Markon is seeking an experienced, results-oriented Systems Engineering SME with experience in Standards or Technical Specifications to join the team in Bethesda, MD. The successful candidate will play a critical role in improving and maintaining our client's technical specification repository by applying structured systems engineering approaches.
Responsibilities- Engage with stakeholders to understand the intent of technical specifications; assess impacts to IT architecture; and translate requirements into authoritative, machine-readable formats using systems engineering and software development best practices.
- Develop familiarity with the team’s existing tools and support the migration to a new technical stack, ensuring continuity, efficiency, and adherence to best practices.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a junior team member to support skill development and professional growth.
Required:
An active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is required to be considered
- Requires BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience OR;
- Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience.
- May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
- Revelent experience may be used in lieu of a degree.
- Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, such as DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.
- Experience with relevant tools and languages, such as Protégé and OWL.
- Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing.
Desired:
- Experience with automation pipelines.
- Basic coding skills in Python or Java.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Familiarity with U.S. Government information sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.
- Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.
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Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.
Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make – which is why we’re consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation’s most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters – bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients’ missions.Join us and make a meaningful impact.
Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and 10–13 years of relevant experience; relevant experience may substitute for a degree
- Strong knowledge of software development processes, including DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing
- Experience with Protege and OWL
- Ability to build code collaboratively in team environments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including translating technical insights into actionable recommendations
- Experience with automation pipelines
- Basic coding skills in Python or Java
- Master's degree in a relevant field
- Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community
- Familiarity with U.S. Government information-sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements
- Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language
What We Do
Markon is a professional services firm and mission integrator serving national-security and federal clients. It delivers full-spectrum cyber operations, digital transformation, and critical intelligence solutions, combining cyber exercises, defensive operations, training, threat analysis, modernized architectures, secure software delivery, data, cloud, automation, operational leadership, infrastructure alignment, process engineering, and software optimization to strengthen secure, resilient mission readiness across complex federal environments and national missions.
