Cleared Systems Engineer: Cloud/DevSecOps & Modernization

Elevate Technology Group; Fairfax Station (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded 401(k) contribution 25

Flexible benefits allowance 25%

8 weeks PTO

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Life Insurance

100% tuition reimbursement

Flexible working hours

Long-term, mission-critical programs

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Systems Engineer to support mission-critical systems in the Defense sector, with opportunities to modernise legacy applications and migrate to cloud-native environments.

You will collaborate with software, security, and customer teams, remain hands-on technically, and assume greater ownership of roadmaps, architecture and delivery as your experience grows.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of software development and software/system architecture.
• Demonstrated programming or scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Work across software, systems, security and customer teams to solve technical and integration challenges.
• Support the modernisation and migration of legacy applications into containerised environments.
• Understand software and system architectures and contribute technically where required.
• Help develop roadmaps and remove technical blockers across programmes.
• Support systems integration, testing and implementation.
• Work with technologies and practices including Kubernetes, Docker and DevSecOps.
• Use Jira and Confluence to coordinate and document technical work.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cloud technologies

Communication skills

Programming or scripting

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

DevSecOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Systems Engineer to support mission-critical systems in the Defense sector, with opportunities to modernise legacy applications and migrate to cloud-native environments.

You will collaborate with software, security, and customer teams, remain hands-on technically, and assume greater ownership of roadmaps, architecture and delivery as your experience grows.