System Engineer Annapolis Junction, MD

Core Capabilities (Must-Have)

• System Architecture Leadership:
  Design Integration patterns, define API Contracts with partners systems, lead technical discussions in cross-program meetings
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Interface directly with users/analysts and partner programs, translate operational needs into technical requirements, present capabilities to stakeholders
• Technical Communication:
  Document integration architecture, write customer-facing guides, brief technical approaches to mixed audiences (engineers + users + PMs)

• Data Science/Analytics Architecture:
  Define analytics requirements, design how analysts extract insights from multi-INT data, understand ML/AI feature possibilities
• IC Domain Expertise: SIGINT/RF analyst background, UTT processes, targeting workflows, multi-INT correlation tradecraft
• AI/ML Systems Design:
  Architect AI/ML feature integration (anomaly detection, recommendations, pattern recognition) – what's possible, what data is needed, how it fits analysts workflows

• Java/Spring Boot familiarity (can read code, collaborate with backend team)
• Experience with integration platforms (NiFi, camel, messaging systems)
• GraphQL/REST API design experience
• Understanding of data modeling trade-offs (relational vs search indices vs graph)