Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

The Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) under NESDIS is responsible for advancing space weather observational capabilities to meet NOAA programmatic needs. NOAA’s Space Weather Next (SWX) program maintains and extends space weather observations from various vantage points, selected to most efficiently provide comprehensive knowledge of the Sun and the near-Earth space environment needed to protect our technological infrastructure.

The Space Weather Ground Services (SWGS) is responsible for comprehensive ground services for all SWX projects, ensuring successful implementation and operation of observing assets and ensuring the continuity of space weather measurements made by SWFO-L1 and the GOES-R series satellites.

The SWGS Mission Operations Services (MOS) program must provide a full mission satellite command and control solution to support the L1 Series with two new independently launched observatories.

Overview:

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the infrastructure design, configuration and deployment for a new satellite ground system development program supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This position will support all Infrastructure activities throughout the full system lifecycle—from architecture and design through integration, assessment, authorization, and operational deployment.

The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting the program’s Infrastructure functions. This role requires close collaboration with other program functional elements including Cyber, Software Engineering, Networks, Systems Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Quality and program leadership.

• Provide support for system design, deployment, and implementation of Information Technology (IT) systems within Linux, Windows and cloud infrastructures.
• Develop and design hardware systems architecture based on project requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system specifications and requirements.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new hardware and software solutions.
• Conduct comparative analyses of hardware and software options for specific projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business drivers and requirements for cloud migration.
• Identify systems and applications suitable for migration to the cloud.
• Create and maintain detailed technical drawings, diagrams, and schematics.
• Create and maintain detailed design documentation.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of program technical documentation.
• Monitor and analyze physical and virtualized environments to track resource allocation.
• Support integration efforts for hardware and software components into larger systems.
• Support procurement efforts for new material and maintenance renewals.
• Support ongoing obsolescence analysis