CareerPlan

Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VAFull-time$150k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available back-end systems and graph databases for enterprise and operational mission systems.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Backend & Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable back-end systems, Neo4J databases, and Kubernetes clusters on AWS

Domain

National Security / Defense / Graph Databases

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Neo4J, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Graph algorithms, Java, C++, Security protocols, Testing strategies, Code reviews, Troubleshooting

Preferred skills

AWS Certified Developer, Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA/CKAD)

Technologies

Python, Neo4J, Jenkins, GitLab, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Kubernetes, AWS

Responsibilities

Design and maintain scalable back-end systems; Develop and maintain Neo4J databases; Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters on AWS; Implement security best practices; Execute comprehensive testing strategies; Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC