Job#: 2025474
Job Description:
This position is for a Systems Engineer in either Aurora, CO or King of
Prussia, PA. We welcome applicants of all experience levels as we have
multiple roles to fill! You will be working closely with a talented team to
deliver a complex software application into operations. In addition to growing
your skills as a Systems Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to immerse
yourself in other disciplines that offer you opportunities to develop new
skills in areas across the tech industry.
Company Overview
We create advanced software solutions to support critical aspects of national
security. We are solving highly complex problems with a team of fun,
uniquely talented engineers that deliver capabilities to make a lasting
impact.
We look for candidates that are thoughtful and team-oriented with excellent
problem-solving skills, a high level of creativity, and the ability to
quickly learn new technologies. We also seek out individuals that are clear
communicators and support their teammates with a sense of positivity and
open-mindedness.
Salary Information
The annual salary range for this role is $100,000 to $170,000. Please
note that the salary range is a general guideline only. We consider several
factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role
and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience,
education/training, and key skills.
Requirements
Our ideal candidate is a System Engineer who is mission focused and passionate
about system architecture, design, specification, evaluation,
integration, test, and adaptation. This candidate will be joining our team
of distributed engineers to help shape the architecture and requirements of
custom applications and advanced R&D solutions for our customers. This
candidate will be working in a multi-discipled agile team alongside
developers, UX specialists, testers, and other needed roles.
As System Engineer, your responsibilities include:
Provide technical direction and requirement transparency across development
teams
Performing requirements management including requirements creation,
tracking, flow down, coverage, verification tracking, compliance matrices, etc
Developing test procedures to formally verify system requirements for sell off
events
Decomposing system requirements and collaborating with multi-disciplined,
distributed teams to generate efficient and scalable solutions
Supporting the development, implementation, and verification of mission
capabilities
Participating in the development and execution of program milestones events
such as Customer meetings, internal and formal Government testing events,
and discrepancy report (DR) review boards
Conducting testing events of software solutions and generating Test result
documentation
Required Skills
You are the proud owner of an active TS/SCI clearance with SSBI
Effective cross-organizational communicator with the ability to work well in a
small team, fast paced environment
Ability to develop implementation agnostic requirements
Ability to develop test procedures that verify requirements
Ability to develop tracings between requirements, code, and verification
Working knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
Desired Skills (bonus points)
Current IAT Level II or III certification (i.e. Security+, CISSP, or CASP)
Experience with using automated tests to sell off formal requirement
verification
Experience with government Site Acceptance process and procedures
Experience in working with software-defined interfaces that use either XML or
JSON to both document and implement
Experience with systems that have many externals who migrate to operations on
asynchronous schedules and are on different versions of a standard interface
Experience with SATCOM or GEOINT systems
Systems Engineering experience on a large government software development
contract
Knowledge and experience with Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software
products
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and engage with virtual teams
Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical requirements
with business needs
Familiarity with Cloud Architectures and deployment requirements for US DoD
Experience in the operational deployment of multi-product baselines and
functionality
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits,
including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other
insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer
an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows
you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match
after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on
the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with
up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and
other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an
on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a