Technical Product Prototype SME

Leidos has an opening for ahighlyqualifiedSecret cleared Technical Product Prototype SME for theCommand Control & Battle Management (C2/BM) Business Area. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your experience tosupport acrossall-domain large-scale weapon systems Information Technology Systems and Command and Control Systems to realize the Departmentof DefenseJoint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In this role you will support an Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI) Processing Node (PN) to design and implement solutions that can be delivered at speed scale and with the necessary security to deliver operational advantages to the joint warfighter. ABMS is a top modernization priority for the Department of the Air Force and will be the backbone of a network-centric approach to battle management in partnership with all the services across JADC2. This position will work closely with Program Managers other domain engineers and Government counterparts across Government and Industry partners.

***The Technical Product Prototype SME must be able to work from Richardson TX OR be remote and travel 50% of the time***

Primary responsibilities:

• Creates thin line prototypes and evaluates technology options.

• Identifiesany issues around security scalability along with the overall solution fits within the DIPN environment.

• Manages end-to-end prototype lifecycle from conceptual design and lab setup to software configuration troubleshooting and final documentation.

• Identifiesmaterial requirements (hardware software supplemental staffing etc.) for designed solution.

• Ensures finalized thin-line prototypes arevalidatedby theappropriateteamsprior to the start and end of testing.

RequiredQualifications :

• BS degree and 12 15 years of prior relevant experience orMasterswith 10 13 years of prior relevant experience. Maypossessa Doctorate in technical domain.

• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain aTop Secretclearance.

• Must be able and willing to work from Richardson TX OR have the ability to travel 50% of the time.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives domain experts and other systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems.

• DoD 8570 Level 2certification.

• Systems of Systems Integration experience (from a design/architecture perspective).

• Senior level technical consulting experience includingexperience interfacingwith both internal and external stakeholders.

• Extensive experience designing detailed full-stack platform solutions including trade studies cost schedule and technical aspects.

• Curious self-starter that can excel in a prototyping environment to turn customerneedsinto executable solution candidates. Must be able to consider cost schedule technology and risks.

• Familiarity with technologiesthat areappropriate fordeployable open systems infrastructures including most of the following:

  • MOSA approaches

  • CI/CD

  • Commercial cloud (specifically AWS and Azure) hybrid cloud edge cloud architectures

  • LINUX-based systems

  • Microsoft echo system including Azure and Azure Stack

  • Microservices/Containerization/Kubernetes & service mesh/routing

  • Modern network technologies (SDWAN Leaf/Spine WIFIMANet/ROIPSatComm Starlink)

  • CSfC Encryption

  • Cross-Domain solutions

  • Modern authorization / ICAM / Zero-Trust architectures

  • Data management/synchronization

  • DDIL and tactical system development

• People leadership experience; including mentoring coaching and building high performing Engineering teams.

Additional Qualifications/Certifications

• Hands-on experience implementing and supportingthe followingtechnologies:

• MOSA approaches

• CI/CD

• Commercial cloud (specifically AWS and Azure) hybrid cloud edge cloud architectures

• LINUX-based systems

• Microsoft echo system including Azure and Azure Stack

• Microservices/Containerization/Kubernetes & service mesh/routing

• Modern network technologies (SDWAN Leaf/Spine WIFIMANet/ROIPSatComm Starlink)

• CSfC Encryption

• Cross-Domain solutions

• Modern authorization / ICAM / Zero-Trust architectures

• Data management/synchronization

• DDIL and tactical system development

• Familiarity with Enterprise Application development and deployment processes.

• Experience designing implementing and supporting Kubernetes in DDIL environments.

• Experience implementing Cloud Service Provider (AWS/Azure) services in DDIL environments.

• Experience designing implementing and supporting Service Mesh environments.

• Extensive Linux development experience.

• Experience withSAFeagile processes.

• Prior military or hands-on experience with tactical military IT systems in production use (e.g. exercises).

• Familiarity with USAF operational and tactical CONOPS.

• Cameo orMagicGrid-based MBSE modelling.