Job Description

Job Description:

Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment. 

We are seeking a  Systems Engineer I to analyze functional business requirements, design specifications, and system architectures to support  DoD operations and IT modernization . This role involves assessing existing systems, implementing new solutions, and collaborating with  engineering teams to develop  next-generation IT systems for military applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze functional business requirements and design specifications for  DoD IT and engineering systems .
• Identify and resolve problems in  existing system designs while leading new system implementations.
• Enhance  existing IT systems and participate in the analysis, design, and deployment of  next-generation IT solutions .
• Evaluate  commercially available IT products (COTS)and integrate them into mission-critical applications.
• Develop system requirements to ensure proper implementation by  architecture and engineering teams .
• Collaborate closely with programmers, system administrators, and cybersecurity experts.
• Maintain expertise in  telecommunications concepts, computer languages, operating systems, databases/DBMS, and middleware .
• Support  system integration, software testing, and security evaluations to meet DoD compliance standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance: TS preferred

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher OR
  • High School Diploma or GED Certificate with 1 year of relevant experience.

• Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher OR
• 1 year of relevant experience with a High School Diploma or GED Certificate.
• Strong understanding of  systems engineering principles, IT architecture, and defense system integration .
• Familiarity with  DoD cybersecurity policies, risk management frameworks (RMF), and IT governance .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with  classified military systems and secure networks .
• Knowledge of  cloud computing technologies (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) .
• Familiarity with  DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security integration .
• Certifications such as  Security+, CISSP, or DoD-approved systems engineering credentials .

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