Senior Systems Engineer

Primary Responsibilities:

• Requirements Development and Analysis, System Architecting, Systems Engineering, Data Architectures Analysis, and Systems and Operational Performance Analysis
• Influences development of solutions that impact customer requirements and standard body contributions in support of function strategies and operations
• Perform cost-benefit analyses of customer subcontractor proposals and/or future service plans, provide recommendations and prioritize initiatives for the customer
• Influence and recommend new technical solutions, and recommend prioritization of development and service implementation efforts / proposals
• Resolves highly complex problems using application of technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning, and operations
• Analyze service provider deliverables (solution design documents, test plans, etc.) and provide customer feedback and recommendations
• Propose and develop test cases / scenarios for service requirement verification
• End products may be technical documents, reports, white papers, and briefings for Leidos’ ECD customers
• Produces solutions to a variety of problems that may arise in an expeditious and timely manner
• Makes presentations to colleagues and Government customers on an occasional basis
• Works independently, as part of, or leading a technical team, in support of systems engineering projects
• Leads and manages the work of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results
• Reviews and approves customer deliverables developed by junior staff
• Works to gain mutual acceptance and agreement on new concepts, practices, and approaches
• The position involves participation in virtual meetings and occasional in-person meetings with Leidos team and Government staff at various locations in the National Capitol Region (NCR)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in an Engineering field (Systems, Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred) with 8-12 years overall engineering experience or Master’s Degree with 6-10 years overall engineering experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain security clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)
• No initial clearance needed to start the program; however, you must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Candidate must live within commuting distance from the work site
• Demonstrated experience in architecting and deploying broadband communications networks including Wi-Fi, optical and fixed wireless access networks, implementing voice, video, data services.
• Broadband cable provider experience, specifically with network architecture, resiliency, product/service development and traffic engineering
• In-depth understanding of communications standards and specifications, preferably within cable service communications (DOCSIS, PON, etc.)
• Proficient with communication networks, Internet Protocol (IP), and an understanding of network virtualization technologies and information security
• Subject matter expert within cable broadband and implementing QoS mechanisms to achieve performance requirements
• Experience implementing SD-WAN solutions
• Familiarity with the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC)
• Subject matter expert within cable broadband and voice domain
• Experience with network testing and protocol analyzer tools