Systems Engineer – IDAM​/ICAM

Location: Chantilly, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support a large technical development program consisting of 200+ FTEs supporting mission-critical Attribute Services within the Identity, Credential, and Access Management (IDAM/ICAM) space
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The Systems Engineer will work closely with a large, highly technical team of developers, software engineers, data engineers, and other systems professionals. This role will support the full systems lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system integration, cloud infrastructure, security accreditation, release management, and Tier 3/4 technical support.

• Support system buildouts, testing, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Perform requirements decomposition and allocation.
• Ensure system designs are compatible with established architecture and allocated segment requirements.
• Analyze user requirements, procedures, and technical challenges to automate and improve existing systems.
• Evaluate system capabilities, workflows, and scheduling limitations.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Identify system integrity issues and develop solutions throughout the full system lifecycle, from concept through disposal.
• Integrate systems and services and effectively summarize and communicate results.
• Support the development, documentation, and implementation of system policies.
• Support ATO and accreditation activities for customer systems and applications.
• Provide Tier 3 and Tier 4 technical support to internal teams and the customer base.
• Provide release management support, including deployment readiness, coordination, and execution.
• Participate in occasional after-hours deployment activities, typically once or twice per month from approximately 5:00 PM–9:00 PM
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• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and 16+ years of relevant experience
  , or Master's degree with 10–13 years of relevant experience
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• Experience working with cloud environments, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with SQL
  .Experience working within an Agile development environment
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• Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence
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• Experience with Service Now (ESP).
• Strong understanding of the security accreditation process.
• Experience with security tools, frameworks, and processes, including:
  • RMF
  • NIST
  • Xacta and/or Green Light
  • System scanning
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) tracking
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to provide advanced Tier 3/Tier 4 technical support
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• Experience supporting IDAM / ICAM systems
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• Experience with:
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Attribute Services
  • Entitlement Management
  • Digital Policy Management
• LDAP experience.
• Security+ and/or CISSP certification
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• AWS certification.
• Experience with BPM/BAW
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• Experience with Terraform and/or AWS Cloud Formation
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• Experience with CLSE
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The ideal candidate is a senior-level Systems Engineer who can operate comfortably across systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, Linux administration, cybersecurity/accreditation, and release management
. Experience supporting IDAM/ICAM or identity and access management environments would be particularly valuable.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale technical program while working alongside an experienced team supporting complex, mission-critical systems

This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including:

5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave

11 floating holidays

401(k) with 10% employer contribution

Multiple medical plan options through Anthem
, including:

Platinum PPO national plan

Gold PPO national plan

Gold HMO HSA national plan

Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier

Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / Delta Vision

Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000

Optional voluntary Life and AD&D…