Systems Engineer

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Markon is hiring for Systems Engineering roles (Mid-Senior-Expert) to guide engineering teams in taking a multi-disciplined approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.

Support the government in requirements engineering, solutions development, system integration, reliability, and maintainability across the NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Support the planning, analysis, and traceability of user requirements, ensuring alignment with system architectures and cloud-based solutions.
• Support the translation of mission and customer requirements into scalable and high-performance system capabilities.
• Contribute to system architecture development by analyzing and allocating requirements across integrated IT systems.
• Support system integration efforts, ensuring seamless interoperability across platforms, services, and technologies.
• Conduct in-depth technical assessments, including Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Evaluations.
• Support strategic technical planning and risk management aligned with government and agency objectives.

Required Experience:

• Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical/scientific field.
  • Must have experience with the NGA, or highly related geospatial systems engineering.

• Professional Experience:

  • Mid-Level : 6-12 Years of Experience, BS Degree

  • Senior-Level : 12-18 Years of Experience, BS Degree

  • Expert-Level : 18+ Years of Experience, MS Degree

  • Field of Study: Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related STEM field.

  • Proven experience working within government environments, preferably within the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD)

Desired Experience:

• Experience working within government environments, preferably within the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD).
• Experience with Systems Engineering Life Cycle and integration of System of Systems
• Experience in Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and cloud, on-premise, or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages
• Working knowledge of Software Development Frameworks
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Certification