Job description

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled System Engineer to join our Watch Desk team! Specifically, we are looking for two (2) Watch Desk Engineers to monitor and maintain mission systems around the clock. The Work: • Monitor system health, availability, performance, and data pipelines • Investigate alerts and incidents and perform authorized recovery actions • Escalate unresolved issues to the appropriate teams • Maintain tickets, shift logs, SOPs, metrics, and reports • Provide concise status updates and effective shift handoffs Responsibilities: • Develop and review systems engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents • Elicit, derive, allocate, and manage system and derived requirements, with formal change control and traceability to source requirements • Define, design, and control hardware and software interfaces, captured in a common interface format and shared repository • Develop system architectures, design alternatives, and operational concepts using DoDAF and SOA; conduct trade studies and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) • Plan and coordinate system integration and verification activities across multiple teams • Assess, mitigate, and monitor program risks, including through earned value management (EVM) data • Manage configuration and the system baseline across the lifecycle; serve on the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and Integrated Product Teams • Support DoD Certification & Accreditation, JCIDS documentation, and derived Information Assurance requirements • Perform quantitative analysis of non-functional performance (reliability, maintainability, survivability, etc.) and use models, simulations, and prototyping to reduce risk • Provide technical direction for development, integration, and testing; review WBS, work packages, and IMP; apply agency, national, and international standards Qualifications: • Twenty (20) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity • Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree Required: • Security+ certification (or ability to obtain within six months) • Linux and command-line proficiency • Hardware, software, network, and data-flow troubleshooting • Clear communication and documentation skills • Ability to follow and maintain SOPs, prioritize incidents, and work independently in a 24×7 environment • Experience with Jira, Confluence, Rancher, Elasticsearch, Redis, NiFi, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and virtualization • Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus • Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts • Ability to work rotating 12-hour day or night shifts on a two-week schedule (Central time zone)

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Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled System Engineer to join our Watch Desk team!
Specifically, we are looking for two (2) Watch Desk Engineers to monitor and maintain mission systems around the clock.
Monitor system health, availability, performance, and data pipelines
Investigate alerts and incidents and perform authorized recovery actions
Escalate unresolved issues to the appropriate teams
Maintain tickets, shift logs, SOPs, metrics, and reports
Provide concise status updates and effective shift handoffs
Develop and review systems engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
Elicit, derive, allocate, and manage system and derived requirements, with formal change control and traceability to source requirements
Define, design, and control hardware and software interfaces, captured in a common interface format and shared repository
Develop system architectures, design alternatives, and operational concepts using DoDAF and SOA; conduct trade studies and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
Plan and coordinate system integration and verification activities across multiple teams
Assess, mitigate, and monitor program risks, including through earned value management (EVM) data
Manage configuration and the system baseline across the lifecycle; serve on the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and Integrated Product Teams
Support DoD Certification & Accreditation, JCIDS documentation, and derived Information Assurance requirements
Perform quantitative analysis of non-functional performance (reliability, maintainability, survivability, etc.) and use models, simulations, and prototyping to reduce risk
Provide technical direction for development, integration, and testing; review WBS, work packages, and IMP; apply agency, national, and international standards
Twenty (20) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university
Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
Security+ certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
Linux and command-line proficiency
Hardware, software, network, and data-flow troubleshooting
Clear communication and documentation skills

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