Senior DoD Systems Engineer: RMF, Agile & Security

Paragon Technology; Shiloh (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Technology seeks a Senior Systems Engineer IV to provide senior-level technical and systems engineering support for the JTMS Joint Program Office at Scott AFB, IL. The role focuses on systems engineering, RMF accreditation, Agile requirements coordination, and governance support to ensure secure, accredited systems aligned with DoD and program requirements.

The position requires extensive experience in DoD environments, architecture development, and cross-functional collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience on complex IT or DoD systems.
• Experience in systems engineering, architecture development, RMF, cybersecurity accreditation, and compliance.
• Experience in Agile environments and requirements management.
• Experience with technical reviews and engineering governance forums.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to brief senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering analysis for complex DoD information systems, including evaluation, verification, and validation.
• Develop, review, and maintain system architectures and engineering artifacts in DoDAF or approved formats.
• Conduct technical reviews of contractor deliverables and provide improvement recommendations.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies across lifecycle phases.
• Support RMF and system authorization activities, including documentation development and maintenance.
• Provide recommendations on security best practices to support authorization, audits, and assessments.
• Coordinate with security engineers, DISA, and government stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review and support Agile requirements ensuring traceability to architecture and security.
• Facilitate or support Agile governance forums (CCBs, ST/ARTs, RRBs, TIMs).
• Provide analytical support to requirements and engineering review boards.
• Participate in engineering milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR.

Skills

Systems engineering

RMF cybersecurity accreditation

Agile requirements management

Technical reviews

Governance coordination

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DoDAF

RMF

FedRAMP

SAFe

ERP SaaS experience

Job description

Paragon Technology seeks a Senior Systems Engineer IV to provide senior-level technical and systems engineering support for the JTMS Joint Program Office at Scott AFB, IL. The role focuses on systems engineering, RMF accreditation, Agile requirements coordination, and governance support to ensure secure, accredited systems aligned with DoD and program requirements.

The position requires extensive experience in DoD environments, architecture development, and cross-functional collaboration with