Senior IT Systems Engineer for Intelligence Community

Science Applications International Corp.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Science Applications International Corp. seeks an Information Technology (IT) systems engineer (SETA) to support an Intelligence Community customer. The role emphasizes governance, requirements, readiness, and IT infrastructure provisioning with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualified candidates will be U.S. citizens with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph, a bachelor’s degree or higher, and multiple years in program management, contracts, or data center modernization.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess and maintain an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree or higher and five (5) years or more of related experience; Masters and 3 or more years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting post-award contract execution and program management in a construction or facilities environment
• Experience managing task order-based contracts and processing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) in a construction context
• Prior experience supporting data center construction, retrofit, or modernization projects a plus

Responsibilities

• Operate proactively with ability to lead and execute project engagements without direct leadership oversight and/or participation
• Serve as primary customer interface and advocate, affording cross-functional technical and relationship management to ensure mission success while maximizing service adoption. Facilitate meetings and interface with Engineers, Mission Partners, Customers, and Users
• Proactively perform as an organized and dedicated change agent, core to ensuring quality assurance while assisting the culture shift toward standardized IT service deliveries
• Apply project management aptitude and experience to support Government oversight of Desktop Engineering, without performing hands‑on technical Desktop Engineering tasks
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Coordinate and oversee functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications
• Apply a working comprehension of network architecture and an understanding of desktop backend infrastructure, including servers, storage, applications, and relevant security configurations, to inform oversight and recommendations
• Educate consumers on current and upcoming IT service deliveries, changes, and potential impacts to existing capabilities
• Understand relationship between the customer's delivery schedules and IT service roadmaps
• Perform as key Technical Advisor for articulating service requirement gaps to support customer mission architecture
• Provide specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements
• Compose governance, craft process documents, and respond to requests for information

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Science Applications International Corp. seeks an Information Technology (IT) systems engineer (SETA) to support an Intelligence Community customer. The role emphasizes governance, requirements, readiness, and IT infrastructure provisioning with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualified candidates will be U.S. citizens with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph, a bachelor’s degree or higher, and multiple years in program management, contracts, or data center modernization.