-range objectives. You will be recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) across multiple disciplines and relied upon to influence, collaborate, and lead beyond the bounds of your immediate team. Your work will have a substantial impact on operational performance, compliance, and organizational direction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the organization's prime technical consultant and spokesperson for complex engineering and policy matters.
- Perform high-level system engineering activities, including requirements analysis, definition, verification/validation, interface design, and integration.
- Develop, analyze, troubleshoot, and support technical tasks during research and product development efforts.
- Conduct detailed research and engineering laboratory tasks such as layout, test, build, modification, troubleshooting, and repair of electronic/electromechanical devices, assemblies, subsystems, and systems.
- Formulate and recommend corrective actions, including schedule changes, resource allocation, and revised technical approaches.
- Develop and evaluate technical security features (e.g., access control, identification/authentication, auditing) to meet governmental cybersecurity and compliance standards.
- Drive the development, modification, and execution of company policies affecting both local operations and broader organizational goals.
- Perform technical planning, cost and risk analysis, and system effectiveness assessments.
- Identify and resolve complex design weaknesses and systemic challenges across projects.
- Independently determine and propose innovative solutions and strategies for engineering tasks.
- Lead and mentor junior-level engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Could you collaborate regularly with senior internal stakeholders, project teams, and external partners?
- Evaluate COTS components, vendor solutions, and technical data to support feasibility assessments and system design decisions.
- Define system specifications and ensure compatibility with both hardware and software.
- Contribute to major programs and mission-critical projects, including Missile Warning/Missile Tracking system integration, testing, and operations.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in systems engineering with an emphasis on system integration, test, and operations, particularly in Missile Warning/Missile Tracking programs.
- Minimum 10 years of DevSecOps experience, including implementation, maintenance, and orchestration of cloud-native platforms and CI/CD pipelines using:
- AWS
- GitLab
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Minimum 10 years of experience monitoring and reviewing operational budgets, schedules, and workforce requirements.
- Demonstrated experience providing technical direction, analyzing data, and producing engineering documentation across the system development life cycle (SDLC).
- Proven leadership in high-impact programs with the ability to influence stakeholders and effect change across organizations.
- Experience with government/commercial engineering standards and risk mitigation strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active insert applicable clearance level, e.g., Secret, Top Secret/SCI .
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- Experience with DoD or Intelligence Community engineering processes and cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
- Certification(s) in cloud or DevSecOps technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Administrator, etc.).
Work Environment:
- May include occasional travel.
- Primarily on-site or hybrid (based on program requirements).
- Collaborative and fast-paced technical team environment.