Overview:

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nations most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Recognized expert within the company, who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the company. Leads efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings. Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.

• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
• Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements.
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Support new internet Exchange Point {IXP) architecture and optimization of network supporting connectivity among sponsor entities
• Support modeling and simulation of inter-agency network architectures to help capacity planning and future bandwidth requirements
• Support traffic engineering capabilities and resiliency of network that supports external sponsor entities connectivity to cloud resources
• Support cloud services such Compute, Storage, Security, and Network services across multi-cloud environments
• Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, communities, and route policy language (RPL) on service provider on prem infrastructure
• Strong oral and written communications skills. Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions on technical issues and the ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.

Required

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with a polygraph
• BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 8-10 (or equivalent experience) Bachelor's (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems Engineering, Business, or a scientific, or technical discipline
• Knowledge of theory and practice underlying LAN/WAN network operations
• Knowledge of communications and information security policies and practices
• Knowledge of multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• Minimum 16 years' experience

Desired

• Knowledge of the Sponsor's policies and procedures relating to design, upgrading, and operating and maintaining their networks
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Strong oral and written communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals
• Doctorate degree (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position
• 20 years' experience
• 5 years' experience in the Intelligence Community

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.