Company Overview:
Macalogic is a company with broad competencies based on over a decade of experience working in the federal arena. We are a Woman-Owned SBA-certified Small Business and an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). We provide business consulting services to government clients in four primary areas: software development and IT-related consulting; program support; federal enterprise architecture; and compliance. In the commercial, Business-to-Business (B2B) arena, we provide management support services, including hardware, software, and network installation, troubleshooting, and management.
Our core values of accountability, collaboration, value, and respect are central to everything we do at Macalogic. As such, we are always open to talking to self-motivated and responsible team players who are focused on contributing to the success of our clients. We offer a generous benefits package and compensation commensurate with your experience and skill set.
General Description
This position provides junior software engineering support to the AF Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Program Office’s Requirements (XR) group at Robins AFB, GA. The successful candidate works with a team of senior engineers and architects supporting the analysis of portfolio requirements and the identification of solutions for incoming user requirements for the DCGS portfolio. The candidate will participate in integrated systems requirements elicitation and definition, create conceptual designs, document traceability matrices, draft technical reports and documentation, and perform dependency mapping. The goal of these efforts is to (a) help transform the way DCGS integrates with the IC, C/JADC2, and ABMS, and (b) drive integration with advanced technology and modernize legacy systems including system migration to the cloud.
Duties and responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform the following:
- Partner with senior architects, engineers, and working groups and assist them in understanding the DGCS portfolio and the allocation of capabilities across systems in the portfolio, define user requirements considering existing plans and roadmaps that support a “future view” of technology implementation, and evaluate potential high-level design solutions given capability allocation across the portfolio.
- Use knowledge and understanding of systems engineering concepts and apply them to existing and new user requirements, working with senior architects to develop recommendations for requirements implementation within the DCGS portfolio.
- Perform research on the use of complex information systems capabilities such as artificial intelligence, modeling languages, process automation, and cloud computing and provide this to senior architects to assist them in determining how to apply these new technologies to satisfy user requirements.
- Perform research in the application of advanced engineering methods to IT systems including Networks, Infrastructure, Platform Services, Software Applications, etc.
- Evaluate the capabilities, architecture, and challenges associated with the implementation of a Zero Trust architecture and make recommendations on how to incorporate this construct into the DCGS portfolio.
Specialized Knowledge
The successful candidate will have knowledge and expertise in the following areas:
- Systems engineering concepts.
- Ability to understand and assist senior architects in applying advanced engineering and architecture methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced technical challenges, aligning software applications, services, platforms, and networks.
- Knowledge of Project Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Financial Management, and Change Management frameworks to process modeling, IT management, and architecture activities is not required but a plus.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related fields of study.
Professional Certifications
None.
Clearance
Existing or ability to obtain a TS/SCI Security clearance.
Experience
0-3 years experience working in Systems Engineering concepts, requirements management, or architectural integration for IT Systems. Knowledge or experience with the DCGS portfolio is a plus but not required.
U.S. Citizen or Similar
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Other Characteristics (e.g., Personal or Language)
Excellent oral, written, and communication in English. Must be able to work in a team environment with members that include personnel from other companies, Government program management and administrative personnel, and technical staff members. Must be able to perform with minimal management oversight and have strong time management skills.
Working conditions, including location
A combination of remote and at least one to two days each week on-site at Robins AFB, GA.
Client duty hours are Monday through Friday.
Salary
100K 112K Annually
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What We Do
Macalogic is a dynamic and growing company with broad competencies based on over a decade of experience working in the federal arena. We are an SBA-certified 8(a) and Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). We provide IT technical, program management, and business consulting services to customers in the Government and Commercial sectors.
