Background Information:
Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD), is seeking a Part Time Technical Engineering Advisor to be based in our Mt. Laurel office.
Overview:
We are looking for a Part Time Technical Engineering Advisor to deliver within schedule and technical performance baselines. The main role of the Technical Engineering Advisor is to work with a Technical Engineering Lead to elicit customer requirements to engineering teams to build customer solutions, verifying project performance for all projects under the Technical Engineering Lead’s responsibility.
Technical Engineering Advisor responsibilities include interfacing with customers, eliciting user requirements, reviewing requirements documentation, reviewing technical specifications, and validating successful solution installations. This role also requires prior experience developing or engineering complex systems.
All applicants must currently possess an active U.S. Security Clearance.
Responsibilities Include:
- Overseeing daily technical operations
- Coordinating with the development/engineering teams
- Analyzing project briefs, requirements, and deliverables
- Preparing and presenting progress reports
- Liaising with the engineering team for project completion
- Reviewing ongoing operations and rectifying any issues
- Communicating with the clients to ascertain their needs
- Understanding project requirements and developing detailed structure
- Implementing best practices and coding standards
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in engineering
- Minimum 5 years leading projects
- 25% Travel expected
Required Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication capability, focused on presentation to external stakeholders
- Strong resource management skills, including early identification and resolution of capability gaps
- Customer requirement documentation
- Requirements elicitation, management, tracking, and auditing
- Integration management including requirement verification, requirement burndown, issue identification, isolation, triage, resolution
- Resource allocation, preparation, and deployment
- Familiarity designing complex software development environments including mixed-code deployments
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with foundational networking concepts such as routing, switching, identity services, intrusion detection, and firewall
- Understanding of container platforms like docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes based orchestration software (e.g., OpenShift and Rancher)
- Familiarity with tactical C2 or sensors such as Aegis, CAC2S, IBCS, SPY-1, etc. system design is desired
Competencies:
- Exceptional communication skills with new and non-technical stakeholders. The successful candidate will listen to new customer problems, identify root causes, elicit initial requirements, and continuously validate requirements throughout solution implementation
- Strong organization, planning, and communication skills. The successful candidate will need to teach others to develop plans, build a team to complete the plan, and communicate the plan up and down the organization
- Ability to work closely with Program Managers and Chief Engineers to document, manage and communicate systems and software requirements
- Problem-solving skills with the ability to help others navigate ambiguous situations
- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
- Ability to identify and adapt to changing priorities within portfolio and business area, adjusting project resources and technical strategies to align with priorities
- Domain expertise in any DoD combat-oriented system design, installation, operation, or maintenance
Pay Range*: $78.85 - $131.25 (hourly) or $95.19- $157.69 (hourly)
*Pursuant to New Jersey Senate Bill 2310 IDT is required to disclose the “pay scale” or “pay range” associated with a job posting. Notably, however, this amount may not be reflective of actual compensation that may be earned as pay is dependent on a candidate’s experience, skills, and education. The posted range does not include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits. Click here for additional information about Senate Bill 2310. IDT is often looking to place multiple candidates at various levels. Therefore, more than one pay range has been included, commensurate with experience. EEO Statement:
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