Translate stakeholder needs, operational concepts, and technical requirements into clear, complete, and traceable system-engineering artifacts.
Develop and maintain ICDs for network, cloud, external mission partner, Operations Center, Ground Entry Point, SVV, and enterprise-service interfaces.
Work closely with Network, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Operations, Integration and Test, Systems Engineering, and external stakeholders to collect technical inputs and resolve documentation issues.
Ensure documentation accurately reflects the deployed environment, approved architecture, planned capability increments, interfaces, configurations, and technical decisions.
Support requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, verification planning, and updates to requirements traceability matrices.
Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, architecture working groups, DRRs, and configuration-control activities.
Coordinate document reviews, adjudicate comments, maintain version control, and route documents through required approval and release processes.
Ensure documentation supports the PWSA Tranche-based development approach by documenting current-state, planned-state, and future-state architecture evolution.
Identify documentation gaps, outdated artifacts, interface inconsistencies, and technical dependencies; develop plans to address them.
Support development of technical estimates, schedules, work plans, and backlog stories for documentation and systems-engineering activities.
Provide Systems Engineering leadership for documentation priorities, quality standards, completion criteria, and delivery commitments across the Enterprise Services team.
What sets you apart
Prefer minimum 15 years of recent experience designing, integrating, or sustaining complex distributed software systems
Prefer minimum 9 years of recent experience working satellite-ground systems or similar national-security mission programs
Minimum5 years of recent experienceworking in cloud or hybrid-cloud enviroments
Demonstrated experience developing system-engineering documentation for complex network, cloud, or hybrid-cloud environments.
Experience supporting SDA, PWSA, or GMI programs
Familiarity with cloud networking and services, preferably AWS GovCloud and/or AWS SC2S, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, load balancers, security groups, and Infrastructure as Code concepts.
Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions
Active DoD Secret security clearance, with the ability to maintain the clearance required for the program
Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success
Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
Our Commitment to You
An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nations security
Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits
Workplace Options
This position can be fully on-site or work a minimum of three days in the Scottsdale GD facility.
While on-site, you will be a part of the SDA team located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Combined Salary Range
USD $149,902.00 - USD $166,298.00 /Yr.
Company Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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