Systems Engineer, Numerical Weather Modeling

Overview

Apogee is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to be located remotely or in Omaha, NE, in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Weather Systems Branch (AFLCMC/ESAW) Numerical Weather Modeling (NWM) program.

This position will provide Systems Engineering support to the NWM program, directly supporting the planning, procurement, testing, implementation, operations, and sustainment of Information Technology (IT) components and systems to support data ingest, numerical models, and dissemination of products to the AF Weather Enterprise. As our program office transitions to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), this role will play an integral part in aligning engineering practices, backlog management, and collaborative cross-functional workflows using the Atlassian tool suite (Jira and Confluence).

This is a full-time position and can be fully remote.

Responsibilities

Agile & SAFe Transformation:

• Support the NWM team’s adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), participating in Program Increment (PI) planning, sprint iterations, backlog grooming, and Agile Release Train (ART) syncs.
• Facilitate and streamline tracking, reporting, and lifecycle traceability using Atlassian Jira and Confluence.

Systems Analysis & Engineering:

• Perform system analysis and develop comprehensive system specifications.
• Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications, systems, and other engineering artifacts; develop and maintain these artifacts throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Assess technical and architectural changes for impact to IPT-specific software, other command-level systems, and the broader enterprise.
• Integrate user community requirements and desired operational capabilities into requirements/capability generation and planning documents.
• Provide analyses of interface requirements for applications based on recommendations from modernization initiatives.

Software Testing, Integration, & Delivery:

• Support the certification, maintenance, and testing of software applications as well as the integration of complex software systems, providing status, risk analyses, and actionable recommendations.
• Support the delivery of software, installation, configuration, testing, problem resolution, and maintenance procedures/timelines required to achieve approval to test and promote software to production environments.
• Support the development, analysis, and implementation of an Agile DevOps, CI/CD model of software development, integration, and deployment; Cloud technologies; and microservice architectures.

Governance, Standards, & Acquisition:

• Advise the Government to ensure compliance with applicable engineering and configuration management directives; participate in developing new standards and improving existing processes.
• Use approved processes (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)) and prepare technical and briefing materials for program management reviews and technical milestones.
• Support the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) process for placing new software deliveries into production, assisting in the security evaluation of program information and hardware.
• Assist in reviewing or proposing inputs to Requests for Proposal (RFP) artifacts, Acquisition Plans, Life Cycle Management Plans (LCMP), and Acquisition Strategies.
• Provide direct systems engineering support to the NWM program, collaborating closely with the PM, Financial Manager (FM), and Program Lead Engineer.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance

Possess one of the following education/experience combinations:

• Advanced Degree (MA/MS) and a minimum 10+ years of years of relevant experience (12+ years preferred), 5 years of which must be in the DoD
• OR, BA/BS degree and a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience (15 years preferred), 5 years of which must be in the DoD
• OR, 18+ years of relevant experience (20 years preferred), 8 years of which must be in the DoD

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications:

• Current Atlassian Certification (e.g., Atlassian Certified Associate/Professional in Jira or Confluence) is highly desired.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification (e.g., Certified SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner, or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager) is strongly preferred.

Additional InformationLocation: Offutt AFB, NEOn-site/Hybrid/Remote: RemoteTravel: 10%

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