Senior Systems Engineer — Cryptographic Modernization (Hybrid)

Blu Omega LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Blu Omega LLC seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to guide cryptographic modernization for a government program in Washington, DC, in a hybrid work environment. The role focuses on enterprise architecture, policy, and strategic modernization planning with senior advisory responsibilities.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of systems engineering experience in DoD or federal missions, with active TS clearance, strong writing and briefing skills, and the ability to lead technical discussions across

Qualifications

• 12+ years of systems engineering experience in DoD or federal missions.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Extensive experience with secure systems design, requirements development, and systems analysis.
• Ability to develop enterprise-level technical approaches and strategies.
• Strong technical writing, briefing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience facilitating technical discussions and working groups.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues across network, transport, compute, and enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and provide senior technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current and future cryptographic capabilities across DoW systems, networks, and portfolios.
• Develop cryptographic modernization strategies and transition roadmaps.
• Support post-quantum cryptography migration and crypto-agility planning.
• Analyze federal guidance impacts on cryptographic programs.
• Create technical approaches, reference architectures, and modernization recommendations.
• Support enterprise cryptographic inventory, discovery, and program review activities.
• Provide technical guidance and respond to stakeholder inquiries.
• Facilitate technical working groups and cross-organizational planning sessions.
• Prepare assessments, white papers, briefings, and reports for senior government leaders.
• Support research, interoperability analysis, verification, validation, and compliance activities.
• Advise on modernization priorities, risks, and dependencies across enterprise portfolios.

Skills

Systems engineering

Top Secret clearance

Secure systems design

Requirements development

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Technical writing

Facilitating discussions

DoD/government context

Job description

Blu Omega LLC seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to guide cryptographic modernization for a government program in Washington, DC, in a hybrid work environment. The role focuses on enterprise architecture, policy, and strategic modernization planning with senior advisory responsibilities.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of systems engineering experience in DoD or federal missions, with active TS clearance, strong writing and briefing skills, and the ability to lead technical discussions across