A Day In The Life Of A Lead Systems Engineer At A Government Contractor
As a Lead Systems Engineer, "a typical day... involves a lot of coordination," including facilitating working sessions to align developers and business leads, and acting as a translator between technical teams and leadership. Outside of work, Nicole expands skill sets with an MBA, focusing on projects involving startups, consumer research, and international business strategy, all of which complement their ability to "solv[e] the right problems in the right ways from a technical and strategic perspective."
Coordination, Communication, Problem-Solving, Leadership, Strategy
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Nicole Giunta
Lead Systems Engineer
Government Contractor
Virginia Tech
University of San Diego | MBA
Engineering - Industrial
Government & Public Sector
Strategic Management and Executive
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Coordination and facilitation of working sessions between developers and business leads to ensure alignment and adoption of better workflows.
2. Acting as a translator between technical teams and leadership, ensuring the right problems are being solved in the right ways from both technical and strategic perspectives.
3. Pursuing an MBA and working on projects involving startups, focusing on consumer research and international business strategy.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of an elite engineer look like?
What does a day in the life of an elite engineer look like? A typical day in my current role involves a lot of coordination. I facilitate working sessions and ensure teams are aligned between developers and business leads. I also help them adopt better workflows.
I often act as a translator between the technical teams and leadership. This ensures we are solving the right problems in the right ways from both a technical and strategic perspective.
Outside of work, I have my MBA classes in the evening. I have been working on different projects involving startups. I really leaned into consumer research and international business strategy.