Senior Systems Engineer
Core
Design, integrate, and sustain scalable mission-focused systems that enable timely operational awareness and data-driven decision-making for government partners.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Mission Systems)
Builds
Mission-focused systems, analytical workflows, and data-intensive applications for government partners
Domain
Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Systems engineering, software systems integration, technical architecture, requirements development, system sustainment, API design, database management, cloud environments, containerization, CI/CD workflows, test planning, verification and validation, troubleshooting, agile delivery
Preferred skills
System architecture design, interface control documents, CONOPS, requirements traceability, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), observability, streaming data processing (Kafka/Flink), SQL/data lakes, DevSecOps coordination
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Harness, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, PostgreSQL, Apache Iceberg, Jira, Confluence, GitLab
Responsibilities
Translate mission and user needs into technical requirements and system designs; partner with software engineers and data scientists to ensure reliable system integration; lead deployment and sustainment of mission-critical systems; coordinate across engineering, data science, and cybersecurity communities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC