Position Description
If you love engaging with high profile and challenging software engineering projects supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, Serco has a great opportunity for you! This Senior Software Engineer position will be part of a dynamic team supporting major systems acquisition, research and engineering on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon and Mark Center officers in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make a positive impact on the security of our nation!
Serco has engineering and program management contracts supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E)). Our subject matter experts shape program engineering and acquisition strategies and plans; technology maturation strategies; mission analyses; systems engineering and integration reviews; technical risk mitigation; Joint requirements development; and inform acquisition milestones and modernization investment decisions.
You will be part of a team responsible for highly consequential engagements with stakeholders impacting national security and the defense capabilities of the United States. You will work closely with customers and other Serco teams to deliver quality solutions recognized by DoD and industry as outstanding contributions in engineering program and risk management across the Defense enterprise. This team of problem solvers supports OSD to mentor programs on best practices and assess risk, versus hands on development.
In this role, you will.
Provide technical oversight, assessment, and analysis of software-intensive MDAP/MAIS programs in support of (OUSD(R&E))
Provide software engineering subject matter expertise and mentoring in the evaluation, assessment, and execution of MDAP/MAIS programs
Conduct statutory/regulatory independent technical assessments of MDAP/MAIS programs (e.g., Program Support Assessment (PSA), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and software focused reviews) to assess the status of software efforts as well as risks and issues
Perform independent software parametric analysis of development progress based on parameters received from program offices to quantitatively predict completion dates
Perform ad hoc analysis and generating high quality technical reports and presentations for senior DoD leadership to support public speaking engagements, symposium, conferences, and Congressional/OSD/Service reports
Critically review program milestone documentation and contractor deliverables to assess software equities across all phases of the system acquisition life cycle from advanced development planning, estimating, deployment decisions, and sustainment
Qualifications
To be successfull in this role, you will have:
Top Secret Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline
10 years of relavent experience
Senior level software subject matter expertise including a strong background in Software Engineering on DoD military platforms, Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), Agile development, Software Measurement and Metrics, Software Security, Systems Integration, Software Testing, and Software Sustainment
Experience using predictive SW metrics and quantitative analysis techniques to gauge software quality, schedule and readiness in support of data based decision making
Knowledge of Software Requirements Management (stability, traceability, dependencies, etc.)
Expert knowledge of the DoD weapon system acquisition and Systems Engineering processes defined in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 and the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG)
Additional desired skills and qualifications:
TS/SCI Clearance
Master's Degree in Computer Science or another technical or quantitative discipline
Expert technical knowledge of more than one MDAP or MAIS program.
Familiarity with DoD data repositories such as Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR), Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), Knowledge Management/Decision Support (KMDS), Acquisition Information Repository (AIR), etc.
Expertise with modern large scale SW development (e.g., CI/CD/automation/full-stack/DevOps/cloud/Amazon Web Services (AWS)) processes on MDAP/MAIS programs
Prior experience as a chief software engineer or architect on a program
Experience in assessing software schedule realism (e.g., experience in evaluating the viability and degree of optimism in software schedules)
WORK LOCATION: Alexandria, VA
TRAVEL: 5%
Company Overview
Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state and local governments, and commercial clients. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Serco Americas has over 9,000 employees and is part of a $4 billion global business that helps transform government and public services around the world. At Serco, our employees are our most valuable asset - we listen, respect and support them throughout their career at Serco. We invite you to become part of our dynamic team. Serco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying our workforce (Race/ Color/ Sex/ Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/ Religion/ National Origin/ Disability/ Vets).
To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco .
If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com .
COVID-19 Regulations: Serco complies with all applicable COVID-19 requirements. This may require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, provide attestations regarding vaccination status and/or COVID-19 testing, or satisfy other conditions of employment that Serco deems appropriate, and employees may be required to show proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test results as a condition of employment (except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation).
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ID 49886
Recruiting Location : Location US-VA-Alexandria
Category Engineering
Position Type Full-Time
Security Clearance Top Secret
Telework No - Teleworking not available for this position
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