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Company

Leidos · 3 hours ago

Deputy Chief Engineer

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

17+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Technical subject matter expert supporting program and customer in developing and executing roadmap for integrating new virtual health capabilities into MHS ecosystem.

Provide architecture and engineering analysis of a highly complex system of systems to deploy Virtual Health capabilities through functional systems analysis, design, and integration. Advise on complex matters that require expert level knowledge of systems engineering, integration and test for effective implementation.

Provide technical leadership to design, development, integration and sustainment (break/fix) of system components and associated interfaces in pre- and post-deployment phases. Provide leadership of technical activities to stabilize system operation and ensure suitable system performance.

Manage and advise teams during complete product lifecycle to implement Virtual Health capabilities through leadership using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques. Lead teams to estimate system capability improvement or enhancement costs and schedule associated with new Virtual Health capabilities.

Review existing Virtual Health system components and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, improving current techniques and providing recommendations for systems improvements.

Develop plans and requirements for complex systems related to the Virtual Health systems architecture, networking, telecommunications, automation, communications protocols, risk management/electronic analysis, software, lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation. Perform functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Identify resources required for each task. Review existing processes and procedures for improvements and provide recommendations to LPDH and DHMSM leadership for execution. Support the implementation of these process and procedure improvements.

Regular briefings to and communication with GS-14 and GS-15 level government customers. Support to Chief Engineer briefings to SES level government customers is possible.

Mentor and coach technical staff. Provide recommendations to the Chief Engineer about additional junior or mid-level staffing needs of the program.

Qualification

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Systems EngineeringRequirements AnalysisSystem Architecture DesignLifecycle EngineeringComplex IT SolutionsSchedule DevelopmentVirtual Health IntegrationBaseline Change ControlEHR ConfigurationTroubleshooting IT SystemsTechnical Road MappingSoftware Development MethodologiesDoD CybersecurityCOTS IntegrationConfiguration ManagementOracle Health SolutionsCloud ArchitecturesContinuous Integration/DeliveryProject ManagementTeam Management

Required

BS degree and 17 years of prior relevant experience

US Citizen with an active ADP2/IT2 Public Trust (or higher) clearance. Federal Government requirement.

Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering, including requirements analysis and system architecture design

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing complex IT solutions in a large-scale enterprise

Demonstrated experience in practical application of lifecycle engineering for IT infrastructure

Demonstrated experience designing and modernizing complex enterprise networks and legacy IT systems

Demonstrated experience applying System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and best practices

Project management experience working with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), IMS, and work authorizations

Understanding of cost and schedule development as well as controls to conduct root cause analysis and identify corrective actions

Experience with Virtual Health product/capability design, integration, implementation, and operations

Experience with baseline change control processes

Experience with resource/staffing needs assessment, hiring, and team management, as well as setting leadership team expectations and delegating duties appropriately

Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communication skills.