{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c8ef29a44d0b52bb7eded5e9","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c8ef29a44d0b52bb7eded5e9","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c8ef29a44d0b52bb7eded5e9","title":"Senior System Engineer","description":"Systems Engineer Level 3 - Cloud Migration / Application Modernization Support\nSITEC Consulting is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer Level 3 to support cloud migration, application modernization, technical roadmap development, and systems engineering activities in a mission-focused environment. This role is ideal for a senior systems engineer with software development expertise, cloud architecture exposure, and the ability to evaluate current applications, document modernization plans, and support future-state system design.\nThe selected candidate will support engineering efforts focused on assessing existing applications, identifying technical debt, supporting cloud migration planning, developing strategic product roadmaps, and helping guide the redevelopment or modernization of mission applications. This position requires strong technical communication skills, the ability to work with customers and engineering teams, and experience translating operational needs into actionable system, architecture, and implementation plans.\nResponsibilities Include:\nPerform systems engineering activities supporting the design, development, integration, modernization, and sustainment of mission applications, systems, and technical capabilities.\nSupport cloud migration efforts by evaluating current applications, identifying migration considerations, documenting dependencies, and assisting with future-state architecture planning.\nProvide software development expertise to support application redevelopment, modernization, enhancement, and technical debt reduction.\nEvaluate existing applications, systems, and workflows to determine current-state limitations, modernization needs, future requirements, and recommended technical approaches.\nSupport cloud architecture efforts by helping define target-state environments, system interfaces, data flows, dependencies, risks, and implementation considerations.\nAssist in the development of strategic roadmaps for products, applications, systems, and technical capabilities.\nSupport documentation of engineering plans, migration plans, modernization strategies, system designs, technical risks, dependencies, and recommended courses of action.\nAnalyze user requirements, system requirements, and operational needs to develop system-level concepts, architecture recommendations, and technical implementation plans.\nSupport requirements analysis, functional analysis, system design, integration planning, test planning, and technical documentation across the system lifecycle.\nWork with Government customers, mission users, software developers, architects, and engineering teams to define technical objectives and support implementation planning.\nIdentify and document technical debt, legacy system constraints, application risks, modernization gaps, and opportunities for improved performance, scalability, maintainability, and security.\nSupport the development, review, and refinement of system engineering documentation, architecture artifacts, schedules, technical roadmaps, and program planning materials.\nAssist with evaluating alternatives for application modernization, cloud migration, system integration, and long-term sustainment.\nProvide technical recommendations to improve system functionality, architecture, interoperability, reliability, and lifecycle supportability.\nSupport coordination across engineering, software development, cloud, cybersecurity, and program teams to ensure modernization activities align with mission and technical objectives.\nRequired Qualifications:\nTwenty years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nBachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.\nExperience supporting systems engineering activities across the system lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment.\nExperience supporting software development, application modernization, cloud migration, system architecture, or technical roadmap efforts.\nAbility to evaluate current applications and systems, identify future-state needs, and document modernization or redevelopment plans.\nExperience working directly with Government customers, technical teams, software developers, architects, and program stakeholders.\nStrong written communication skills with the ability to document plans, risks, dependencies, technical recommendations, and implementation strategies.\nSubstitution Guidance:\nA Master's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline may be substituted for two years of experience.\nA PhD in a qualifying discipline may be substituted for four years of experience.\nFive additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.\nPreferred Experience:\nExperience supporting cloud migration planning or cloud architecture efforts.\nExperience with application redevelopment, refactoring, modernization, or legacy system transformation.\nSoftware development background or strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.\nExperience supporting strategic product roadmaps or technical capability roadmaps.\nExperience identifying and documenting technical debt.\nExperience developing architecture documentation, migration plans, modernization plans, requirements documentation, and technical decision materials.\nExperience supporting mission systems, enterprise applications, or complex Government technical 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Support\nSITEC Consulting is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer Level 3 to support cloud migration, application modernization, technical roadmap development, and systems engineering activities in a mission-focused environment. This role is ideal for a senior systems engineer with software development expertise, cloud architecture exposure, and the ability to evaluate current applications, document modernization plans, and support future-state system design.\nThe selected candidate will support engineering efforts focused on assessing existing applications, identifying technical debt, supporting cloud migration planning, developing strategic product roadmaps, and helping guide the redevelopment or modernization of mission applications. This position requires strong technical communication skills, the ability to work with customers and engineering teams, and experience translating operational needs into actionable system, architecture, and implementation plans.\nResponsibilities Include:\nPerform systems engineering activities supporting the design, development, integration, modernization, and sustainment of mission applications, systems, and technical capabilities.\nSupport cloud migration efforts by evaluating current applications, identifying migration considerations, documenting dependencies, and assisting with future-state architecture planning.\nProvide software development expertise to support application redevelopment, modernization, enhancement, and technical debt reduction.\nEvaluate existing applications, systems, and workflows to determine current-state limitations, modernization needs, future requirements, and recommended technical approaches.\nSupport cloud architecture efforts by helping define target-state environments, system interfaces, data flows, dependencies, risks, and implementation considerations.\nAssist in the development of strategic roadmaps for products, applications, systems, and technical capabilities.\nSupport documentation of engineering plans, migration plans, modernization strategies, system designs, technical risks, dependencies, and recommended courses of action.\nAnalyze user requirements, system requirements, and operational needs to develop system-level concepts, architecture recommendations, and technical implementation plans.\nSupport requirements analysis, functional analysis, system design, integration planning, test planning, and technical documentation across the system lifecycle.\nWork with Government customers, mission users, software developers, architects, and engineering teams to define technical objectives and support implementation planning.\nIdentify and document technical debt, legacy system constraints, application risks, modernization gaps, and opportunities for improved performance, scalability, maintainability, and security.\nSupport the development, review, and refinement of system engineering documentation, architecture artifacts, schedules, technical roadmaps, and program planning materials.\nAssist with evaluating alternatives for application modernization, cloud migration, system integration, and long-term sustainment.\nProvide technical recommendations to improve system functionality, architecture, interoperability, reliability, and lifecycle supportability.\nSupport coordination across engineering, software development, cloud, cybersecurity, and program teams to ensure modernization activities align with mission and technical objectives.\nRequired Qualifications:\nTwenty years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nBachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.\nExperience supporting systems engineering activities across the system lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and sustainment.\nExperience supporting software development, application modernization, cloud migration, system architecture, or technical roadmap efforts.\nAbility to evaluate current applications and systems, identify future-state needs, and document modernization or redevelopment plans.\nExperience working directly with Government customers, technical teams, software developers, architects, and program stakeholders.\nStrong written communication skills with the ability to document plans, risks, dependencies, technical recommendations, and implementation strategies.\nSubstitution Guidance:\nA Master's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline may be substituted for two years of experience.\nA PhD in a qualifying discipline may be substituted for four years of experience.\nFive additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.\nPreferred Experience:\nExperience supporting cloud migration planning or cloud architecture efforts.\nExperience with application redevelopment, refactoring, modernization, or legacy system transformation.\nSoftware development background or strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.\nExperience supporting strategic product roadmaps or technical capability roadmaps.\nExperience identifying and documenting technical debt.\nExperience developing architecture documentation, migration plans, modernization plans, requirements documentation, and technical decision materials.\nExperience supporting mission systems, enterprise applications, or complex Government technical 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