Must possess and be able to maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph.
Requires 10 to 12 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, 8 to 10 years with a Master of Science or Master of Arts degree, or 5 to 7 years with a PhD.
Knowledge of and experience executing Scaled Agile Framework methodology.
More than 4 years of experience leading Agile initiatives for systems engineering processes, with integration and closure experience within the overall customer domain.
Expertise in establishing technical mission capability statements and solution or program epics.
Experience creating and maintaining capability roadmaps and schedules traced to Agile epics and Program Increments.
Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing and analyzing alternatives.
Experience as an Agile product owner prioritizing developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries.
Knowledge of the customer's mission capabilities, including GEOINT, SIGINT, or Multi-INT domains, and overall space and ground architecture.
Ability to recognize, understand, respect, and operate effectively within various Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance, Federally Funded Research and Development Center, and Government lines of authority.
Responsibilities
Help the customer transition to acquisitions leveraging Agile principles and Scaled Agile Framework methodologies.
Develop Agile evolution guidance and training for a large organization.
Incorporate Agile processes into the Systems Engineering Plan.
Serve in a Product Owner capacity by maintaining capability roadmaps traced to epics, solutions or portfolios, and features needed to prioritize developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries.
Provide subject matter expertise and Agile best practices to teams coordinating Concepts of Operations and architecture products.
Decompose system requirements into Mission Capability Statements.
Translate Mission Capability Statements into solution epics and features.
Assess system and developer program schedules and risks.
Lead readiness and release planning events supporting system- and acquisition-level ground milestones.
Support Agile test and DevOps verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives supporting expanded GEOINT, SIGINT, and Multi-INT mission capabilities.
Assess and define Agile and systems engineering processes and continuously create efficiencies.
Lead projects and teams as a Solution Train Engineer for evolving systems.
Interact frequently with clients and support system and mission strategy development across various ground offices.
Interact daily with the customer and supporting contractors while following customer standards and processes through the program life cycle.
Interact with multiple Acquisition Offices and facilitate risk and action closure with Acquisition Offices and users.
Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and recommendation briefings.
Job Description
The successful candidate will help the customer transition to acquisitions leveraging Agile principles and SAFe methodologies. The candidate will develop Agile evolution guidance and training for a large organization and incorporate Agile processes into the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP). The candidate may also serve in a Product Owner capacity maintaining capability roadmaps traced to epics, solutions/portfolios and features necessary to prioritize developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise and agile best practices to teams coordinating CONOPS and architecture products, decomposing system requirements into Mission Capability Statements (MCSs), translating MCSs into solution epics and features, assessing system and developer program schedule and risks, leading readiness and release planning events in support of system and acquisition-level ground milestones, and supporting agile test and DevOps verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded GEOINT, SIGINT and Multi-INT mission capabilities.
The candidate will have the aptitude to assess and define Agile and SE processes and continuously create efficiencies, and may lead projects and teams as a Solution Train Engineer for evolving systems, have frequent client interactions, and support system and mission strategy development across the various ground offices. The candidate will have daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors, and will need to follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle.
Candidate will interact with multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and facilitate risk and action closure with Acquisition Offices and users, and support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and support to recommendation briefings.
Qualifications
Must posses and be able to maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
Requires 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD
Knowledge of, and experience executing, SAFe Agile methodology
More than 4 years’ experience leading Agile initiatives for systems engineering processes Integration and closure experience within overall customer domain
Expertise in establishing technical mission capability statements and solution/program epics
Experience creating and maintaining capability roadmaps and schedules traced to Agile Epics and Program Increments
Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives
Experience as an Agile product owner prioritizing developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries
Knowledge of customer's mission capabilities (to include GEOINT, SIGINT or Multi-INT domains) and overall space and ground architecture
Commitment to recognize, understand, respect and operate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority
Additional Information
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