Software Systems Engineer

Software Systems Engineer – Strategic SATCOM

Apply your technical leadership and software engineering expertise to shape the future of national security SATCOM for the U.S. Space Force. Manage software requirements, evaluate deliverables, drive modernization strategies, and guide development teams toward secure and scalable solutions while ensuring alignment with mission needs.

• Manage software requirements and evaluate software and associated deliverables
• Drive modernization strategies and guide development teams toward secure and scalable solutions
• Lead working groups, evaluate technology options, and deliver recommendations to government decision makers
• Collaborate with software developers, cyber engineers, SATCOM operators, systems engineers, and acquisition leads to ensure integration with the broader SATCOM enterprise

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of experience with SATCOM, space systems, ground systems, or C2 software
• Experience developing Interface Control Documents (ICDs), service decompositions, and API definitions
• Experience designing cloud‑native architectures, microservices, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience aligning architecture with cybersecurity frameworks, such as RMF, NIST 800‑53, or ASD STIG
• Experience working in Agile environments or SAFe
• Knowledge of secure coding and Zero Trust‑aligned design principles
• Secret clearance or eligibility for Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

• Experience developing system or software architectures using UML, SysML, DoDAF, UPDM, or UAF
• Experience on the Software Acquisition Pathway
• Experience supporting MILSATCOM programs, Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS), or DoD systems
• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, Magic Draw, Rhapsody, or Sparx EA
• Experience integrating AI/ML or automation into enterprise software systems
• Knowledge of acquisition processes, technical baselines, configuration control, and systems integration
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to varied audiences
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

Salary range: $86,800.00 to $ (annualized USD). Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement plans, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

• Remote
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  May require occasional in‑person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid
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  Expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, with potential visits to customer locations.
• Onsite
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  Work primarily performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.