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For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.\nImportant Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.\nSciTec has an immediate opportunity in our Boulder, CO office for a Senior / Principal Systems Engineering Lead with experience in microservices architectures, data center designs, and modular open systems architecture. 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This work will be performed collaboratively with both customer representatives and with SciTec technical staff.\nResponsibilities\nCoordination with the acquisition program office and operational end-users to elicit, detail, and document operational concepts and stakeholder needs for the operation of a MOSA architecture hosting high-performance data processing applications. \nDevelopment and analysis of system requirements which address identified stakeholder needs. \nSupport to SciTec development teams in the design of system architectures which meet established requirements and align with customer concepts of operations. \nCoordination with integration, verification, and test teams to support requirements verification and validation. \nManaging the documentation of operational concepts, stakeholder needs, system requirements, and system architectures using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools \nStaff mentoring and process improvement within the SciTec systems engineering team \nAdditional duties as required and assigned \nRequirements\nAbility to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance \nA Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline \nAt least 10 years of relevant work experience in software engineering, high-performance computing, or remote sensing data processing \nDemonstrated work experience in executing IEEE 15288 systems engineering processes \nDemonstrated familiarity with the use of Model Based Systems Engineering within a systems engineering organization \nDemonstrated work experience as a technical team leader \nCandidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred\nA current security clearance, ideally a current TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information \nAcademic credentials or industry certification (e.g. INCOSE) in systems engineering. \nExperience with the design or operation of data center environments \nExperience with the design or operation of Kubernetes-based environments \nExperience with the design or operation of Overhead Persistent Infrared sensor systems, ground segments, or exploitation tooling \nExperience with system security architecture and NIST 800-53 / RMF compliance \nExperience with conducting data-driven trade studies, including the development and use of simulation tools. \nDirect familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering tools and techniques. Familiarity with the Cameo suite of tools is particularly desired. \nBenefits\nSciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:\n4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match\n100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options\n80% company paid Dental insurance\n100% company paid Vision insurance\n100% company paid Life insurance\n100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance\nShort-term Disability insurance\nAnnual Profit-Sharing Plan\nDiscretionary Performance Bonus\nPaid Parental Leave\nGenerous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay\nFlexible Work Hours\nThe pay range for this position is $156,000- $235,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.\nSciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. 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