Systems Engineer (OSS-INT)

XMSTART is looking to add an experienced and strategic full-time Systems Engineer to our team, in Chantilly, VA. This position is 100% Onsite. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise (SME) to support the planning, analysis, testing, and execution of Business Continuity Planning, continuity of operations (COOP) and resiliency capabilities.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or relevant field and nine (9) years or more experience; Master’s Degree in STEM or relevant field and seven (7) years or more experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive COOP plans and procedures to ensure continuity of business functions and organizational command and control in the event of disruptions
• Conduct regular COOP drills and exercises to validate the effectiveness of plans and identify areas for improvement
• Document and track COOP plan updates and modifications
• Lead development and annual update of resiliency concept of operations, communicate resiliency efforts across mission enterprise
• Manage and maintain crisis action program and contingency locations
• Collaborate with senior government leadership, SETA team members for COOP and resiliency planning and exercises

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Continuity Planning, COOP and resiliency planning and analysis and associated documentation
• Experience with systems engineering and project management
• Ability to work independently to support multiple government customers and large, complex projects to address organization’s needs.
• Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics.
• Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; comfortable briefing or communicating with senior government managers.
• Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, consensus builder.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools, Agile development, cloud technologies.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence