Systems Engineer - Open Architectures

Clearance Level: None

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Systems Engineer - Open Architectures to join our team in supporting one of this country’s premier defense research organizations. The area of significant focus is the application of modern software engineering principles and commercial best practices to define and prototype open architecture solutions that provide mission-critical capabilities to the warfighter. A combination of approaches will be applied to ensure the success of the flexible composition of sensors, processors, ground stations, and command centers. With program growth, the group succeeds in all phases, including problem analysis and innovative solution design, system architecture, rapid prototyping, field-testing, and ultimately transfer of our technology.

What You’ll Do:

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for developing and integrating distributed data architecture solutions and implementing prototypes of relevant architectural elements to jump-start the transition and final production of capabilities. The candidate will need to support modernization efforts that align with the Department of Defense (DoD) efforts for sharing data and information across multiple platforms and domains in a cloud environment. The candidate will also research and assess emerging technologies and intelligence tradecraft to support program initiatives.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of Systems Engineering
  
• 3 years of Systems Analysis
• 5 years of Systems Integration

Experience with the Following Technologies:

• Experience with distributed data architectures and Data Bus, Data Ops, and Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) technologies
• Experienced reviewing and assessing existing enterprise data-driven applications to support new features, performance improvements, upgrades, and ongoing sustainment

Working Knowledge of the Following:

• Understanding of various architecture frameworks, mainly as they apply at multiple levels across domains and platforms targeting a cloud environment
• Highly skilled at analyzing an extensive, complex system to determine performance bottlenecks, application bugs, and opportunities to improve efficiency
• Ability to identify, source, and analyze data, data feeds, and information from available resources, identify trends, draw conclusions, and access interoperability to inform critical business decision
• Experience gathering and analyzing system requirements and applying structured analytical approaches to match needs to capabilities, identifying gaps, and developing risk mitigation strategies
• Ability to work as part of a team applying agile development methods and independently with minimal direction and oversight

And These Skills are a Bonus:

• Have an active DoD Secret or TS/SCI Clearance
• Knowledge of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
• Knowledge of the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) and the Common Operational Picture (COP) concepts
• Familiarity with or experience with cross-domain solutions utilizing technologies such as Radiant Mercury, Forcepoint High-Speed Guard, AWS Diode, etc.
• Proficiency in developing extensive distributed systems applying techniques for low-latency system performance
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, practices, techniques, and technologies
• Familiarity with modern programming languages such as java, python, or similar
• Familiarity with Open Mission Systems (OMS) & Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI)

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

1. You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
2. You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, the role and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
3. You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• By Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Location: Lexington, MA

Work Schedule: The candidate will be able to work in a hybrid schedule. Must live within a commutable distance from Lexington, Massachusetts.

Travel: None

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.