Experienced System Engineer - Cleared

Make an Impact Where It Matters Most

You will join a mission team focused on strengthening critical Identity, Credential, and Access Management systems that support national security. Your work will help maintain and improve a core Data Dictionary capability that drives interoperability, data accuracy, and secure information sharing across multiple programs. You will join a company that invests in its people, values teamwork, and supports meaningful technical growth.

Intelliforce builds trusted systems for customers across the intel community, and your work will play a direct role in advancing those mission outcomes.

• Lead the sustainment and enhancement of a Data Dictionary utility and repository.
• Work with internal and external customers to identify needs and document system requirements.
• Break down technical tasks, allocate work, and coordinate with development and test teams.
• Review documentation, track changes, and support process improvement across the lifecycle.
• Guide design decisions for system updates that strengthen interoperability and user adoption.
• Oversee integration activities and ensure alignment with ICAM system needs.
• Update and maintain customer facing and internal technical documentation.
• Support sprint planning, roadmap development, and engineering reviews.
• Help keep the team aligned with mission priorities and technical standards.

Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, must be active.
We do not sponsor clearances.

Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
We cannot sponsor visas.

Education and Experience:

• 7+ years of System Engineering experience supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline.
• Five additional years of System Engineering experience may be substituted for a degree, for a total of 12 years.

• Experience supporting requirements analysis, decomposition, and traceability.
• Experience tracking engineering work and coordinating technical tasks.
• Ability to review, refine, and enhance system documentation.
• Ability to lead small technical teams and support customer engagement.
• Ability to support UI review, workflow evaluation, and functional testing.
• Experience preparing engineering artifacts, reports, and meeting summaries.

• Experience with requirement management tools.
• Experience with roadmap and sprint planning.
• Experience with UI design or UI testing.
• Experience with SQL and database concepts.
• Experience with REST services.
• Experience using JIRA, Redmine, or similar ticketing systems.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with customers.

40 hours per week during standard day shift hours.

Government or contractor site, Ft. Meade, MD area.

You will work in a collaborative mission environment with minimal supervision and steady interaction with technical and non technical partners.

* The salary range provided reflects an estimate based on current market trends and may be adjusted based on factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications. The final offer will be tailored after a thorough evaluation of the candidate’s background and suitability for the role. Please note that this range is intended as a guideline and is subject to flexibility.

Because you matter—your work, your growth, and your well-being.

At Intelliforce, we don’t just push the boundaries of technology—we partner with some of the most mission-driven teams in defense and beyond to solve challenges that truly matter. As a Systems Engineer here, you won’t just contribute to projects—you’ll help shape outcomes that make a real-world impact.

We also know that great work starts with a great environment. That’s why we invest in you:

• Ample PTO to rest and recharge—plus all federal holidays and your birthday off, just because.
• Multiple medical plan options
  , including ones with zero deductible or premium for employees.
• Generous 401(k) with immediate vesting—because your…