Provides technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and perforning technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. Implements comprehensive SOA solutions. Implements operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards. In this role you will: • Perform cybersecurity assessments of large-scale DOD systems, utilizing an OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) mindset to perform DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) activities. • Perform long term, in depth vulnerability assessments leveraging systems engineering principals and knowledge, utilizing any available information, including architecture diagrams, build specifications, design documentation, and systems architecture • Perform independent verification & validation of security requirements and capabilities. Incorporating systems resiliency and security engineering concepts into acquisition documents (e.g., Performance Work Statements). • Perform technical evaluations of contractor proposals for systems resiliency, security, and cyber security considerations. • As a Lead Sr Systems Engineer, you will contribute to building a strong team with depth in the system engineering process to exceed technical performance expectations within the mission space. • Leverage your interpersonal skills to foster relationship development with our customers to gain additional insights, information, and documentation to improve our ability to accomplish our mission Required Qualifications • Minimum of 15 years of Systems Engineering experience. Experience may be substituted with education as follows: • High School Diploma: + 15 years System Engineering Experience • Relevant Bachelor's degree in a STEM field + 11 years System Engineering • Relevant Master's degree in a STEM field + 9 years System Engineering • Minimum 6 years of experience serving as a Lead Systems Engineer, with demonstrated success leading, managing, and collaborating across multidisciplinary organizations, teams, and stakeholders. • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required. • Demonstrated experience supporting Zero Trust architecture, implementation, or engineering initiatives. Desired Qualifications: • Cybersecurity certification (Sec+, CISSP, CEH, etc) • Familiarity with NIST SP 800-160 • Familiarity with INCOSE defined life cycle systems engineering processes • Experience with / knowledge of large-scale DOD Systems TS/SCI with polygraph is required.