Agile Systems Engineer

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Agile Systems Engineer to support a large SETA program for the NRO GED Advanced Ground Office. This mid‑level role emphasizes systems engineering across requirements, architecture, integration, and testing within iterative Agile and DevSecOps practices.

The candidate will refine backlog items, coordinate sprint activities, and collaborate with software developers, architects, operators, and cybersecurity specialists to ensure mission-capable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years experience, or Master's with 3+ years; PhD considered.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly
• 6+ years systems engineering for HW/SW
• Experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, architecture development
• Experience in performance, availability, security requirements
• Experience in Agile and/or spiral development

Responsibilities

• Execute core systems engineering tasks including requirements elicitation and architecture development.
• Translate requirements into Agile user stories and sprint tasks.
• Support Agile ceremonies like backlog grooming and sprint planning.
• Contribute to system design, integration, and end-to-end flow analysis.
• Participate in requirements reviews, technical assessments, and interface standards.
• Develop docs addressing performance, scalability, availability, and security.
• Support integration, verification, and validation in iterative releases.
• Collaborate with software developers, architects, integrators, operators, and cybersecurity specialists.
• Assist with risk tracking, configuration management, and traceability across artifacts.

Skills

Systems engineering

Agile development

Backlog management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree preferred

PhD considered

Job description

Job ID 2615966

Location Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted 2026-08-20

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an Agile Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA to support SAIC’s large SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), Advanced Ground Office.

The Mid‑Level Agile Systems Engineer supports the development, integration, and sustainment of complex mission systems, applying modern Agile and DevSecOps practices to accelerate capability delivery. This role expands on traditional systems engineering responsibilities—requirements, architecture, integration, testing—while operating within iterative development models. It is designed for candidates with several years of systems engineering experience who can engage across technical teams, help refine backlog items, coordinate sprint activities, and ensure capabilities meet mission performance needs.

Key Responsibilities to include

• Execute core systems engineering tasks including requirements elicitation, analysis, functional allocation, interface definition, and system architecture development.
• Translate technical requirements and operational objectives into actionable Agile user stories and sprint‑level tasks.
• Support Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to system design, integration activities, and end‑to‑end flow analysis for complex hardware/software systems.
• Participate in systems requirements reviews, technical assessments, and interface standards development.
• Develop documentation supporting technical issues, system performance requirements, scalability, availability, and security considerations for mid‑to‑large systems.
• Support integration, verification, and validation efforts throughout iterative Agile releases.
• Collaborate with software developers, architects, integrators, mission operators, and cybersecurity specialists to ensure cohesive system behavior.
• Assist with risk identification, mitigation tracking, and configuration management activities.
• Ensure traceability across user needs, system requirements, Agile features, and test/verification artifacts.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more; PhD and 0 years related experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly
• 6 years of systems engineering experience supporting development, engineering, integration, and testing of complex HW/SW systems
• Experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, functional allocation, architecture development, or technical/non‑technical assessments.
• Experience developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements.
• Experience developing documentation to address program technical issues and training requirements.
• Experience in analytical or intelligence‑production environments.
• Experience using Agile and/or spiral development models.
• Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary engineering environments.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.