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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Senior Systems Engineer

Salary

$154,050 - $278,475 per year

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer in our Intel Sectors, Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). You will work closely with software developers, Subject Matter Experts, and analysts to perform requirements derivation and refinement.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Requirements gathering and development, with experience in systems integration and interoperability, and systems design and architecture
  • Derive functional, system, and performance requirements
  • Develop various systems engineering artifacts, such as CONOPs and architecture diagrams
  • Develop schedules for features and perform backlog grooming
  • Write or review documentation and create status reports

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university
  • 14 years' experience as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts
  • Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities
  • Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process
  • Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), Agile, MS Project, and/or Visio

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Agile
  • MS Project
  • Visio

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