Systems Engineer III - Data Scientist

Position Overview

Intelligent Waves is seeking a highly experienced System Engineer Level III – Data Scientist to support our cybersecurity contract in Linthicum Heights, MD. This senior-level position requires 20+ years of relevant systems engineering experience and combines technical leadership with advanced data science expertise supporting complex systems of systems. The role focuses on natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), data extraction and processing, qualitative analysis, and data visualization
, including work with unstructured and semi-structured sources such as PDFs, CONOPS, and DoDAF artifacts. Candidates should be proficient in Python and/or R, with experience or familiarity with technologies such as Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Apache Tika, and PDFMiner
. The position leads requirements analysis, system architecture and design, integration, testing, implementation planning, and technical documentation while working closely with Government stakeholders and senior program leadership to ensure the technical integrity of systems engineering activities and deliverables.

Location: Linthicum Heights, MD

Travel: None

Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI level security clearance (with polygraph conducted within the past 10 years).

Salary Range: $165k - $183k Annually

Intelligent Waves delivers mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the Government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, enterprise network & systems engineering, software development, and cognitive human performance.

ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. ANY DOMAIN.

Since 2006, we have proudly served federal agencies including the Department of Defense. Our ability to operate globally in a wide range of environments, coupled with our deep understanding of customer needs and requirements, enables us to provide cost-effective solutions to support the most complex missions.

Adherence to all customer site protocols is mandatory for employees.

Systems Requirements & Requirements Management

• Manage system and derived requirements throughout the lifecycle, ensuring alignment with defined architectures, stakeholder needs, functional requirements, and allocated hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Derive and manage lower-level requirements from higher-level requirements, ensuring they are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, verifiable, traceable, and aligned with system effectiveness.
• Establish and manage formal requirements-change processes that evaluate impacts, obtain stakeholder approval, maintain traceability, eliminate ambiguity, and track open actions through resolution.

System Architecture, DoDAF & SOA

• Develop system architectures, physical architectures, system concepts, design solutions, and alternatives that satisfy requirements while considering lifecycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, expansion, and growth.
• Develop and implement comprehensive Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions and DoDAF-compliant operational, technical standards, system, and services views.
• Develop operational scenarios, threads, and concepts describing interactions among the system, users, and environment across operational, support, maintenance, and disposal needs.

Systems Engineering & Technical Documentation

• Develop, review, and approve systems engineering documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, Interface Control Documents, and JCIDS documentation.
• Review and provide input to program and contract Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), work packages, and Integrated Master Plans (IMP).

System Integration & Interface Management

• Provide technical direction for the development,…