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Responsibilities include performing end-to-end systems engineering for software tools that support outreach activities for our customer. The Senior Systems Engineer will collaborate with product and Systems Engineering teams to support user feedback-driven design, improve software functionality and usability, and help deliver effective solutions that meet user needs.\nJob Duties may also include:\nPerform end-to-end systems engineering in support of product teams using Agile development methods.\nCollaborate with a dynamic Systems Engineering team focused on user feedback-driven design, content management and messaging, service marketing, user support, and information brokering.\nPerform product testing focused on usability and user experience and identify opportunities to improve software tools and functionality.\nQualifications\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nFourteen (14) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Seven (7) years’ experience shall have occurred within the past ten (10) years.\nBachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.\nFive (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.\nActive TS SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required.\nDESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team, working in semi-structured situations, with the ability to identify support gaps and proactively get tasks done.\nExperience with Mustache syntax and Javascript.\nExperience performing product testing for usability and the process of improving software tools to maximize user experience.\nExperience integrating COTS and GOTS products from multiple vendors.\nExperience developing solutions that integrate and extend COTS products.\nExperience developing systems performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid-to-large scale programs.\nExperience evaluating project needs, determining tasks and durations, and allocating resources.\nExperience representing development projects in meetings with external stakeholders.\nExperience managing documentation in Confluence.\nExperience developing documentation required to support a program's technical issues and training situations.\nExperience using Jira in support of Agile development projects.\nKnowledge of web page and interface design.\nKnowledge of Systems Engineering practices supporting user feedback-driven design, content management and messaging, service marketing, user support, and information brokering.\nExperience communicating with technical resources across multiple customer organizations and agencies.\nKnowledge of the Analytic and Engagement Applications (AEA) suite of tools\nBenefits:Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nTarget Salary Range\n$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. 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