(U) Requirements:

• (U) Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• (U) Debug existing software and correct defects
• (U) Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• (U) Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• (U) Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• (U) Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• (U) Write or review software and system documentation
• (U) Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
• (U) Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
• (U) Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
• (U) Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• (U) Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
• (U) Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
• (U) Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design

Level 2 Additional Requirements:

• (U) Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
• (U) Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• (U) Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
• (U) Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
• (U) Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met

Level 3 Additional Requirements:

• (U) Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
• (U) Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
• (U) Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
• (U) Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
• (U) Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance

Salary Range: $130,000-$220,000

(U) Qualifications:

Level 1:

(U) Seven (7) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Level 2:

(U) Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Level 3:

(U) Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DESCRIPTION:

Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. 

• Salary $130,000-$165,000

QUALIFICATIONS: 

LEVEL 2:

Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. 

LEVEL 3:

Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Task Description:

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of APIs required for the interoperability of enterprise management components working as an integrated system. Additional tasking shall include publishing an enterprise management ICD and defining interface development standards and requirements.

Task Required Skills:

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience developing with multiple programming languages such as C++, Python and/or Java in a Linux environment
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI 
• Experience designing and implementing REST interfaces
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Experience with concepts, methods, and best practices for securing APIs
• Experience with microservices architecture patterns
• Experience with automating API testing
• Experience with Git Version Control System

SWE-4 Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

OR

Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

EDUCATION:

BA or BS from an accredited college or university in Math, Science, Engineering or Statistics, or related field is required. Five (5) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

DESCRIPTION:

Looking for a well-rounded Test Engineer who will join a team of existing Test Engineers and be able to hit the ground running. A self-starter who can work well primarily independently but often in a group setting as well. The individual will wear multiple hats and as a result must be able to context switch and handle multiple assigned tasks simultaneously. The team is responsible for performance testing state of the art computing systems at a large scale 

• Salary Range: XX-$235,000

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: (Multiple Levels; minimum 2 years of experience)

• Five (5)+ years of experience as a Test Engineer
• Experience with system-level testing (hardware + software)
• Proficiency with Linux, standard Linux/Unix tools, and at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, Perl, etc.)
• Experience running performance benchmarks
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Familiar with formal testing process.
• Familiar with issue tracking (JIRA) and generating test reports.

“NICE TO HAVE” EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of / experience with HPC applications and algorithms
• Experience with software / test automation
• Experience with computer architecture (compute, memory, storage)
• Experience with data analytics and reporting
• Knowledge of multi-threading / parallel programming libraries (MPI, pthreads, OpenMP, etc.)
• Knowledge of GPU-related software/libraries (CUDA, OpenCL, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain the integrity, security, and availability of database(s)
• Establish and maintain database user accounts
• Administer, maintain, and Implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s)
• Organize and format data for efficient query and storage processes
• Evaluate requirements and recommends available DBMS products
• Provide server administration with a variety of database products that include Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE
• Perform disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data
• Develop policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s)
• Perform database and software life-cycle activities to ensure highest level of system performance and availability
• Support data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations
• Coordinate database architecture changes with Database Engineer (DBE)s
• Direct the monitoring, administrating, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure and reloading data into a database
• Direct the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views
• Directs the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies and technologies
• Salary Range $150,000-$162,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ten (10) years experience as a DBA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional DBA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience
• Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
• Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
• Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
• Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
• Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
• Select, develop, & use analysis tools
• Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks
• Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
• Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points
• Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities
• Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
• Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
• Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
• Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
• Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
• Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
• Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
• Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities
• Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
• Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
• Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
• Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan
• Define and provide technical direction and guidance for the Level 1 tasks to the Level 0 and Level 1 TEs assigned to the task
• Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader
• Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Salary Range: $140,000-165,000

LEVEL 3:

• Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
• Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
• Ensure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity risk
• Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
• Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products
• Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team as needed to ensure proper coordination of T&E activities
• Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk: develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL 2:

Five (5) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

LEVEL 3:

Eight (8) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DESCRIPTION:

Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

• Salary Range: $150,000-$270,000

REQUIREMENTS:

• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL1:

Seven (7) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

LEVEL2:

Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

LEVEL3:

Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DESCRIPTION:

Looking for a highly skilled Software Developer who will join a team of existing developers and be able to hit the ground running. The developer should work well independently as well as on a team. The team is responsible for authoring performance benchmarks for state of the art (sometimes barely on the market) computing systems at a large scale. A strong understanding of high-performance computing, low-level programming languages and techniques, and computer architecture is required for this position. Below is a list of Skills and Technologies. It is required that any candidate have high levels of proficiency in at least half of the items listed in the “Skills/Background” section.

• Salary Range: XX-$285,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline. An additional four (4) years of software development experience on projects with similar software development processes may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree

REQUIRED: (Multiple Levels)

• Five (5) – Twenty (20) years of experience as a SW Engineer
• Strong understanding of low-level programming languages and techniques
• Strong understanding of computer architecture

SKILLS/BACKGROUND: (Desired)

• C/C++
• Assembly language programming
• Parallel Programming (MPI, SHMEM and/or UPC variations)
• Compilers, linkers, debuggers (gcc, gdb, clang/llvm, etc.)
• ELF binary format
• Computer architecture
• Computer architecture
• Make/CMake
• Doxygen
• Git
• Jira/Confluence
• Redhat/CentOS Linux

DESCRIPTION:

The HPC Software Engineer (HSE) designs, develops; tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software for HPC (high performance computing) systems based upon documented requirements, Critical for an HSE is either a very strong math background and/or a very strong Computer hardware background, One or both of these is required in order for the HSE to be able to understand the intricacies of the HPC architecture that is being targeted by the software being developed, or to understand the complex mathematical principles which-underlie the software applications being developed. The systems might include, but are not limited to, processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works -individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.

• Salary Range: $200,000-$285,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL 2:

Master’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. OR

Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Seven (7) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

LEVEL 3:

Master’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Nine (9) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Task Required Skills:

• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience using the Unix command line
• General HPC technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage components
• Experience developing with multiple high level programming languages in a Unix environment
• Experience with HPC open source parallel programming methods such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, Open MPI, and UPC
• Experience developing test plans, operational assessment test reports, and associated documentation
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience with automating test procedures
• Experience with performing benchmarking testing

DESCRIPTION:

Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Salary Range: $95,000-$175,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL 1:

Two (2) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

LEVEL 2:

Five (5) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

LEVEL 3:

Eight (8) years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DESCRIPTION:

LEVEL 2:

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for supporting the CCE Marketplace and services. The CCE Marketplace provides several containerized services that customers can provision and access on demand inside of a Kubernetes cluster. Some of the services include GitLab CI/CD, Jupyter Notebooks, Jenkins, and several other products.

Additional tasking shall include maintenance and troubleshooting of containerized applications, upgrading services, and supporting CCE Marketplace customers. As required, the Software Engineer shall develop any required software for new CCE Marketplace functionality and services.

LEVEL 3:

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing rapid experimental prototypes of particular capabilities associated with the improvement and modernization of metrics and monitoring capabilities within the Y33 organization. Tasking shall also include demonstrations to validate concepts and to prove operational capability and scalability.

LEVEL 4:

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the design and implementation of a suite of APIs required for the interoperability of enterprise management components working as an integrated system. Additional tasking shall include publishing an enterprise management ICD and defining interface development standards and requirements.

• Salary Range: $180,000-$240,000

REQUIREMENTS:

LEVEL 2:

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience with Bash/Python scripting
• Experience developing Java applications using Spring/Spring Boot
• Experience developing/deploying services on Kubernetes
• Experience working with and developing REST APIs
• Experience creating containerized applications/services using Docker
• Experience with Git Version Control System

LEVEL 3:

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience developing with multiple high level programming languages in a Linux environment
• Experience with metrics collection, monitoring, and alerting concepts, best practices, and tools
• Experience with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Elastic Stack, Splunk, and Prometheus
• Experience developing with messaging frameworks such as Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ
• Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Key/Value and Time-series databases such as OpenTSDB
• Experience designing, implementing, and consuming REST/and or gRPC interfaces
• Experience with CI/CD concepts, principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI 

LEVEL 4:

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience developing with multiple programming languages such as C++, Python and/or Java in a Linux environment
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI 
• Experience designing and implementing REST interfaces
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Experience with concepts, methods, and best practices for securing APIs
• Experience with microservices architecture patterns
• Experience with automating API testing
• Experience with Git Version Control System

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL2:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

OR

Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

LEVEL 3:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5)

years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

OR

Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

LEVEL 4:

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

OR

Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
• Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Salary $150,000-$160,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience
• OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area).
• OR A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience
• OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience.

*Note 1 – Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.

*Note 2 – Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics

DESCRIPTION

Exploitation analysts have many of the same skills of DNEAs, but their primary mission is more focused on exploitation. In addition to maintaining DNEA-level understanding of adversary networks, exploitation analysts have to understand network defenses and vulnerabilities to create exploitation plans and make operational adjustments.

Salary Range: $110,000-$255,000

REQUIREMENTS

Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering.  Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration.  If not credited toward education requirements, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20-24 week courses will count as 6 months of experience, 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience).

CERTIFICATIONS

18 semester hours of military training/ coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate’s degree (applicable to Level 1 – Level 4).

QUALIFICATIONS

Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security)

DESCRIPTION:

Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience
• Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities
• Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
• Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
• Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
• Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
• Select, develop, & use analysis tools
• Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks
• Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
• Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points
• Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities
• Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
• Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
• Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
• Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
• Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
• Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports)
• Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
• Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities
• Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
• Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
• Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan
• Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan
• Define and provide technical direction and guidance for the Level 1 tasks to the Level 0 and Level 1 TEs assigned to the task
• Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader
• Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

Five (5) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

DESCRIPTION:

Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier II (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Candidate has to have basic Linux skills

*All SA positions require on-call rotation support

• Salary Range: $70,000-$98,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL 1:

Five (5) years’ experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Information Technology:

• One (1) year experience in Linux, Unix, Windows or Cisco OS operating system
• Two (2) years’ experience administering Linux, Unix or Windows Operating System
• One (1) year experience installing software packages such as iso and RedHat package Managers (rpm)

Desired Qualifications:

• One (1) year experience configuring, troubleshooting, monitoring, and administering a messaging service (such as Java Messaging Service, TIBCO, ActiveMQ, Artemis, Kafka)

Other:

• CWIP: IAT Level I Certification, IA Baseline Certificate in Linux, Unix, Windows or Cisco OS operating system

LEVEL 2:

Ten (10) years’ experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Information Technology:

• One (1) year experience in Linux, Unix, Windows or Cisco OS operating system
• Five (5) years’ experience administering Linux, Unix or Windows Operating System
• Three (3) years’ experience installing software packages such as .iso and RedHat package Managers (rpm)

Desired Qualifications:

• Three (3) years’ experience configuring, troubleshooting, monitoring, and administering a messaging service (such as Java Messaging Service, TIBCO, ActiveMQ, Artemis, Kafka)

Other:

• CWIP: IAT Level I Certification, IA Baseline Certificate in Linux, Unix, Windows, or Cisco OS operating system