System Engineer

Salary: $130,000 - $220,000 + Exceptional Benefits (Total Compensation up to $330,000)

Clearance: Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility

• Employer-funded 401(k) contribution worth 25% of base salary
• Flexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (take as benefits or additional compensation)
• Up to 8 weeks PTO
• Life Insurance
• 100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)
• Long-term, mission-critical programs supporting the US Intelligence Community

Are you a Systems Engineer with a software development background looking to work on complex, mission-critical systems within the Intelligence Community?

We are supporting a specialist technology organization in the Defense space, looking to add Systems Engineers to its teams in Fairfax, VA OR Denver, CO.

This isn't a traditional requirements-heavy Systems Engineering position. You'll work closely with software engineers, security teams and customers, helping modernise legacy systems, solve integration challenges and support the transition of applications into modern, cloud-native environments.

You'll have the opportunity to remain hands-on technically while taking greater ownership of technical roadmaps, architecture and delivery.

• Work across software, systems, security and customer teams to solve technical and integration challenges
• Support the modernisation and migration of legacy applications into containerised environments
• Understand software and system architectures and contribute technically where required
• Help develop roadmaps and remove technical blockers across programmes
• Support systems integration, testing and implementation
• Work with technologies and practices including Kubernetes, Docker and Dev Sec Ops
• Use Jira and Confluence to coordinate and document technical work
• Contribute to technical leadership as your experience develops

• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility or higher
• 5+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of software development and software/system architecture
• Demonstrated programming or scripting experience
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and modern application environments
• Experience working across engineering teams, customers and other technical stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in complex technical environments
• Integration & Test (I&T) experience
• Previous IPT Lead or technical team leadership experience
• Kubernetes, Docker, Helm or other container technologies
• Dev Sec Ops  / CI/CD experience
• Python, Bash or similar scripting/programming languages
• Jira and Confluence
• Previous Intelligence Community or NRO experience
• Experience modernising legacy applications for cloud or containerised environments

This could be a particularly strong fit for a mid-level Systems Engineer, Software-focused Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer or IPT/Technical Lead who wants to broaden their technical ownership and move toward technical leadership without stepping away from the engineering.