Systems Engineer - TS

Northstrat is seeking a Systems Engineer to become a member of their Engineering Team who will support multiple teams across the GVS program in an Agile team environment. The team is planning engineering activities during release planning events in accordance with the GVS program roadmap and assist woks to accomplishing the objectives laid out for each release.  The team also regularly performs engineering studies or concept of operations (CONOPS) to investigate and proof engineering activities prior to their inclusion in a GVS program increment (PI), and works with the government customer to shape on-contract growth through RFCs and Surge CLINs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree. Considered career, or journey, level.

• Must have an active Top Secret with SCI clearance. If you do not have this type of active clearance, you are ineligible for this position

• Prior experience working with one or more of the following environments and applications:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Windows Server

• Amazon Web Services

• COTS & GOTS software version management

• Experience with AWS infrastructure and architecture

• Experience translating customer requirements/vision into discrete Engineering and Development Features with Acceptance Criteria

• Experience with SAFe and Agile Release Trains

• Demonstrated experience working across multiple teams and job functions, bridging both sustainment and enhancement priorities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment

Desired Skills:

• Minimum 2 years of geospatial domain experience

• Must be able to demonstrate experience working across multiple teams bridging both sustainment and enhancement priorities

• Must have experience working with NGA customer

• Ability to distinguish the appropriate level of information to communicate to various levels of leadership

• GVS Domain knowledge

• Cloud and Agile certifications

• Experience coordinating and integrating with other segments to deliver enterprise capabilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment

• Experience with Geospatial visualization applications or GIS technologies (Google Earth, ArcGIS, MapLarge, OpenLayers, Cesium). Understanding of GIS  metadata and/or imagery details.

• Experience with or understanding of cyber security (Evaluating vulnerabilities, identifying mitigations, general security process knowledge)
• Prior knowledge in or willingness to learn Docker, Kubernetes, and streaming analytic

Benefits

Work/Life Balance

Northstrat values true work life balance. We offer power of choice benefits designed to best meet the needs of you and your lifestyle. Our benefits programs are designed to support and encourage wellness, healthy living, retirement investment, and lifetime learning.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. We also offer competitive compensation, benefits, and profession development opportunities. Please refer to our Benefits section for additional details.  

Flex Time

Northstrat does not mandate specific working hours. Although project requirements may dictate schedules, a Northstrat employee is only required to work an average of 8 hours per weekday over the course of a month. For example: John worked 12 hours on June 1st to meet a project deadline. On June 15th, John only worked 4 hours because he left early for a long weekend. John’s IBA was not debited for time off because flex time allowed him to carry over those 4 hours from June 1st.

Individual Benefits Account (IBA)

To attract and retain the highest quality staff, Northstrat provides a unique and versatile benefits package, the Individual Benefit Account (IBA), which places the power of choice in the hands of our greatest asset – the employee.

The purpose of the IBA is to provide attractive benefits to all full-time employees of Northstrat on a flexible basis that enables each covered employee to select a package that best suits his or her needs. Whether those needs are paid time off, medical expenses, prescription drug expenses, cash disbursement, or a combination of any of these, the IBA provides flexibility to help you meet your specific goals. The IBA can be used for such things as:

• Medical and Vision Insurance through United Health Care; Dental insurance through Delta Dental
• 100% Medical Reimbursement
• Time Off with Pay
• Profit Sharing Plan
• 401k
• Educational Benefits
• Additional Income

IBA Benefits accrue each month in the amount equivalent to 50% of the employee’s monthly compensation rate. That is, the effective dollar amount of this accrual is in addition to an employee’s salary.

Profit Sharing Plan (PSP)

The PSP is a qualified retirement plan that Northstrat funds quarterly on the employee’s behalf through the IBA in the amount equivalent to 25% (up to the IRS contribution limit) of the employee’s compensation. That is, of the 50% accrual in the IBA, half of the amount accrued is applied to the PSP.

Stock Options

Because Northstrat is an employee-owned company, all new employees are offered stock options. Employees have the opportunity to receive additional stock options based on accomplishment of individual performance goals. Stock owners elect the Board of Directors and are directly impacted by the success of the company.

Lifelong Learning

Our culture promotes and nurtures a growth environment. We hire and scale rapidly to meet the needs of our partner customers. Through the use of company provided online learning opportunities, periodic company sponsored training events, and the ability to use IBA funds for reimbursement of work-related education expenses you will have the opportunity to continually grow your skills and abilities.

Bring Your True Self

We embrace diversity and encourage inclusion. We support employee led interest groups and challenge our employees to support others and be their best self. We are so true to our beliefs that we offer employee referral incentives. When you like it here, your friends and family will too!

Northstrat is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other legally protected status.