System Engineer III

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Columbia, MD, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Defense
The Role
Conduct research and evaluate commercial and open-source technology solutions against customer requirements; run hands-on capability testing and manage pilots to production. Maintain tech inventories, engage requestors to clarify needs, coordinate stakeholders, mitigate operational risks, support incident response and mission-critical operations, and document findings.
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Responsibilities:

- Conducting capability-based research into commercial and non-commercial technology solutions that address customer identified technology needs.

- Evaluating technology solutions against identified functional and technical customer requirements. Evaluations may include hands-on capability testing of trial licenses and open-source capabilities.

- Remaining up to date on emerging market technologies and products that relate to capabilities that may impact on customer operations and analysis.

- Collaborating with knowledge management personnel to maintain an inventory of customer-procured technologies, tools, and data holdings relevant to mission needs.

- Meeting with and engaging customer request submitters to clarify requirements, discuss potential solutions, and ensure alignment between technology recommendations and customer mission needs.

Required Skills:

- U.S. Citizenship

- Active Secret clearance, TS/SCI preferred

– Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability - 5+ years of direct relevant experience in IT cyber operations, systems integration or related fields

- Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity operations and mission environments

- Experience managing technology pilots and production transitions

- Knowledge of change management and configuration control processes

- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and integration automation practices

- Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills

- Ability to assess and mitigate operational risks

- Experience with incident response and mission-critical system operations

- Excellent communication and documentation skills

Desired Skills: - ITIL, PMP, or similar operations/project management certification

- Experience with CISA programs or similar federal cybersecurity operations

- Background in cybersecurity tool integration and automation

- Experience managing integrations in federated multi-stakeholder environments

- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation

- Experience with cloud operations and hybrid environment management

- Familiarity with malware analysis tools and cybersecurity platforms

Required Education: BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of directly relevant experience.

Desired Certifications: - DoD 8140 IAT Level II

Skills Required

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Active Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
  • Ability to obtain DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
  • 5+ years of direct relevant experience in IT cyber operations, systems integration, or related fields
  • BS in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years directly relevant experience
  • Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity operations and mission environments
  • Experience managing technology pilots and production transitions
  • Knowledge of change management and configuration control processes
  • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and integration automation practices
  • Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to assess and mitigate operational risks
  • Experience with incident response and mission-critical system operations
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Experience with CISA programs or similar federal cybersecurity operations
  • Background in cybersecurity tool integration and automation
  • Experience managing integrations in federated multi-stakeholder environments
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation
  • Experience with cloud operations and hybrid environment management
  • Familiarity with malware analysis tools and cybersecurity platforms
  • ITIL, PMP, or similar operations/project management certification
  • DoD 8140 IAT Level II
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The Company
HQ: Columbia, Maryland
235 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

DigiFlight, Inc. | 856 followers on LinkedIn. DigiFlight, Inc. (DFI), a veteran-owned/minority -owned small business, specializing in providing state-of-the-art acquisition management and technology solutions for all levels of Government and commercial clients. Our management team brings vast expertise in the development and lifecycle management of large scale IT systems including Acquisition Management, System Engineering, Test and Evaluation

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