Enterprise Senior System Engineer AWS, GitLab CICD, Kubernetes

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We valuecreative problem-solvingopen communication andempowering our employeesto make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of atechnicallystrongandgrowth-orientedcompany focused on bringinginnovative solutionsto the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description
We are seeking a System Engineer who analyzes users requirements concept of operations documents and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities; guides users in formulating requirements advises alternative approaches and conducts feasibility studies; provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements design and technology; incorporates new plans designs and systems into ongoing operations; develops technical documentation; develops system Architecture and system design documentation; guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans; interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems issues or conflicts; ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility; communicates with other program personnel government overseers and senior executives.

You will be part of a team that designs implements and maintains DevOps resources for multiple product teams and enables teams to automate build and deployment where possible.

• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans Initial Capabilities Documents Requirements specifications and Interface Control Documents
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) etc
• Assist with the development of system requirements functional requirements and allocation of the same to individual hardware software facility and personnel components
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings design reviews program reviews and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans Initial Capabilities Documents Requirements Specifications and Interface Control Documents
• Participate in interface definition design and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill and ensure these requirements are complete correct unique unambiguous realizable and verifiable
• Generate alternative system concepts physical architectures and design solutions
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements designs interfaces test procedures etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Define the methods processes and evaluation criteria by which the systems subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality Integrity Non-repudiation and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g. Identification Authentication Access Control Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords cryptography discretionary access control mandatory access control hashing key management etc.)
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS) work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)
• Provide technical direction for the development engineering interfacing integration and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation analysis and functional allocation conducting systems requirements reviews developing concepts of operation and interface standards developing system architectures and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
• Implement comprehensive SOA solutions
• Implement operational view technical standards view and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
• Develop scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system the user and the environment that satisfies operational support maintenance and disposal needs
• Review and/or approve system engineering documentation to ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate comprehensive and complete
• Conduct quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability Maintainability Vulnerability Survivability Producibility etc.)
• Establish and follow a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces
• Capture all interface designs in a common interface control format and store interface data in a commonly accessible repository
• Prepare timeline analysis diagrams illustrating the flow of time-dependent functions
• Establish a process to formally and proactively control and manage changes to requirements consider impacts prior to commitment to change gain stakeholder buy-in eliminate ambiguity ensure traceability to source requirements and track and settle open actions
• Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan
• Manage and ensure the technical integrity of the system baseline over time continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle from development through deployment and operations & maintenance
• In conjunction with system stakeholders plan the verification efforts of new and unproven designs early in the development life cycle to ensure compliance with established requirements
• Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes)
• Support the development and review of Joint Capability Integration Development System (JCIDS) documents (i.e. Initial Capability Document Capabilities Description Document IA Strategy)
• Provide technical direction for the development engineering interfacing integration and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation analysis and functional allocation conducting systems requirements reviews developing concepts of operation and interface standards developing system architectures and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
• Develop comprehensive SOA solutions
• Develop operational view technical standards view and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
• Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
• Improve standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
• Fully define interfaces in terms of origination destination stimulus and data characteristics for software; and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware
• Use validated models simulations and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
• Develop alternative courses of action workarounds and fallback positions with a recommended course of action for each risk and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones. Monitors risks using earned value management (EVM) data
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency national and international standards applicable to the system development of interest. Apply and enforce use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
• Ensure effective periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system both hardware and software components and associated documentation during the life of the system
• Serve as a member of the CCB
• As a participant within an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) effort recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions technology limitations environmental impact and life-cycle costs
• Develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost reuse complexity risk system expansion and growth

Clearance
A current Top-Secret/SCIwith polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.Twenty (20) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required; or Bachelors degree in System Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Science Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; or Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Required skills:

• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required
• Developing Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks provision managed services and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Terraform Ansible and Python
• Install configure and provide performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools (i.e. Elasticsearch Grafana/Prometheus)
• Managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate building testing and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD
• Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS)
• Communication and collaboration: DevOps is a team-oriented discipline. Engineers need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members as well as with stakeholders

• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Design build and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2 Lambdas EKS RDS S3 EFS EBS using Terraform and auto scaling
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS
• Familiarity with FOSS tools such as Elasticsearch Prometheus/Grafana PGAdmin etc. that can be installed in Kubernetes via a Helm chart
• Familiarity with various Kubernetes storage class types such as GP3. Longhorn EBS etc.

Benefits
Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth health and happiness expected salary range for this position depending on education and years of experience is $245000 - $275000.

Wealth Benefits:

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% RothorTraditional 401kwith Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonusesfor Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonusesfor Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits:

• Company subsidizedMedicalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidVisionandDentalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidLong Term DisabilityShort Term Disability andGroup Life Insurance
• MonthlyWellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits:

• Paid Time OffwithFlexible WorkSchedules andBirthday Off
• Amazon Prime MembershipandMonthlyInternetReimbursement
• TechnologyandProductivity Allowancefor Equipment and Supplies
• Morale BuildingandCompany Eventsto Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and AnnualSwag
• Company Paid Professional DevelopmentandTraining

At Erias Ventures we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

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