Systems Engineer SME

* This position requires a TS/SCI clearance for consideration*

Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a Systems Engineer SME to support a DoD program based in Newington, VA
. This position is a full‑time role that will be fully onsite
. This position is critical in delivering scalable, secure, and mission‑aligned enterprise IT capabilities within a high‑visibility government environment. As a Systems Engineer SME
, you will play a pivotal role in guiding engineering efforts, aligning technical solutions with mission requirements, and ensuring seamless transition of capabilities into sustained operations.

• Interact with the PMO and Customer leadership to align requirements and capability delivery across the program lifecycle
• Collaborate closely with operations teams to identify and close operational gaps, ensuring solutions remain sustainable post‑transition
• Apply systems engineering principles to design, implement, and document enterprise solutions
• Develop robust build guides, architecture diagrams, and data flow diagrams to enable successful transition to operations teams
• Lead requirements development efforts and guide projects of varying size through a defined engineering lifecycle
• Support enterprise infrastructure environments spanning compute, storage, transport, and end‑user services
• Contribute to ICAM, Active Directory, PKI, and policy‑driven enterprise services
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, including training system administrators on deployed capabilities
• Conduct market research and support technology evaluation efforts to enhance enterprise platforms

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or a related discipline
• 15+ years of enterprise IT experience
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Security+ certification

• Active Directory services (GPO, DNS, etc.)
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Microsoft and non‑Microsoft solutions
• Automation tools and frameworks (Ansible Automation Platform, Dev Ops pipelines, Power Shell)
• Enterprise visibility and ICAM solutions
• Infrastructure domains (compute, storage, transport)
• Operating systems:
  Windows and Linux
• Systems engineering processes and requirements analysis
• Computer and user policy management

• Strong communication skills across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Ability to clearly document architectures, solutions, and processes
• Experience training and enabling system administrators on new capabilities
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills in complex enterprise environments

• Active Directory operations and troubleshooting
• Log analysis and troubleshooting
• Advanced requirements analysis experience

Salary Range: $200,000 – $230,000 (depending on experience)

Full Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if Required by Law

This job opens for applications on 6/10/2026
. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

+, TS/SCI, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Ops, Data Flow Diagrams, Technical Leadership, Government IT, DoD, Engineering Lifecycle, Enterprise Architecture