**Description** Join a winning team!! SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring to advance space capabilities supporting our Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community customers. Ten miles from the SAIC headquarters, our Chantilly, VA team supports systems development, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration and more. This position is for a Ground Software System Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge and innovative space program. The Ground Software System Engineer oversees developer software development progress and provides support to the customer’s execution of the Program with responsibilities that may include, but are not limited to the following: **Role Responsibilities** This position is for a Ground Software System Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge and innovative space program. The Ground Software System Engineer oversees developer software development progress and provides support to the customer’s execution of the Program with responsibilities that may include, but are not limited to the following: + Oversee requirements/CONOPS development activities, with particular focus on leading multiple program office & developer teams in interfaces definition/updates + Track and report Agile software development progress using Agile metrics, trend analysis, and capacity estimating validation.Compare progress metrics with program schedule, financial and EVM reports. + Assess developer test approaches and serve as Customer Witness to integration, verification, and validation tests.Report results to the Program Office team. + Coordinate Program Office team involvement in assessing Developer system engineering designs and readiness. + Identify and promote best practices to improve effectiveness of Program Office processes. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. + Experience with the Intelligence Community and/or the Department of Defense Program Office best practices. + Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree and 7 years of relevant experience. + At least 3 years experience working on a Government or Commercial satellite program. + Effective interpersonal skills (across multiple groups, offices, and organizations) and strong briefing and writing skills. + Ability to communicate to a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of programmatic and technical expertise. + Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills. + Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision. **Desired Qualifications:** + Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification or similar. + System engineering requirements development experience. + Software test experience. + Familiarity with DevScOps principles and technologies. + Availability to travel to West Coast during quarterly extended week-long test events. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2413474 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability