Systems Engineer Lead

The Leidos Health & Civil Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) Business Information Technology Solutions Development and Integration Services (BITSDIS) 2 program.

** This posting is for future business not yet awarded **

The Systems Engineering Lead will oversee systems engineering enterprise integration cloud infrastructure platform operations and technical implementation activities that enable secure scalable and interoperable biomedical research environments.

Working closely with the Program Manager Technical Lead Software Engineering Lead Government stakeholders and technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) the Systems Engineering Lead will ensure that enterprise systems are architected integrated and operated to support NCIs biomedical research clinical research and administrative missions. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional engineering efforts spanning cloud infrastructure systems integration identity management networking storage automation and platform modernization while ensuring high availability security and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational leadership within assigned functional area.
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders to define priorities roadmaps and delivery schedules.
• Lead systems engineering activities supporting enterprise applications cloud platforms research computing environments and shared services across the NCI enterprise.
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders and technical SMEs to develop systems architecture integration strategies infrastructure roadmaps and technology modernization plans.
• Design implement and maintain secure scalable and highly available hybrid cloud and on-premises environments supporting biomedical research and enterprise operations.
• Oversee systems integration across applications data platforms AI/ML services identity and access management solutions and external partner systems using modern APIs event-driven architectures and interoperability standards.
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives involving virtualization containerization Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation and cloud-native platform services.
• Ensure enterprise systems meet requirements for performance resilience scalability disaster recovery business continuity and operational monitoring.
• Guide implementation of cybersecurity best practices Zero Trust principles identity and access management encryption and compliance with NIH HHS and federal security requirements.
• Support deployment and operation of high-performance computing (HPC) cloud-based research environments data storage platforms and enterprise collaboration services.
• Develop and maintain system architecture documentation interface control documents operational procedures configuration baselines and technical standards.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture reviews operational readiness reviews technology evaluations and executive briefings while mentoring systems engineers and infrastructure specialists.
• Support Agile planning backlog refinement sprint execution and release management.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and improve delivery performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible experience relevant to the position including at least six (6) years specialized experience includes superior functional knowledge of task specific requirements or developing functional requirements for complex integrated systems.
• Experience supporting large Federal IT modernization or systems integration programs.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and with DevSecOps practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Federal suitability or security requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust / ADPII Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting HHS NIH CDC or other Federal health agencies.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps Kubernetes REST APIs Git CI/CD and cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of Section 508 NIST guidance FISMA and Zero Trust principles.
• Relevant professional certifications appropriate to the role (e.g. PMP Scrum AWS/Azure Security ISTQB).

Desired Characteristics

• Strong customer focus and mission orientation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.
• Commitment to quality innovation and continuous process improvement.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences

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