Principal NiFi & NexGen Systems Engineer

Leidos; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 holidays

401K with match

Flexible schedules

Education assistance

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the analysis of user requirements, CONOPS, and system architectures to design scalable solutions across Linux server environments, containerized platforms, and NexGen architectures. The ideal candidate will leverage GOTS products and Apache NiFi to support modern, data‑driven mission capabilities.

This role provides technical leadership in requirements development, system design, and integration of distributed technologies.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience with Linux servers, containers, GOTS products, NiFi.
• Bachelor’s degree; 5 years of additional experience may substitute for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and allocate system and functional requirements across hardware, Linux servers, containerized platforms, and NiFi data flows.
• Design NexGen system architectures leveraging GOTS products, container technologies, and enterprise server environments.
• Derive and manage detailed requirements, ensuring they are verifiable, unambiguous, and aligned with mission and stakeholder needs.
• Establish and maintain configuration and change management processes, including participation in CCBs and design reviews.
• Lead development and review of system engineering documentation, ensuring alignment with Linux, container, and distributed system architectures.
• Support system integration, verification, and validation across server-based and containerized environments, including security requirements implementation.
• Provide technical leadership and coordination across Integrated Product Teams, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and operationally effective solutions.

Skills

Linux servers

Container technologies

GOTS products

Apache NiFi

System engineering

Requirements traceability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the analysis of user requirements, CONOPS, and system architectures to design scalable solutions across Linux server environments, containerized platforms, and NexGen architectures. The ideal candidate will leverage GOTS products and Apache NiFi to support modern, data‑driven mission capabilities.

This role provides technical leadership in requirements development, system design, and integration of distributed technologies.