CareerPlan

Senior Systems Software Engineer

TST Main Office (901 N. Stuart St) - Arlington, VAFull-time$144k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10
On-siteSecurity clearance required

Core

Senior Systems Software Engineer building production-ready platforms by integrating COTS hardware, Linux kernel drivers, and high-performance networking for classified customers.

Role type

Senior Systems Software Engineer (Hardware/Kernel/Networking)

Builds

Production-ready hardware and network platforms

Domain

Defense/Security, Data Center Infrastructure, Low-level Systems

Required skills

C systems programming, Python systems programming, Linux kernel internals, PCIe architecture, high-performance packet processing, out-of-band management, hardware integration

Preferred skills

Platform security frameworks, embedded/firmware development, GPU compute architectures, network security monitoring, live memory forensics, CI/CD infrastructure

Technologies

Linux, C, Python, PCIe, CUDA, ARM, BMC, REST

Responsibilities

Implement C and Python systems programming for low-level networking and hardware-facing code, Execute Linux internals work including kernel module development and device enumeration, Configure and integrate PCIe system architecture with high-performance networking offloads, Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate COTS components, Present technical designs to classified customer stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC