West 4th Strategy

Senior IT System Engineer

Washington DC, DC
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
Sr. IT Systems Engineer
ROLE
We need an experienced Senior IT Systems Engineer at NAVSEA’s Safety and Regulatory Compliance Directorate (SEA 09) in support of the Navy Modernization (NM) Program. SEA 09P is responsible for developing and maintaining the Navy Modernization Process (NMP), policies, and supporting information systems that govern the planning, engineering, and execution of modernization across the surface fleet. This contract supports SEA 09P in advancing modernization process standardization, continuous improvement, and integration with the Navy’s digital engineering and IT systems. In this role, you will lead the design, integration, and sustainment of IT systems supporting modernization activities, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity, configuration management, and system engineering standards. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Leads systems engineering activities supporting modernization IT systems and data environments
  • Develops and maintains Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), cybersecurity documentation, and technical artifacts
  • Ensures systems comply with DoD and Navy cybersecurity frameworks, including NIST SP 800-37
  • Oversees integration of modernization systems with NAVSEA enterprise tools and databases
  • Leads configuration management and technical baseline control for modernization systems
  • Supports development, testing, and deployment of system enhancements under Agile and DevSecOps frameworks
  • Coordinates with software and database engineers to align technical design with modernization process requirements
  • Provides technical briefings and engineering support to SEA 09 leadership

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
  • Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in Systems Engineering
  • Demonstrated experience in developing System Security System Engineering Plan (SEP), System Security Plans, technical artifacts, and integrated fielding schedule
  • Demonstrated experience in supporting Systems Security Engineering (SSE) activities as described in DoD Acquisition guidelines
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and maintaining complex integrated software, hardware, and/or web application solutions per Agile methodology and DevOps/DevSecOps framework
  • Demonstrated experience in milestone management per EVM requirements
  • Demonstrated applied knowledge of NIST Special Publication 800-37

REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering (master’s preferred)
  • Cybersecurity Certification

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS    
  • Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Fifteen (15) or more years of experience with DOD/Navy Systems Engineering
  • Experience with DoD/DoN Procedures and Policies (DoD 5000 process)

LOCATION
  • Washington Navy Yard, DC 20226

CLEARANCE
  • Secret Clearance – required
  • US Citizenship

CLIENT
  • Naval Sea Systems Command Safety and Regulatory Compliance Directorate’s (NAVSEA 09)

TRAVEL
  • No travel required.

WORK HOURS
  • Full time = 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
  • W2 Classification

RELOCATION
  • Not eligible for relocation benefits.

West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.           

Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time
 
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