Network Systems Engineer and Technical Adviser (SETA)

Summary of Position:

SAIC is seeking an experienced Network Systems Engineer and Technical Advisor (SETA) to support a U.S. Government customer in the Chantilly, VA area. The selected candidate will serve as a trusted technical advisor working across the customer’s organization to identify next-generation enterprise communications challenges, convert those challenges into acquisition requirements, and then work with scientists, engineers, and industry to solve those challenges.

The candidate will leverage their expertise in enterprise network architecture, secure communications, encryption, and advanced science and technology solutions to advise stakeholders on technology challenges, proposed solution applicability and feasibility, along with on-going project status in support of fulfilling enterprise requirements.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will provide:

• Technical Oversight and Advisory• Provide support across program offices, including acquisitions, systems engineering, system integration, communications engineering, cybersecurity, COMSEC, and architecture support to government and commercial partners.
• Advise Government stakeholders on technical feasibility, network architecture, and system modernization efforts, including the application of emerging optical, radio, and digital communications technologies.
• Perform evaluations to verify proposed solutions comply with form, fit, and function requirements.

• Independent Customer Representation and Emerging Technology Advocacy• Independently represent the Government across internal and external organizations, serving as the authoritative technical voice on communications architecture, network engineering, and mission systems integration matters.
• Proactively identify communications technology challenges and gaps within the customer's existing infrastructure and operational environment, providing well-researched findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Research and evaluate emerging communications technologies, including commercial and government innovations in satellite communications, space mesh architectures, secure networking, and advanced transport solutions, to assess their applicability and potential impact on mission operations.
• Collaborate with Advanced Science and Technology (AS&T) engineers and program offices to develop creative, mission-focused responses to identified communications challenges, translating emerging technology capabilities into actionable architecture and implementation strategies.
• Meet with emerging technology vendors to discuss new capabilities that could enhance mission communications, and shepherd vendors in creating new technologies tailored to mission requirements.
• Develop and present briefings to upper management and stakeholders that capture communications capabilities, technology roadmaps, and recommended courses of action for addressing evolving mission challenges.

• Requirements Management• Provide Request for Change (RFC) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) support to government and commercial providers, ensuring proposed changes are reviewed for risk and mission impact.
• Review all proposed changes for potential risks or impacts, providing Government stakeholders with recommendations as part of the approval process.

• Documentation, Reporting, and Collaboration• Develop cost models incorporating trade-offs for various vendor equipment suites, balancing technical functionality and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal and external organizations, modeling teams, and emerging technology vendors to assess technical feasibility and onboard new capabilities.
• Proactively collaborate with Government to capture, communicate to stakeholders, and address technical challenges and recommend solutions to enhance service delivery quality.

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