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Mission Systems Engineer SRG is seeking a highly skilled Mission Systems Engineer to support operational environments, mission applications, data services, analytical platforms, and AI-enabled capabilities used by government and defense clients. This individual will serve as a technical lead for system administration, operational monitoring, troubleshooting, integration support, and sustainment activities across production and mission environments. The Mission Systems Engineer will work closely with software developers, platform engineers, support personnel, client stakeholders, and the Alpha Development Team to ensure reliable system performance, operational readiness, and mission success. This role will support the transition of new capabilities from development into operational use while helping ensure that mission systems remain stable, secure, scalable, and aligned with client requirements. Because SRG’s clients place significant importance on trusted data, this role will also support data governance, data quality, data lineage, and data provenance across mission workflows, integrations, and analytical processes. The Mission Systems Engineer will help ensure that data sources, transformations, outputs, and system behaviors are traceable, auditable, and reliable for operational decision-making. This role requires a strong technical foundation, a problem-solving mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively in secure and classified environments Position Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and support operational software platforms, mission systems, data services, and analytical environments.
Monitor system performance, availability, operational health, and mission readiness.
Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot data pipelines, system integrations, APIs, and backend services.
Support API management and connectivity with internal and external data sources.
Investigate and resolve technical issues escalated from support personnel, users, development teams, and client stakeholders.
Analyze logs, system metrics, operational alerts, data flows, and system events to identify root causes and corrective actions.
Support data governance processes by helping ensure data quality, integrity, accessibility, security, and compliance across operational environments.
Monitor and validate data lineage and data provenance throughout mission workflows, integrations, analytical processes, and AI-enabled system outputs.
Support traceability of data sources, transformations, calculations, models, outputs, and decision-support products.
Assist with metadata management, data cataloging, data stewardship, and documentation practices that support auditability and client trust.
Coordinate with software developers, platform engineers, and the Alpha Development Team to implement fixes, updates, enhancements, and new operational capabilities.
Support software releases, testing activities, deployment validation, and operational acceptance of new capabilities.
Support the transition of capabilities from development environments into production, operational, or classified environments.
Develop and maintain operational documentation, standard operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, system configuration records, and technical knowledge bases.
Participate in continuity, recovery, resilience, incident response, and operational readiness planning activities.
Support cybersecurity, accreditation, compliance, and Risk Management Framework activities as required.
Communicate technical issues, risks, dependencies, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizen.
Active Secret security clearance with Top Secret eligibility.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
Experience supporting enterprise software platforms, mission systems, operational environments, data services, or analytical applications.
Experience with APIs, system integrations, data pipelines, backend services, and distributed systems.
Understanding of data governance, data lineage, data provenance, metadata management, data quality, and information lifecycle management principles.
Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to analyze logs, system events, performance metrics, operational alerts, and data flows.
Familiarity with cloud, hybrid, or on-premise computing environments.
Ability to work effectively with software developers, platform engineers, cybersecurity personnel, support teams, and client stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate effectively in secure, sensitive, or classified environments. Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, federal government, or mission-focused programs.
Experience supporting AWS, Azure, or other cloud technologies.
Familiarity with containerized applications and orchestration technologies.
Experience supporting classified operational environments.
Knowledge of AI-enabled, analytics, decision-support, or mission intelligence platforms.
Experience supporting data governance frameworks, data stewardship practices, metadata repositories, data catalogs, or data management programs.
Familiarity with AI governance, model transparency, explainability, auditability, trusted data practices, or responsible AI principles.
Familiarity with Risk Management Framework, cybersecurity compliance, accreditation, and operational security requirements.
Experience supporting agile software development, DevSecOps, or product transition from development to operations. PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, OR PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS CompTIA Security+
Certified Data Management Professional
DAMA Data Governance and Stewardship Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
ITIL Foundation Certification
Certified ScrumMaster or Agile-related certification
Relevant DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 baseline certification, as applicable to contract requirements