CNO Systems Engineer

Praxis Engineering is hiring Systems Engineers specializing in the design and delivery of innovative CNO solutions to address some of the Nation’s most important challenges.  The ideal candidate can interpret customer and stakeholder needs through collaboration and problem statements, develop candidate CONOPS, author architecture views and diagrams, develop requirements, identify dependencies, constraints, & assumptions, and author acceptance criteria and test plans, and coordinate and conduct various informal and formal test events. Strong communication (oral and written), collaboration, & comfort leading small teams in agile/iterative delivery methodologies will enable success.

 

What you will be doing:

As a CNO Systems Engineer you will:

Create and own the baseline of System Engineering artifacts (formal and informal) and ensure their accuracy, currency, and completenessAuthor and maintain end-to-end CONOPS which are realistic, achievable, and mapped to explicit software development activities and products, both internal and externalCollaborate with team members, co-contractors/vendors, and customer stakeholders

 

What you need:

Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related technical discipline from an accredited college or universityKnowledge of Computer Security Principles, Operation System Internals, software development, and Software baseline configuration managementAbility to accurately document, analyze, prioritize and recommend candidate use cases based on expertise in the “realm of possible” of proposed CNO use casesFamiliarity with embedded software systems, and the enablers/constraints these systems provide vice traditional well-resourced IT systemsAbility to decompose design characteristics and schedule considerations into well scoped, finite, achievable software development tasks in a commercial tool (such as Jira)Skilled technical writer capable of creating and/or contributing to contractual required documentsExpertise in a commercial Systems Architecture diagraming tool (such as Cameo Enterprise Architect)Clearance: Active TS/SCI is required to be considered for this role.  Salary range:$58,344.00 - $177,675.00 (Annually)*

*The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems. 

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.  

*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.

Why Praxis? 
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace.   We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission.  We've been profitable year after year.  We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do.   We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best.  No red tape. No micromanagement.  Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

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Benefits

Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!  Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy) Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel) 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%. Annual bonus plan 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility. (30+ days of leave to start!)  We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35+ days of leave altogether! On your 10th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40+ days of leave altogether! At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!  Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!  Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.          Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon. Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on! Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training. We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day. 

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.