Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI Required

General Duties:
Join our team of talented engineers in the Annapolis Junction area supporting critical national security programs. Support the analysis, design, development, integration, verification, and validation of a large complex scientific mission system. The primary responsibility will be requirements analysis with mission subject matter experts (SMEs), engineers, and other program stakeholders. Secondary responsibilities include evaluating hardware and software components for integration into the system. Both responsibilities (requirements analysis and component evaluations) will require familiarity with the current on-premise solution (physical hardware) and the planned cloud-hosted platform (Amazon Web Services).
*** Top Secret SCI Clearance with appropriate Polygraph Required ***
Required Experience:

• 10+ years eliciting, refining, explaining, and vetting system requirements
• 8+ years conducting hardware and software component evaluations
• 8+ years supporting programs that leverage Amazon Web Services
• 8+ years working with Linux-based systems

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with basic AWS Services such as EC2, S3, IAM, RDS and CloudWatch
• Familiarity with industry standard commodity hardware for information systems (servers, storage, network devices)
• Familiarity with industry standard software products for information systems (e.g., operating systems and databases)
• Experience with Agile (Scrum) development processes and tools, including Confluence and Jira.

Education/Experience Level:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Certifications Required: None, but AWS certifications are highly desirable

Benefits Offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - 100% Company Paid Premiums
STD, LTD, and Life Insurance - 100% Company paid
401K - Automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required
PTO - 4 weeks/year
Holidays - 11 paid/year
Birthdays off with pay
Referral Bonuses - Upfront AND Annually Recurring
Open Source Bonuses - Contribute to our Github projects
Professional Development - Paid training, Certifications, and Enrichment
ABOUT PHOENIX OPERATIONS GROUP:
Phoenix Operations Group is a high-end engineering services company dedicated to protecting and advancing our national cyber resources. As a small start-up operating out of the Baltimore/Washington DC area, we rely on innovation to continually advance our employees' skills and provide game-changing solutions to our customers.
Our technical competencies include Big Data analytics (batch and streaming), Cloud Computing infrastructure, multi-INT visualization, and enterprise architectures. We support operational missions (All-Source, Financial, CND) and serve as Product Owners for our open-source research initiatives.
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Phoenix Operations Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Phoenix Operations Group does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. ?