Systems Engineering, Senior Advisor

peraton· Engineering
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📍 Chantilly, VA, USFULL TIME

About this role

Responsibilities

Overall Assignment Description:

Expert-level Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) Engineers guide and conduct modeling, simulation and analysis activities in support of business stakeholders, analysts, and warfighters to define and analyze system and data requirements to support NGA business and mission processes to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

 

Duties may include:

  • Guides the development and use of complex models, tools and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in Big Data.
  • Guides modeling NGA’s architectures, requirements, and systems performance and considers NGA and NSG strategies and overall vision for the future of GEOINT.
  • Guides the creation of models to support analysis of alternatives, performance trades, design trades and new capabilities and develops alternatives for deployment based on MS&A results in existing NSG architectures and cloud environments.
  • Guides the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor MS&A

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
  • 18+ years of experience working in government or industry modeling large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture environments residing in cloud, on premise, or hybrid
  • Knowledge of tools development and use in cloud
  • Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project work
  • Previous IC or DoD program/project work
  • TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph

Desired:

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or related STEM degree
  • Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and
  • Machine learning
  • 18+ years of experience in Operations
  • Experience performing MS&A on solutions using Cloud-based
  • Experience performing MS&A on solutions using structured and unstructured Big
  • Experience performing MS&A on solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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