On-Site Cleared Systems Engineer

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Join AIS as we assist our client with some of the most exciting cutting-edge cloud technologies to asst with our country's intelligence projects. As our client sponsor works to modernize systems and move mission applications to the cloud, you will design, develop, and modify software systems; document and track vendor software roadmaps for software and patch version updates; unit test their software and perform code reviews; and modify and integrate commercial software into cloud environment. AIS is looking for someone passionate about helping our country's defense through a 100% on-site position. TS/SCI with full-scope poly is required.

What you will be doing

• Understand multi-cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, Google, and others and will provide estimated costs of deploying system components to the target environment.

• Coordinate and collaborate across the appropriate groups within security, operations, testing and other teams to provide system information and technical support; create, manage, and update work tickets; ensure that applications and services that fall under their purview are running up to date software versions to include code libraries; and provide weekly status updates regarding schedule deliverables, risks, and dependencies.

• Follow change and configuration management process and tools, manage the progress of COTS product integration and development efforts, comply with the existing programmatic methodologies, and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification.

• Coordinate IT program management activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of briefings and presentations; create, maintain, and brief Project Management Review (PMR) slides for projects; and work in partnership with an integrated team of Sponsor staff and contractors.

Will work onsite. Multiple locations including Chantilly and McLean, VA.

Must be a US Citizen and have and maintain a TS/SCI with full scope polygraph

Our client does not require specific years of experience, but rather we are looking for you to show demonstratable experience for the following skillsets. Not a 100% match? That is okay! Consider applying if you have most of the required skillsets.

• Demonstrated recent experience with managing and delivering using an Agile methodology.

• Demonstrated experience leading an agile developments team to include generating sprint plans.

• Demonstrated experience in technical project management with full lifecycle software development.

• Demonstrated experience meeting schedule and delivery commitments within budget.

• Demonstrated experience in strategically assessing requirements to ensure Sponsor's processes and systems align with emerging technology

• Demonstrated experience using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.

• Demonstrated experience monitoring the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements.

• Demonstrated experience recommending or taking required corrective actions

• Demonstrated experience with risk identification, management, and mitigation.

• Demonstrated experience tailoring complex technical ideas and concepts to be communicated to a range of audiences in briefing and reports.

• Demonstrated experience working with reporting system for notifying system status and to seek approval for deployment to production.

• Demonstrated experience developing detailed design and associated deliverables.

• Demonstrated experience documenting existing processes and mapping them to new process requirements

• Demonstrated experience translating customer and system requirements into design.

• Demonstrated experience designing system interfaces.

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing backend services

• Demonstrated experience developing with AngularJS, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, Bootstrap, and ActionScript.

• Demonstrated experience providing platform training in ServiceNow, Flow Designer and Automated Test Framework.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with and troubleshooting of Internet and Web related protocols and technologies such as Tomcat, Nodejs, Web Services, or SSL.

• Demonstrated recent experience with ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management.
• Demonstrated recent experience with Jira.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining constructive relationships among customers, stakeholders, technical teams, contractors, and senior level staff.

Applied Information Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business need.