The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

The National Systems Group serves as the technical advisor to the Intelligence Community and its mission partners involved in the collection and distribution of national and tactical intelligence, including electronics programs, advanced technologies, ground and communications, imagery programs, and systems engineering and launch.

We are looking for a Cloud/Hosting Engineer (Sr. Project Leader – Cloud Computing Architecture) to support the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) COMM Hosting Services Group (HSG).   HSG plans, develops, acquires, delivers, sustains, and brokers Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and capabilities to meet the hosting and data center management requirements of the NRO’s acquisition programs and operational mission systems.    

Tasking for this position will be focused on performing requirements analysis, developing onboard hosting solutions, providing cost estimates, conducting data analysis, presenting findings and recommendations, and responding to other technical support needs associated with both customer- and commercially-provided hosting environments. 

This position requires 100% on site work in Chantilly, VA

 
What You’ll Be Doing

• Perform and lead technical assessments of compute and storage onboarding solutions and conduct gap analysis to ensure robust technical resolutions
• Conduct technical data analysis of hosting environments; provide engineering assessments and recommendations to the customer community
• Conduct system analysis of various ground systems to understand dependencies and assess different hosting possibilities
• Investigate urgent technical problems; assemble briefings or reports to relay findings and recommendations
• Deliver independent and objective reviews on HSG architecture and system engineering documents, strategies, plans, and issues
• Leverage the Aerospace "backplane" to collaborate across directorate boundaries to promote and ensure clean interfaces and boundaries between internal and external customers
• Identify and lead matrixed Aerospace engineering staff and project teams for specified projects and studies; act as spokesperson for the team when presenting observations, results, and recommendations.
• Act as lead technical expert in both internal and external customer forums; represent customer and management positions as required    

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for Sr. Project Leader – Cloud Computing Architecture

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related technical field from a recognized institution
• 12 or more years of relevant experience
• Experience with hosting environment hardware technologies, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), Object (S3), and Tape storage systems, commodity servers and Graphics Processing Units (GPU), and networking architectures and systems
• Direct experience in providing engineering solutions, technical analysis and impact assessments, tradeoffs, and market research in hosting environments
• Experience with cloud infrastructure technologies, including virtualization (e.g., VMWare), commercial clouds (e.g., AWS, Azure), and containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with space and ground processing systems and mission ground station operations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to include oral and written communication
• This position may require domestic and international travel, approximately 10%
• This position a current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance and polygraph, which is issued by the U.S. government.  U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
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How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Direct experience or familiarization with Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E), Agency Unique Environment (AUE)/Mission Unique Environments (MUE), and the Enterprise Pre-D Storage Service (EPRS)
• Experience with the acquisition of a large software-intensive ground processing systems in all phases of the acquisition life cycle: requirements development, acquisition of new capability via engineering change proposals (ECPs), software development, code and unit testing, factory integration and testing, and ground segment integration testing
• Experience with assisting customers in transitioning systems into a cloud environment
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, company leadership, and matrixed engineering staff  
• Knowledge of data center operations
• Cloud certifications

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.  The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below.  Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.

(Min - Max)

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change   
• Engage with Impact   
• Foster Innovation   
• Deliver Results  

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.  A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options

• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

• Flexible spending accounts

• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

• Relocation assistance

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

• Education assistance programs

• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at [email protected] . You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.