Systems Engineer/Architect

Peraton is seeking a Systems Architect/Engineer to support the NOAA AWIPS program — the essential forecasting platform used in more than 150 National Weather Service offices to analyze weather data and deliver life-saving alerts. As AWIPS continues to evolve, system architecture and integration play a vital role in modernizing the platform’s performance, resiliency, and capability. In this role, you will help define interfaces, data flows, system behavior, and overall architecture for this mission-critical enterprise system.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the full life-cycle development of current and future infrastructure, product generation, and ground command and control components.
• Key member of the requirements development process to ensure solutions meet all functional and performance requirements.
• Ensures project/department milestones are met and adhere to approved budgets.
• Consult with management, customers, and external contractors regarding resources, plans, designs, and implementations.
• Evaluates future cloud architecture, cloud services, and cloud applications.
• Oversee technical design, development, and implementation of system services - Assist with Program Increment Planning.
• Identify technical risks, risk reduction mitigations, and opportunity identification.
• Provide oversight in standards, best practices, and technical specifications.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• 4 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree                
• Experience defining system interfaces, data flows, and integration points
• Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and distributed operational environments.
• Experience with requirements analysis, CONOPS, and system-level design.
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment
• Proficient with Atlassian Tool Suite
• Experience with on-prem to cloud migrations
• Expertise in solution design and development, vendor interaction, and enterprise application support
• Proven experience in managing relationships with vendors/consultants, team members, and customers
• Established project management skills
• Ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting NOAA/AWIPS architecture and system integrations
• Exceptional technical writing skills
• Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way
• Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project or study
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with data management tools
• Experience working within a distributed virtual team environment, with proficiency in remote collaboration tools and practices.
• Experience leading projects and process improvement activities to completion with successful outcomes and delivery of desired results.
• Active/Current Public Trust clearance

** This position is contingent upon contract award  **

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