Senior Task Lead

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Senior Task Lead with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Lead complex systems integration and asset management projects for DHS/CBP, ensuring alignment with SELC, ALF, and federal acquisition processes.

• Serve as the primary lead for consolidating multiple legacy asset systems into a unified enterprise solution, overseeing technical integration with finance, facilities, and ITSM platforms.

• Direct full lifecycle systems engineering activities, including requirements management, CONOPS and ORD development, design, development, deployment, and sustainment.

• Define and optimize end-to-end asset lifecycle workflows (acquisition through disposal), including specialized asset categories and associated financial, operational, and audit processes.

• Oversee enterprise data strategy for asset management, including data architecture, ontology development, data standardization, and data quality/cleansing to enable advanced analytics and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity and privacy requirements (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust) and support secure solution design for both enterprise and mobile/offline use cases.

• Lead integrated product teams and coordinate with CBP, DHS, and interagency stakeholders to drive consensus, manage dependencies, and achieve operational readiness.

• Apply formal project management methodologies and, as appropriate, agile practices to manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and performance metrics.

• Develop and execute transition, change management, and training strategies to support migration from numerous legacy systems to a single enterprise asset management solution.

• Define technical requirements, supporting procurement activities, and evaluating solutions and technologies for asset tracking and management.

• Provide executive-level communications, reports, and briefings, translating complex technical and financial issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership and oversight bodies.

• Mentor and guide junior staff in systems engineering and project management best practices, fostering a high-performing, collaborative project team.

• Active CBP BI or TOP SECRET
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of related experience; Master's preferred.
• Knowledge of best practices related to systems integration.
• Experience with the SELF, ALF, and Agile processes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.