Systems Engineer - BOOST LLC

BOOST LLC is a dynamic management consulting firm that offers an array of government-compliant back-office solutions to support our teaming partners within the GovCon space. Our consultants are experts in the areas of Accounting, Contracts, Human Resources, Recruiting & Sourcing, and Strategic Pricing and our passion is to guide and propel our partners towards success within this competitive sector.

BOOST is helping our client hire a Systems Engineer to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) to lead DHS counter-WMD efforts and coordinate with domestic and international partners to safeguard the United States against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and health security threats. The Systems Engineer will be a member of a team providing an ongoing program of analysis to support decisions regarding approaches to fill current and future capability gaps through risk assessments, gap analysis, and CBRN architecture development. The successful candidate will have experience in mission, capability, and requirements analysis, supporting development of DoDAF products, supporting federal programs, and interacting with abroad range of stakeholders and federal clients. Critical thinking, clear written and oral communication skills are a must. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work effectively independently and in team settings to include close collaboration with program managers and client personnel.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform mission pathway analysis and decomposition considering CBRN threats
• Perform capability and requirements analysis for systems and architectures and represent these systems and architectures in a visual and written form.
• Apply architectural framework methodology to support development of DoDAF viewpoints and models
• Support capability assessment studies, gap analysis, and risk assessments
• Support activities to trace program requirements to CBRN architecture.
• Support annual program technical reviews and programming, planning, budgeting and execution process
• Participate in program management working sessions and support program managers in executing day-to-day systems engineering activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Top Secret clearance DoD
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, information technology, business, or related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and/or Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
• Ability to support multiple projects, implement initiative management principles, business process development, business reengineering, and strategic business projects.
• Ability to read and interpret government policy, regulations, and directives, and to apply those interpretations when directed by the Project Manager or designee fully and legally to all PWS activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with program personnel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced understanding of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience assessing Chemical, Biological, or Radiological/Nuclear detection systems, threats, and/or related policies.
• Experience working with CWMD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), or DHS.

Place of Performance: This is a hybrid position with a minimum requirement to work onsite two days per pay period (two weeks). The CWMD Office is located at the Saint Elizabeth’s Campus, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC 20593

BOOST is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.