Currently ManTech is seeking a motivated, career, and customer-oriented Section 508/IT Accessibility Systems Engineer SME to join our team in Springfield, Virginia.

This position advises, assists, leads, manages, works and supports Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support research, technical analysis, testing, implementation, and cyber security analysis for the Enterprise IT Architecture. The ideal person shall support the implementation of a centralized captioning and transcription service to include research, development, procurement, and implementation of a system or systems which rely on machine learning and human machine teaming.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Perform technical evaluation of enterprise IT Architecture (ITA) to assess gaps in accessibility and impacts to system security. Track the progress of accessibility for applications.

• Perform requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration for captioning technologies.

• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design, and test tools selection that compliment system security.

• Assist with developing educational training on ITA requirements for the workforce for applicability and design considerations for software development, system engineering, acquisition, and general workforce for adaption.

• Assess and audit Enterprise for Accessibility and develop strategic plans, policies, and processes to support Accessibility.

• Perform requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration for captioning technologies, and perform and support system testing using applications such as WOWZA.

• Assist in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.

• Integrate multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within all captioning and transcription application acquisitions and across all relevant organizational and agency boundaries.

• Perform research on methodology of how computer programs, applications, electronic devices etc., analyze, produce, modify, or respond to human texts and speech.

• Conduct trade studies and engineering assessments of captioning and transcription emerging capabilities.

• Call Application Program Interfaces (APIs) to modify and integrate caption and transcription engines.

• Develop and implement algorithms, scripts, and predictive analytics to support captioning and transcription and design accessible code that accesses various services relevant to captioning and Transcription on a LINUX system.

• Read, comprehend, and translate documentation pertaining to the technical application of an automated Caption and Transcription Service and any impacts to system and cyber security.

• Draft technical papers and documentation on automated captioning and transcription.

Required Skills

• 12 years of experience in a cross-functional area with IT Accessibility/Section 508

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Business field, or equivalent experience with a related field

• 7 years of systems engineering experience.

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in STEM or related discipline.

• Relevant industry standard certifications such as Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP), Certified Systems Modeling Professional-Advanced (OCSMP-A).

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies.

Security Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI with the ability to obtain & maintain a Poly

Physical Requirements:

• Able to remain in a stationary position 50%.

• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copier, scanner, and computer printer.

• Frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech through its online applicant system, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.