System Engineer with Security Clearance - Dulles, VA, United States - Avid Technology Professionals

Description

Responsibilities Include:

Leading and collaborating within an Agile Scrum team as an Agile Release Train (ART) lead responsible for developing advanced, leading-edge, cloud-oriented automation and orchestration architectures that provide rigorous, self-validating cybersecurity capabilities to a major U.

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Government customer Leading and facilitating team related Agile events (PI Planning, Release Governance, Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, etc.) while maintaining all artifacts (Backlogs, Decisions, Blockers, etc.) Eliminating impediments and actively addressing issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Program Increment (PI) Escalating as needed when blocking issues are beyond the teams authority or require support from other teams Fostering a collaborative team environment through coaching & leading appropriately Leading and facilitating preparation & readiness for ART events (e.g., PI Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, etc.)

Review high quality technical documentation, including user guides, test plans, and contract deliverable items and supporting product training Leading Agile Scrum teams in the system design and implementation of advanced, cloud-oriented autonomous cybersecurity capabilities Interfacing directly with customers, stakeholders, and end-users regarding capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications
Full lifecycle oversight of requirements driven automation architecture


MANDATORY SKILLS:
Proven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading infrastructure as code (IAC) projects Experience communicating with program leadership Independently driven, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills 8+ years of professional experience in a technology related field 5+ years direct experience in either complex autonomous package builds, autonomous api driven backends, infrastructure automation and orchestration, event driven micro-service architectures, orchestrated infrastructure automation, or configuration driven deployments 2+ years of experience in either AWS, MS Azure or GCP Strong working knowledge of either multi-environment autonomous orchestration, automation tooling, pipeline deployments, or software application integration

Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field
Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education
U.S
Citizenship Active Secret (S) clearance
Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability


OPTIONAL SKILLS:
Experience leading teams and projects at either the tech lead or product owner level Familiarity with Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Git, Ansible, Chef, AWS lambda, terraform or cloud native tools like CloudFormation Programming experience (Java, Javascript, .Net, Python, or Ruby)

Familiarity with using, updating, and programmatically manipulating Linux and Windows Experience with NTP, DNS, Networking, LDAP, or Software repositories Experience with branching and release strategies, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience Experience designing and implementing event driven microservice architectures Experience in technical oversight of individuals and projects Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience Experience with agile tools, including Jira and Jira Align Desired Certifications:
DoD IAT Level II Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner About Avid Technology Professionals Avid Technology Professionals, LLC (ATP) is a premiere provider of software and systems engineering, and acquisition program management services for the community
ATP is actively seeking to pursue contract opportunities with other departments and agencies in the federal government, in state governments, and in the commercial sectors
Delivered by seasoned experts in the IT field, ATP solutions adeptly address the IT concerns manifesting in both the federal and commercial sectors

Employee Benefits The ATP Employee Benefits package includes:

• A Supportive and Equitable Working Environment that is both Stimulating and Challenging
• Competitive Hourly Salary
• Unique Employee Success Sharing Program that allows ATP employees to Share in Company's Successes
• Automatic Approved Overtime (as long as contract permits)
• Retirement Pay (401K); 100% company paid, immediately vested with Profit-Sharing Component
• Company Medical Coverage Plans - HMO, Open Access, PPO plans
• Company Dental Plan - widely accepted, comprehensive, and flexible
• Progressive Overtime Policy
• Flexible Spending Account benefit
• Lucrative Referral Bonus Policy
• Holiday Scheduling that Coincides with Government Holidays
• Robust Professional Expenses & Training Program
• Computer Allowance
• Internet Allowance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance