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Senior Systems Engineer

Remote (United States)RemoteFull-time$180k–$210k2026-09-15 → 2026-11-11
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

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 Support)

Builds

Mission-focused systems, analytical workflows, and data-intensive applications for government partners.

Domain

Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security

Required skills

Systems engineering, technical architecture, requirements development, system integration, test planning, verification and validation, cloud environments, containerization, CI/CD workflows, observability, low-latency data processing.

Preferred skills

Defense/intelligence program experience, system architecture documentation, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD tools (Jenkins/ArgoCD), streaming technologies (Kafka/Flink), SQL/data lakes.

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 needs into technical requirements and system designs; partner with software engineers and data scientists to ensure reliable system operation; support system integration, testing, and operational readiness; coordinate across engineering, DevSecOps, and customer communities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC