Sr Principal Computer Systems Analyst (GAITS) (26-451) Space AHT

Description

The team is part of the company's Space Systems missile defense integration group and supports the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

The analyst builds and maintains analysis tools that the team and the customer use to judge how missile defense and SDA systems perform.

The work involves large, intricate simulations and real-world data on ballistic missile threats, weapons, and C2 architectures.

You will work alone or in a small group in a fast-changing setting.

Based in Colorado Springs, CO. Work is on-site only, with no remote option. The role does not offer relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

• Build, upkeep, and extend object-oriented analysis tools for the program and the customer.
• Study real-world data on missile defense and space domain awareness, looking at performance, trends, and system behavior.
• Assess and characterize the performance of large, complex simulations covering ballistic threats, weapons, and C2 architectures.
• Use MATLAB and Python to process, plot, and interpret complex datasets and simulation output.
• Explain complex results from large distributed systems to non-technical audiences briefly and clearly.
• Send software teams your findings and recommendations, with feedback they can act on.
• Take part in an Agile Scrum team, working on features and stories tied to program goals.
• Work with systems engineers, software developers, testers, and mission analysts across product teams.
• Work in a Linux environment for analysis, running tools, and integration.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering, or a strong math and physics background supporting modeling, simulation, and performance analysis, from an accredited university, plus 8 years of experience.
• Or a master's degree in a related field plus 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Or 12 years of relevant work experience, which may be considered in place of a degree.
• A current, active, government-issued Top Secret clearance in scope at the time you apply. It must allow you to start and be eligible to be read onto SCI.
• Experience building analysis tools with object-oriented programming in Python, MATLAB, or a similar language.
• Experience assessing and characterizing complex simulations of ballistic missile threats, weapon systems, and C2 architectures.
• Hands-on use of MATLAB or Python to analyze complex data sets.
• Working or theoretical knowledge of ballistic or non-ballistic missile defense concepts, including BM/C2 systems, defense communication systems, and the Missile Defense System (MDS).
• Basic Linux skills, including command-line use, scripting, and running tools.
• Experience working with a cross-functional product team alongside engineering, software, test, and mission stakeholders.
• Preferred: experience collecting, analyzing, and filtering large datasets to find trends, patterns, and useful insights.
• Preferred: experience generating realistic scenarios to support analysis and testing of missile defense systems.
• Preferred: experience with Git for version control.
• Preferred: experience with Jenkins for build and integration pipelines.
• Preferred: experience with Jira for Agile tracking and backlog management.
• Preferred: experience writing scripts, such as Python or shell, to automate data processing, analysis, or tool workflows.
• Preferred: experience developing and integrating software for analysis or mission applications.
• Preferred and highly desired: specific knowledge of one or more MDS elements, such as C2BMC, AN/TPY-2, LRDR, BOA, SBIRS, or GMB, or of other missile defense or space domain systems.
• Preferred: familiarity with Agile Scrum methods and team ceremonies.
• Preferred: familiarity with CI/CD frameworks and workflows.

Conditions

Top Secret clearance is required to start.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

On-site work in Colorado Springs, CO only.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

The base salary range is $117,500.00 to $176,300.00. The final offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions.

Depending on the position, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may apply on top of base pay.

Benefits

• A comprehensive, flexible benefits package you can tailor to your own and your family's needs.
• Health plan, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan.
• Paid time off for vacation or personal business, plus company-paid holidays.
• Education assistance, training and development, and flexible work arrangements.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Long-term incentives may be available at Vice President or Director level.