Systems Engineer III (IT Requirements Engineer)

Company - Our client is an award-winning technology consulting and services organization specializing in cybersecurity, IT operations, and systems management. They support government and commercial organizations in strengthening cyber resilience, modernizing technology environments, and delivering mission-critical solutions.

Job Title - Systems Engineer III (IT Requirements Engineer)

Location - Arlington, VA (100% Onsite)

Role Type - Direct Hire

Must Have Skills:

• Strong experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing technical and functional requirements for enterprise IT initiatives.
• Experience developing use cases and user stories, prioritizing requirements, and translating operational challenges into technical capabilities.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity operations, government mission environments, and systems integration initiatives.
• Proven ability to facilitate requirements workshops, collaborate with technical and business stakeholders, and drive alignment on project objectives.
• Experience establishing measurable success criteria, maintaining requirements traceability, and supporting technology integration and implementation decisions.

Responsibilities and Job Details:

• Support a U.S. Government customer delivering critical cybersecurity incident response services to civilian agencies and critical infrastructure organizations.
• Lead requirements engineering and management activities for technology integration initiatives, pilot programs, and enterprise IT solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify operational needs, define technical requirements, and ensure proposed solutions align with mission objectives.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, requirements workshops, and discussions to gather input, resolve challenges, and establish priorities.
• Develop and maintain detailed requirements documentation, use cases, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Translate business and operational requirements into actionable technical capabilities for engineering and integration teams.
• Develop business cases, value propositions, business impact analyses, and leadership briefings to support technology investment and implementation decisions.
• Establish measurable success criteria and maintain requirements traceability throughout the technology integration lifecycle.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to evaluate proposed capabilities, support governance activities, and inform implementation decisions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by documenting lessons learned and identifying opportunities to enhance requirements management processes.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma with 7+ years of relevant experience. Minimum 5 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity operations, systems integration, or related fields.

Additional Requirements: Must have an active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred. Experience with federal cybersecurity programs, cloud technologies, Agile requirements management, and DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II certification are desirable.