Solutions Engineer Lead IRES - SSFB

Solutions Engineer Lead

Position Title: Solutions Engineer Lead

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: DoD Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility

Shift: Day shift

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Description of Duties:

The MDSEA Solutions Engineer Lead supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

• Lead a team in a fast-paced, dynamic mission environment.
• Oversee all Solutions Engineering functions with the MDSEA organization while supporting integrations and collaborations across other functional teams and IRES as a whole.
• Take ownership of developing new IT solutions, designs and implementation
• Responsible for project initiation, task management and development of artifacts for the Technical Baseline
• Establishing cloud/virtualization governance and driving cloud-native modernization.
• Ensuring tight integration with IT, cybersecurity, and application delivery teams.
• Design, implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Center.
• Administer Container Platforms such as OpenShift, Docker, and Podman as well as maintain Repositories/Registries.
• Work directly with System Engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
• Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
• Carrying out high-level activities associated with design and system architecture.
• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, or hybrid) for enterprise workloads.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure integration and compliance.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS transitions.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates (e.g., ARM, Terraform, CloudFormation)

The successful candidate will:

• Have troubleshooting and critical thinking skills related to IT system dependencies, impacts and sustainability.

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 14, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience o May be reduced with advanced education
• Must have 6, or more, years of directly related experience
• Must have 1, or more, years of Technical Leadership experience within Information Technology, specifically related to Research and Development environments and infrastructure
• Must have experience with project implementation of virtualization platforms such as OpenShift or VMware
• Must have documented experience developing and editing Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) products for IT systems.
• Must have experience in the decomposition of complex IT systems into manageable components.
• Must have an understanding of Model Base System Engineering and SysML
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (ex: Security+)
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility

This position is expected to pay $165,000 - $190,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things that you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.