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Job #: R-00098959
Location: Remote, Remote
Category: Systems Engineering
Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day
Potential for Telework: Yes, 100%
Clearance Required: UK - SC HO

Description

Job Description:

Systems Engineer

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

We are in search of a Systems Engineer for our Leidos engineering capability. The successful Systems Engineer will have a full understanding of the principles of systems engineering, will have prior experience as a Systems Engineer on a major programme involving accepting and integrating deliveries from suppliers. Using your experience in Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for working with customers and suppliers to execute Systems Engineering activities across the full lifecycle, with specific focus on Model Based Systems Engineering.

As a Systems Engineer in Leidos you will be immersed in one of our key programmes – transformation of the UK’s biometrics platform to cloud. On behalf of our central government customer, you will have direct impact on the current and future iterations of one of our most important pieces of critical national infrastructure. 

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Member of a high-performing team to deliver IT services to central government agency.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of systems engineering concepts and applying these concepts to software-intensive & cloud hosted systems
  • Responsible for the delivery of high-level designs, specifications, requirements traceability and working with all engineering disciplines in both definition and delivery of system wide changes.
  • Responsible for employing SE standard methods, MBSE models and artefacts, SE processes and tools to accomplish analysis, problem diagnosis and solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment and mitigation planning, and related activities
  • Interfacing with domain SMEs to identify required activities, perform collaborative planning, review deliverables, and resolve SE issues.
  • Developing and maintaining systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models through use of traditional and MBSE tools
  • Understanding and leveraging approaches to identify
    • Requirements that represent a gap in capabilities and
    • Opportunities for reuse
  • Coordinating with enterprise stakeholders to prioritize product backlogs for sprints and releases.
  • Applying strong baseline, configuration, and release management

What Does Leidos Need From Me?​

  • Works and thinks in a team to deliver a common goal doing what is necessary to ensure mission success
  • Interface technologies and design
  • Good working knowledge of enterprise environment
  • Management of requirements gathering to deliver life cycle
  • Experience with documentation
  • Working with the test team to define strategies and requirements
  • Appreciation of security design, tools, and their implementation of security within complex system
  • T-shaped people willing to step outside normal skillsets to support the team; self-starter, proactive learning as required
  • Everyone is expected to be able to work within the system engineering lifecycle. 
  • Be a lateral thinker by identifying potential roadblocks and developing solutions.
  • Working with the customer to define solutions
  • Uses Jira and Confluence and updating progress frequently during the day

Clearance Required:

  • Due to the nature of the project, this role will require having or obtaining an SC clearance

What do we do for you?:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

•    Contributory Pension Scheme

•    Private Medical Insurance

•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)

•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working: https://www.leidos.com/sites/g/files/zoouby166/files/2019-11/PDF-Dynamic-Working-Leidos-UK.pdf

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. 

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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