Systems Engineer Suitland, MD

Position Overview

Ardent is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of enterprise IT systems. The role translates business and mission requirements into scalable, secure, and sustainable technical solutions while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices. The position is onsite in Suitland, MD.

• Provide technical leadership for the design, development, implementation, integration, and maintenance of enterprise IT systems and solutions.
• Analyze business, operational, and mission requirements and translate them into technical architectures and system design solutions.
• Develop and maintain system engineering artifacts, including system architecture diagrams, interface specifications, requirements traceability matrices, and technical documentation.
• Apply systems engineering principles, frameworks, and best practices throughout the system lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Support the development and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure IT systems.
• Lead system design reviews, technical assessments, and architecture evaluations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, developers, architects, and operational teams to ensure successful system delivery.
• Drive the adoption and utilization of Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies across engineering teams.
• Support quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to system performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies throughout the system lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and project teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in systems engineering, systems architecture, enterprise IT, or related technical leadership roles.
• Experience supporting organizations within the geospatial industry.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, DoDAF, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based architectures and modern Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Experience supporting large‑scale government, defense, intelligence, or mission‑critical systems.
• Additional certifications related to systems engineering, architecture, cloud technologies, or Agile methodologies.

All candidates must be willing to undergo the government‑issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal‑opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis protected by state, local, or federal law.