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Sigmatech is seeking a well-qualified and motivated Systems & Applications engineer to support our customer on Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This is a full time office and lab based position, successful candidates will enjoy working with cutting edge technologies, awesome coworkers, and supporting our warfighters.

Job duties include:

• Defining, analyzing, and translating operational and user requirements into technical system specifications.
• Develop architectures and design frameworks that ensure interoperability between Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) and other systems, common services, and applications.
• Leading systems integration efforts that bring together Command and Control hardware, software, and network components into a cohesive operational capability.
• Support integration, validation, and verification of NGC2 systems and applications to ensure they meet functionality, performance, security, and scalability objectives.
• Oversee and contribute to the implementation of software applications (either commercial, government-developed, or third party) that support mission command and data flow across networks (both tactical and enterprise).
• Ensure applications align with standards, protocols, and military interoperability requirements.
• Assist in the generation, review, and maintenance of system and software requirements documents.
• Participate in stakeholder and user discussions to refine requirements and incorporate Unit/Soldier feedback (e.g., 25th ID) into technical documentation.
• Identify defects, interoperability issues, or risks uncovered during technical activities (e.g., Risk Reduction) and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with program offices, operational units, and industry partners to communicate requirements, technical status, and plans.
• Maintain a high understanding of C2 systems (e.g., Mission Command, tactical data links, or battle command suites).

· Define, analyze, and translate operational and user requirements into technical system specifications.

· Develop architectures and design frameworks that ensure interoperability between Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) and other systems, common services, and applications.

· Lead systems integration efforts that bring together Command and Control hardware, software, and network components into a cohesive operational capability.

· Support integration, validation, and verification of NGC2 systems and applications to ensure they meet functionality, performance, security, and scalability objectives.

· Oversee and contribute to the implementation of software applications (either commercial, government-developed, or third party) that support mission command and data flow across networks (both tactical and enterprise).

· Ensure applications align with standards, protocols, and military interoperability requirements.

· Assist in the generation, review, and maintenance of system and software requirements documents.

· Participate in stakeholder and user discussions to refine requirements and incorporate Unit/Soldier feedback (e.g., 25th ID) into technical documentation.

· Identify defects, interoperability issues, or risks uncovered during technical activities (e.g., Risk Reduction) and recommend mitigation strategies.

· Collaborate with program offices, operational units, and industry partners to communicate requirements, technical status, and plans.

· Maintain a high understanding of C2 systems (e.g., Mission Command, tactical data links, or battle command suites).

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• Ten (10) years' total related experience with at least five (5) years' experience in software development, data engineering, or cloud technologies.
• Currently holds a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
• Experience with ETL tools, message brokers, and API gateways for use with streaming or event-based data (e.g., Apache NiFi, Kafka, Talend, Informatica).
• Deep experience with data concepts including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, data schemas, data storage, and ontologies.
• Understanding and experience with large data architectures such as Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Data Lakes, and Data Warehouses.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google) to leverage cloud services for scalable and flexible data solutions.
• Knowledge of programming languages (Python, Java).
• Experience with data processing and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Kibana).
• Experience working in an environment that utilizes Agile methodology and framework.
• Travel: may be short notice and may also exceed 15%