Senior Requirements / Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

James Scott, LLC is seeking a Senior Requirements / Systems Engineer in support of one of its customers located in Northern VA with a choice of Chantilly or Springfield, VA. This shall be a tremendous opportunity for the selected candidate. The selected engineer shall apply a uniformed approach to design and implementation of systems and various processes. Duties may include:
• Capture and translate mission and customer requirements to transform them into capabilities, testing, and validation of services.

• Analyze and allocate requirements to systems architecture components and oversee the development, testing, and validation of systems and services.

• Coordinate the integration of systems and services into enterprise architecture, to include overseeing deployment.

• OPCON to the Chief Engineer and team to deliver desired outcomes for the customer.
• Maintain consistency with the Agency's requirements process and CIO strategy while developing engineering artifacts, requirements documentation, and business cases.
• Implement solid strategic plans and programs in coordination with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with customer Integrated Program Offices, segments, matrixes - technical offices, other customer acquisition offices, and stakeholders.
• Perform Interface with the Agency Model-Based Systems Engineering system.
• Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix for the program to ensure all requirements are allocated and tested when needed.
• Allocate strategic level requirements and needs from SOCs, ECDs, CDDs, and Agency OPS, as appropriately deemed.
• Developing and maintaining program performance measures.
• Develop and participate in systems engineering projects and committees instituting deep knowledge to appropriate audiences.
• Ensure and inform management on any potential issues, risks and opportunities immediately.
• Guide and mentor subordinate Engineers.

• Use the Joint Architecture Reference Models to analyze and identify potential architectural gaps, leverage existing resources, and assist with invest and divest decisions for the program. Skills and Required Experience:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
• Active DoD TS/SCI.

• Senior-level experience working in a Requirements Engineering field or related field that presents the ability to successfully perform the associated tasks.
• Ability to coordinate with users and stakeholders to develop Sensor program requirements for new and changing mission needs.

• Demonstrated experience tracing program and project requirements to the source requirement such as the Joint Architecture Reference Models, and JARM Technical Service Types for analysis. Addition Skills (NOT Required):
• Knowledge of GEOINT missions and IC.
• Scrum Master experience.
• Familiarity with NGA's Request for Change (RFC) process to validate and assign program requirements to NGA segments.
• Familiar with agile development, participation in scrums, solution epics dev, lean business cases, program epics, and user stories.
• Experience using DOORS NextGen to interface with Enterprise Requirement Management.
• Experience or familiarity with tools such as CONFLUENCE, JIRA, and Tableau for tracking requirements, documents, and backlog progress.
• Previous experience with NatGeo or similar orgs and program/project work experience.