System Engineer

Active Secret Clearance Required | TS/SCI Preferred-- Client will relo!

Complex missions need engineers who can see the whole system—and make every piece work together.

Role:

We’re seeking a Systems Engineer to help design, integrate, test, and deploy technology supporting mission-critical government programs.

This role sits at the intersection of software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and systems architecture. You’ll translate mission needs into technical requirements, connect components across complex environments, and help engineering teams deliver systems that perform when it matters.

If you enjoy working through challenging technical problems, collaborating across disciplines, and staying involved from requirements through operational deployment, this opportunity offers meaningful technical ownership.

What You’ll Do

• Turn mission needs into engineering direction. Develop and maintain system requirements, technical specifications, architectures, and interface documentation.
• Connect the system. Support integration across software, hardware, networks, infrastructure, applications, and external interfaces.
• Shape technical decisions. Evaluate designs against performance, security, operational, and customer requirements.
• Solve complex problems. Investigate system-level issues, identify dependencies, and coordinate practical solutions across engineering teams.
• Work across the full lifecycle. Support development, integration, testing, deployment, upgrades, and sustainment.
• Verify performance. Support verification and validation activities to demonstrate that solutions meet established requirements.
• Collaborate across disciplines. Partner with software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and testing teams.
• Guide informed decisions. Assess proposed changes, communicate technical risks, and provide recommendations to program leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Prepare systems for operations. Contribute to configuration, deployment planning, technical documentation, and operational readiness.

What You Bring

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering, systems integration, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience translating operational needs into system requirements, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Experience with system design, integration, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Experience integrating software, hardware, infrastructure, networks, or other complex technical components.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to evaluate dependencies and resolve system-level challenges.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and familiarity with Agile development.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to engineers, leadership, and customers.

Experience That Stands Out

You do not need every item below to be considered:

• TS/SCI clearance.
• 8+ years of relevant experience or experience as a senior Systems Engineer, Systems Integration Engineer, or technical lead.
• Support for defense or other federal government programs.
• Jira and Confluence.
• Linux, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, networking, or distributed systems.
• Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized environments.
• DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Cybersecurity principles, federal security requirements, RMF, and NIST standards.
• System deployment and transition into operational environments.