Senior Systems Engineer – Cloud-Native, TS/SCI Role

Elevate Technology Group; Fairfax Station (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Benefits allowance

8 weeks PTO

Medical coverage

Life Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Mission-critical programs

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Fairfax, VA or Denver, CO to join a highly technical team supporting mission-critical environments for the Intelligence Community.

The role focuses on modernising architectures with containerisation, cloud-native practices, and DevSecOps, while working closely with developers and customers to solve complex challenges and document detailed technical plans.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• 15+ years of relevant technical experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong technical Systems Engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Work with software and ground-processing teams to solve complex systems engineering challenges.
• Modernise existing systems through containerisation, Kubernetes and modern deployment techniques.
• Evaluate architectures and conduct technical trade studies to improve system resiliency.
• Develop prototypes and technical solutions.
• Work across Linux and cloud-native environments.
• Support DevSecOps, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
• Define and document system architectures, interfaces, CONOPs and technical plans.
• Collaborate directly with developers and Intelligence Community customers.
• Use Jira and Confluence to manage technical roadmaps and engineering activity.

Skills

Linux

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

Jira

Confluence

Communication

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Helm

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Job description

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Fairfax, VA or Denver, CO to join a highly technical team supporting mission-critical environments for the Intelligence Community.

The role focuses on modernising architectures with containerisation, cloud-native practices, and DevSecOps, while working closely with developers and customers to solve complex challenges and document detailed technical plans.