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Versar Global Solutions · 1 day ago

Electronic Systems Security Senior Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $131K/yr

10+ years exp

Versar Global Solutions is a company that provides full mission lifecycle solutions for government and commercial customers. They are seeking a Senior Engineer to conduct site surveys, manage ESS installations, and ensure compliance with security requirements while leading testing and validation of complex ESS designs.

ConstructionManagement Information SystemsNational SecurityProject Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Conduct site surveys and studies to collect information relevant to performing requirements analysis

Assist in analysis, development, and transition of ESS complex requirement for existing and new technology implementations and integrations into ESS architecture, hardware, and software designs and interface specifications. Research and evaluate alternative solutions

Ensure new ESS under evaluation and/or consideration aligns with security operation’s needs, policies, procedures, and the Customer mission, goals, and objectives

Plan and manage site ESS installations and conduct system acceptance testing

Assist in the development of cost benefit analysis; cost projections, lifecycle replacement and technology refresh plans, system designs, installation plans, configuration and quality management documentation, test and acceptance checklists, sustainment and maintenance plans, and other documentation relevant to establishing a baseline, robust, and evolving ESS program

Lead testing and validation work on complex ESS designs to assure that operational and functional requirements are met

Work with stakeholders to develop program test strategies

Manage performance of critical stakeholders and dependencies to ensure systems integration and compliance with requirements

Conduct program independent reviews and report results to the Customer

Provide guidance for critical support of fielded hardware and software over the entire product lifecycle

Make recommendations for technology investments

Elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the needs of project stakeholders

Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, product analysis, task, and workflow analysis

Serve as the conduit between the project manager, customers, end users, vendor community and other stakeholders with related or interrelated processes and requirements

Management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfillment of all requirements

Work with the project manager and/or project sponsor to document vision and scope

Write requirements specifications according to standard templates using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely

Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, and then corresponding technical and operational requirements

Define quality attributes, external interfaces, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements

Lead requirements analysis and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, verifiable, and that they conform to standards

Document as-is and to-be process flows

Participate in peer reviews and inspections of requirements documents. Participate in peer reviews of work products derived from requirements specifications to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctly

Manage requirements traceability information and track requirements status throughout the project

Manage changes to baselined requirements through effective application of change control processes and tools

Identify business process improvement opportunities

Assist with the development of physical security requirements engineering policies, procedures, and tools

Write test plans, test scripts, organize and execute testing, and track issues to resolution

Provide timely status updates to project management

Supports and ensures adherence to Customer policies and procedures

Qualification

ESS architecturePACSCISSPRequirements analysisFederal mandates knowledgeCOTS implementationAnalytical skillsModeling skillsEnglish proficiencyInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsFacilitation skills

Required

Minimum ten (10) years of experience designing, implementing, managing, architecting, integrating, and maintaining large-scale enterprise ESS to include, but not limited to, the following: PACS; IDS; CCTV; VMS; PSIM; FICAM; biometrics; LPR; and others

Requires a Top-Secret clearance

Certifications in four (4) of the following areas: CSEIP (Certified Systems Engineer ICAM PACS), PACS (Physical Access Control Systems), IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), VSS (Video Surveillance Systems), VMS (Visitor Management Systems), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

Experience deploying and migrating ESS applications across IT networks, ports, and protocols ensuring compliance with security requirements

Knowledge and real-world implementation of federal mandates, guidance, policies, industry standards, and best practices related to ESS, PIV, and FICAM including, but not limited to, the following: HSPD-12, OMB publications 05-24, M-11-11 and others, NIST FIPS 201, NIST SP 800-116, 800-53, 800-76, 800-79, and others, FICAM Roadmap and Implementation Guidance, UL 2050, 294, 1076, and others

Experience in implementing both Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and custom development and/or systems integration projects

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Excellent customer facing skills and a demonstrated proactive approach to problem solving

Interviewing—able to talk with individuals and groups about needs and ask appropriate questions to surface essential requirements information

Listening skills—able to comprehend what people say and detect what they may be hesitant to say

Analytical skills—able to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding and distinguish solution ideas from requirements

Facilitation skills—able to lead requirements elicitation workshops

Observation skills—able to validate data obtained via various techniques and expose new areas for elicitation

Organizational skills—able to work with a vast array of information gathered during elicitation and analysis and cope with rapidly changing information

Interpersonal skills—able to help negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts among project stakeholders

Modeling skills—able to represent requirements information in various formats and context including graphical, visual, textual, and others

Experience with all phases of a typical project life-cycle including, but not limited to, business analysis, design, configuration, testing, data conversion, change management, and immediate post go-live support

Experience in supporting decision making and problem-solving processes leveraging analytical skills

Must be proficient in English, both written and verbal, to ensure effective communication and collaboration

Successful results of preemployment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen

Comply with company drug and alcohol policy

Be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date

Company

Versar Global Solutions

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial Customers in the natural, built, and digital environments.

Founded in 1969

Springfield, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees