Lead Systems Engineer

Description

Leidos is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer/Architect, a significant leadership position as part of a team supporting the Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) in Columbia, MD or Pensacola, FL. 

The Lead Systems Engineer/Architect will coordinate support tasks for all related Systems Engineering/Architecture efforts including, but not limited to the application of Systems Engineering, Requirements Analysis and complex Systems Design in support of the DISA Defensive Cyber Mission.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides supervision up to 12 staff members.   

• Able to lead across groups

• Shows self-initiative / self starter

• Familiarity with observability (monitoring, metrics, etc.)

• Familiarity with running Linux systems in production

• Familiarity with running production workloads in a hybrid AWS/On-prem environment

• Familiarity using COTS/Open Source systems observability tools: Prometheus, Data Dog, Nagios, New Relic, SysDig, Zabbix, Elastic, etc

• Familiarity with principles of Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, System Immutability

• Familiarity with running RedHat Enterprise systems in production in a Federal environment under multiple classification levels

• Familiarity using & extending COTS/Open Source systems observability tools to build an observability pipeline: Kafka, Zabbix, Telegraf

• Some familiarity with running Windows Server workloads with Linux and Windows Integration

Basic Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in Federal Government Systems Engineering/Architecture is absolutely necessary.

Prior experience in leading large organizations with complex requirements and needs for Systems Engineering/Architecture efforts.

Leadership of technical teams with similar skills.

MA/MS in a technical discipline with at least 15 years of experience

CISSP or equivalent level certification

Active Secret Clearance Required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Defensive Cyber Systems and Operations

Experience with DISA Defensive Cyber Platforms

Familiarity with SAFe Agile

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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