Senior Systems Engineer & Standards Integration Advisor

Overview

WiSC Enterprises is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer and Standards Integration Advisor to provide technical expertise and policy leadership across GEOINT standards development, acquisition documentation, lifecycle assessments, and enterprise conformance efforts. This role supports the advancement of interoperable capabilities across mission systems and acquisition programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic support for standards integration and conformance throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including early insertion of GEOINT standards in requirements, documentation, and testing.
• Develop and implement policy and process guidance for GEOINT metadata and standards compliance, configuration management, and validation/verification activities.
• Conduct technical reviews of acquisition documentation (SOWs, PWSs, TEMPs, ISPs) to ensure alignment with capability-based standards.
• Lead and support conformance assessments, documentation updates, and lifecycle risk mitigation efforts related to imagery, motion data, and ISR systems.
• Collaborate on cross-functional forums and policy boards to drive standards adoption and capability interoperability within multi-national and domestic programs.
• Guide the configuration and governance of enterprise standards baselines and develop conformance evaluation criteria.
• Provide thought leadership on GEOINT metadata strategy, standards implementation planning, and performance tracking.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Management/Information Technology or a related field.
• 10-15 years of experience in systems engineering, standards integration, and acquisition support within defense or intelligence domains.
• Strong background in GEOINT metadata, ISR platforms, and systems interoperability.
• Demonstrated success leading standards conformance initiatives and cross-agency assessments.
• Extensive experience developing acquisition and policy documentation, including milestone planning, standards scorecards, and lifecycle assessments.
• TS/SCI with POLY is required to start

Desired Qualifications

• Safe Agilist Certification.
• Familiarity with DoD policy and documentation frameworks (e.g., JCIDS, DoDI 8310/8330).
• Prior experience supporting international or allied interoperability efforts and developing configuration-managed standards baselines.
• Background in unmanned systems, motion imagery, or airborne ISR integration.
• Proposal support and task order team lead experience across multiple contract vehicles.