# Systems Engineer (OSS-INT)

> XMSTART · Chantilly, United States · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-19

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** MERLIN (XMS sub to SAIC)

## Description

XMSTART is looking to add an experienced and strategic full-time **Systems Engineer** to our team, in **Chantilly, VA.** This position is **100% Onsite.** The candidate will provide subject matter expertise (SME) to support the planning, analysis, testing, and execution of Business Continuity Planning, continuity of operations (COOP) and resiliency capabilities.

## Requirements

**Security Clearance Requirements:**

-   Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

**Education:**

-   Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or relevant field and nine (9) years or more experience; Master’s Degree in STEM or relevant field and seven (7) years or more experience

**Responsibilities:**

-   Develop and maintain comprehensive COOP plans and procedures to ensure continuity of business functions and organizational command and control in the event of disruptions
-   Conduct regular COOP drills and exercises to validate the effectiveness of plans and identify areas for improvement
-   Document and track COOP plan updates and modifications
-   Lead development and annual update of resiliency concept of operations, communicate resiliency efforts across mission enterprise
-   Manage and maintain crisis action program and contingency locations
-   Collaborate with senior government leadership, SETA team members for COOP and resiliency planning and exercises

**Qualifications:**

-   Experience in Business Continuity Planning, COOP and resiliency planning and analysis and associated documentation
-   Experience with systems engineering and project management
-   Ability to work independently to support multiple government customers and large, complex projects to address organization’s needs.
-   Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics.
-   Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; comfortable briefing or communicating with senior government managers.
-   Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, consensus builder. 

**Desired/Preferred Qualifications:**

-   Familiar with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools, Agile development, cloud technologies.
-   Experience with Jira, Confluence

## Apply

[Apply at XMSTART](https://apply.workable.com/xm-start/j/97FC628455/apply)

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