ME00581-Systems Engineer 3

Momentum Engineering, Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

Minimum of 3 weeks PTO

Company sponsored medical plan

Company paid dental and vision insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a Data Ingest Team focused on developing web applications for managing Intelligence Community data. The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, with responsibilities including the development of data engineering solutions and the use of NiFi, Linux, and structured data types. Candidates should have 20 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Benefits include 11 paid holidays and extensive medical coverage.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in Systems Engineering for similar scope projects.
• Demonstrated support of Systems Engineering efforts.
• Ability to review and control system configuration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data engineering solutions.
• Work with structured data types and data ontologies.
• Identify and document data transformation routines.

Skills

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

Experience in Systems Engineering

Knowledge of NiFi

Familiarity with Linux

Experience with databases (MySQL/NoSQL)

Knowledge of data transformation

Experience with Java

Experience with Splunk

Education

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering or related

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry‑leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long‑term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a Systems Engineer to support a Data Ingest Team responsible for developing and maintaining web-based applications that automate data management for Intelligence Community (IC) data custodians
• This role focuses on enabling compliant data movement across mission systems by supporting tools that capture required information, approvals, and workflows to standardize data sharing, reuse, and integration with downstream platforms
• The engineer will contribute to system design, data flow integration, and operational support, with preferred experience in smart data systems, data entitlements, and technologies such as Java and Splunk

Primary Responsibilities

• Outline, develop and implement data engineering solutions.
• Utilize a working knowledge of NiFi, be comfortable working in a Linux environment, interact with data ontologies (schemas), structured data types (XML, CSV, JSON), have database experience (MySQL/NoSQL) and analytic query experience with a platform
• Work with numerous concurrent IC‑provided data sets to identify, map and model data transformation routines supporting ingestion into the customer's corporate repositories and be able to document new and existing data flows supporting data routing implementations

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Systems Engineering efforts is required
• Able to implement comprehensive SOA solutions
• Able to conduct and/or approve end‑to‑end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life cycle through the proper balance of non‑functional system performance areas
• Able to ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
• Able to develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
• Able to maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Able to recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria
• Able to provide technical direction for the full systems engineering life cycle
• Able to fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software

Desired Qualifications

• Working knowledge of smart data systems and entitlements
• Experience with JAVA and Splunk is highly desired
• Experience with current and evolving agency dataflow and reporting solutions
• Experience in developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid‑to‑large scale systems
• Experience in leading agile development models
• Experience integrating COTS and GOTS products from multiple vendors
• Experience developing and deploying storage within clustered or cloud environments
• Experience planning and integrating secure compliant solutions based on legal, policy, and compliance directives

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.