Systems Engineer | Cleared | Colorado Springs

JOB SUMMARY

Zivaro's NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract (NISSC) II Team provides engineering expertise and IT services in support of various NORAD, NORTHCOM, USSTRATCOM, and US Space Force Command and Control (C2) missions. The NISSC II-covered systems provide timely, accurate, unambiguous, and continuous classified communications and processing capability in operations centers at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Vandenberg, California; and other worldwide operational locations. In concert with the prime NISSC II contractor, Jacobs Technologies, Zivaro's employees performs enterprise architecture, system engineering, software development, system integration, and system test duties to fulfill NISSC II operations, maintenance, and sustainment requirements.

Experience supporting capability development, delivery, and sustainment of Command and Control (C2) systems within an Agile environment supporting the missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness (SDA) domains is highly desired. Multiple positions at varied experience levels needed!

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate should possess the ability to be part of an integrated team tasked with developing and maintaining the physical, functional, and technical requirements baselines necessary to describe the desired capabilities of the NISSC II-covered command & control systems.
• Candidate must possess an understanding of systems engineering process and principles.
• Candidates should have experience developing system engineering artifacts (e.g. specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, etc.).
• Candidates should have experience working with other systems, software and specialty engineers to develop solutions.
• Successful candidate will perform use case development and prepare systems engineering artifacts including definition of Epics and Features to be developed by program Cross-Functional Product Teams to implement customer requested capabilities. Based on understanding of the design and results of comparisons, use related systems engineering tools and documents to analyze, understand, and propose changes to systems engineering analysis, user CONOPS and system operational concepts, and system and interface requirements specifications in support of NISSC II.
• Support the development and review of interface documents, system requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM) development, architectural documentation, and author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews.
• Excellent communications skills are required (written and oral) as is the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Able to write and implement engineering plans within a project.
• Familiarity with the application and use of systems engineering tools for requirements management and Object-Oriented requirements definition (e.g. DOORS) is also desired.
• Experience with / knowledge of MBSE, SysML, model-based engineering, or IBM Rhapsody desired.
• Experience with Agile Methods, and Epic and Feature definition is a significant plus.
• Active Secret Security clearance required - Top Secret is preferred

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Associates or Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS Engineering, Computer Science, or Math); or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is required

U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions at Zivaro, due to security clearance requirements for government/federal contracts held by Zivaro.

EEO STATEMENT

ZIVARO fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation and other benefits related to employment based on qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. In accordance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation upon request during the application process to eligible applicants in order that they may be given a full and fair opportunity to be considered for employment.

40 Flex

40 Flex