Systems Engineer- Consultant

Position Overview

We are seeking skilled and motivated Systems Engineers to support enterprise planning and biometrics/forensics systems engineering activities in alignment with DoD standards and policies. This role includes managing comprehensive engineering plans, analyzing enterprise performance, supporting IT portfolio compliance, and ensuring systems align with national and international biometric standards.

Requirements

• Experience with biometrics: For tactical collection and enterprise-level multi-modal matching, storage, and analysis.
• Acquisition Systems Engineering Knowledge: Experience with acquisition systems engineering for development, testing, and sustainment of programs.
• DoD Biometrics Familiarity: Familiarity with DoD Biometrics or interagency biometrics in a Defense Acquisition environment (preferred).
• DAWIA Practitioner Level Certification (Nice to Have): DAWIA Practitioner Level Certification in Engineering and Technical Management.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Planning and Engineering Support

• Develop and manage a comprehensive view of enterprise product releases, fielding of capabilities, modernization activities, infrastructure upgrades, and operational status.
• Identify and track key milestones for incremental system releases, including major/minor software changes and data migration activities.
• Monitor, track, and analyze enterprise performance metrics to report on overall system performance.
• Assess emerging DoD IT standards, regulations, and policies for impact on biometrics systems and recommend courses of action.
• Support IT portfolio management and compliance efforts.
• Develop five-year engineering roadmaps covering hardware, software, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, logistics, and technical documentation.
• Manage milestone deliverable documents in accordance with DoD 5000 Series and JCIDS policies.

Biometric and Forensic Systems Engineering

• Ensure systems interfacing with biometric repositories comply with DoD enterprise standards, NIEM, EBTS, and international standards like ISO/IEC 24745.
• Review and analyze biometric system evaluations (e.g., IREX, FRVT, MBE) and provide recommendations for system improvements.
• Analyze Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables and submit findings to the Government within prescribed timeframes.
• Conduct yearly assessments to recommend cost-effective and optimized system designs and configurations.
• Provide continuity of operations and disaster recovery architecture analysis and recommendations.
• Prepare systems engineering documentation in compliance with AR 70-1 and DoDI 5000.02 standards.
• Facilitate and participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and design reviews.

Training and Certification

• Complete the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials course within 60 days of contract start or onboarding.
• Report training completion in monthly status updates.