Systems Engineer

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

The Systems Engineer (SE) will be a member of the Sponsor's ERP Management Division (EMD), Payroll Migration Team, providing IT support to the government Program Manager overseeing a high-priority, large-scale effort to migrate the Sponsor's payroll to a shared service provider.

The SE's primary responsibilities consist of, but is not limited to, the following:

• Leading technical discussions with interface partners in assessing the current and future state of payroll applications/systems
• Analyzing the current state of all the Agency's payroll applications, systems, and interfaces
• Assisting in identifying and documenting the payroll business processes, and assist in data mapping of current state payroll systems to future-state payroll systems
• Assisting in documenting all of the internal and external payroll interfaces associated with the payroll applications/systems
• Designing the future state of all the Agency's payroll applications. systems and interfaces
• Perform data mapping and analysis of current data fields against a shared service provider's requirements needed to support payroll processing
• Assist with designing and building a cloud-based bi-directional interface with our payroll shared service provider
• Addressing issues related to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms
• Work with business and technical partners to deliver robust systems that meet stakeholder needs

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with a polygraph
• BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7 or relevant experience (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline
• Analytical and conceptual skills; ability to develop original concepts/theories for various projects
• Technology Design - Adapting equipment and technology to meet user needs
• Ability to logically and systematically convert customer or product requirements into comprehensive systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Extensive experience in systems and network design and development
• Demonstrated experience with developing or migrating large-scale enterprise projects to an AWS private cloud-hosting environment
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work independently; self-starter
• Experience in successful life-cycle software development projects
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs/requirements into software solutions that involve multiple interfaces and supporting data repositories
• Strong customer service and teaming skills, and the ability to collaborate within a cross-functional team
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to changing priorities
• Ability to analyze and study complex system requirements, for example:
  • Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
  • Apply the concept of operations set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems across a major sector of the organization
  • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology
  • Experience with activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control and risk analysis, and modern business methods and performance measurement techniques

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Knowledge or experience working with Lawson
• Strong time management (i.e., prioritize, organize, and deliver results) and problem solving (i.e., analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution) skills
• Ability to work and communicate, including active listening, within a team environment
• Demonstrated working knowledge of business processes and data analysis

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.