Senior Systems Engineer

Banner-Defense,-Inc.-; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Defense in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide digital ecosystem, cloud architecture, and MBSE expertise to support MDA CDO missions. The role involves integrating external software, designing secure API-based data exchanges, and developing AI-enabled digital ecosystems and dashboards.

Requirements include a STEM master's degree, 12+ years in related fields, DoD Secret clearance, and experience with MBSE/SysML, cloud environments, and APIs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM field.
• 12+ years of related experience in software integration, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• Active or Interim DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Experience with API design and integration.
• Working knowledge of MBSE and SysML.
• Experience building enterprise dashboards.
• Experience with cloud environments and container technologies.
• Some travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Combine expertise in API integration, cloud architecture, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), dashboard development, DevSecOps, interoperability, and digital engineering to accelerate delivery of operational capabilities.
• Lead onboarding and integration of external software, models, simulations, AI tools, and operational capabilities.
• Design and implement secure API-based integrations and data exchange architectures.
• Design and implement AI-enabled digital ecosystems supporting human-machine teaming.
• Develop integration architectures connecting APIs, data services, semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Implement semantic data models and ontologies to improve AI reasoning and data discoverability.
• Develop AI-ready data pipelines transforming structured and unstructured data into consumable knowledge assets.
• Integrate LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, and workflow automation into enterprise environments.
• Develop enterprise dashboards and common operational pictures.
• Support MBSE activities using SysML, activity diagrams, and block diagrams.
• Develop common data models and integration standards.
• Support tactical interoperability, including Link 16 and gateway architectures.
• Support DevSecOps pipelines and cloud-native deployments.
• Provide technical recommendations to government leadership.

Skills

API design

MBSE

SysML

Enterprise dashboards

Cloud environments

Container technologies

US Citizenship

DoD Secret clearance

Software integration

Travel

12+ years

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer

Huntsville, AL | Active or Interim Secret Clearance

Your expertise. Our nation's defense.

At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Banner Defense is in search of an amazingly talented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will provide digital ecosystem, cloud architecture, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) expertise in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Chief Digital Officer (CDO) mission.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Combine expertise in API integration, cloud architecture, model-based systems engineering, dashboard development, DevSecOps, tactical interoperability, and digital engineering to coordinate and accelerate delivery of operational capabilities
• Lead onboarding and integration of external software, models, simulations, AI tools, and operational capabilities
• Design and implement secure API-based integrations and data exchange architectures
• Design and implement AI-enabled digital ecosystems supporting human-machine teaming
• Develop integration architectures connecting APIs, data services, semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI orchestration frameworks
• Implement semantic data models and ontologies to improve AI reasoning and data discoverability
• Develop AI-ready data pipelines that transform structured and unstructured data into consumable knowledge assets
• Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic AI frameworks, and workflow automation services into enterprise environments
• Develop enterprise dashboards and common operational pictures
• Support MBSE activities using SysML, activity diagrams, and block diagrams
• Develop common data models and integration standards
• Support tactical interoperability, including Link 16 and gateway architectures
• Support DevSecOps pipelines and cloud-native deployments
• Provide technical recommendations to government leadership.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
• 12+ years of related experience in software integration, systems engineering, or enterprise architecture
• Active or Interim DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship
• Experience with API design and integration
• Working knowledge of MBSE and SysML
• Experience building enterprise dashboards
• Experience with cloud environments and container technologies
• Some travel is required.

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.