Senior Systems Engineer – Data & Graph Analytics

RCT Systems; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO and flexible schedules

$500 annual technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems in Chantilly, VA seeks a Systems Engineer with data engineering expertise to design secure cloud data solutions for mission-critical systems. You will design ETL pipelines for AI/ML projects, work with Neo4j and Cypher, and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Requires TS/SCI with polygraph and 5+ years of Sponsor experience. The role involves building scalable data architectures, optimizing data flows, and contributing to secure, compliant deployments in

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• BS/BA with at least 2 years of Sponsor experience.
• Hands-on with ETL pipelines, data modeling, activity modeling, and AI/ML-supportive data engineering.
• Proficiency in Cypher, Python, or Java.
• Experience with graph database technologies (Neo4j) and Cypher query language.
• Experience cleaning, modeling, and visualizing medium-to-large datasets.
• Experience developing dashboards or system visualizations.
• Experience operating with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure in High security environments (classified).
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Customer-specific experience supporting mission systems or classified programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize ETL pipelines, including data flows supporting AI/ML/LLM projects and large-scale analytics.
• Clean, preprocess, analyze, and visualize medium-to-large datasets using modern analytic and statistical methods.
• Build and optimize Neo4j graph database solutions including schema design, relationship modeling, and efficient Cypher query development.
• Develop software components in Cypher, Python, Java, or JavaScript following secure development practices.
• Maintain documentation for datasets, queries, security artifacts, engineering decisions, and developed software components.

Skills

Cypher

Python

Java

Graph databases

Data modeling

ETL pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Visualization

Communication

Education

BS/BA

Tools

Neo4j

Cypher

Docker

Kubernetes

Tableau

Job description

RCT Systems in Chantilly, VA seeks a Systems Engineer with data engineering expertise to design secure cloud data solutions for mission-critical systems. You will design ETL pipelines for AI/ML projects, work with Neo4j and Cypher, and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Requires TS/SCI with polygraph and 5+ years of Sponsor experience. The role involves building scalable data architectures, optimizing data flows, and contributing to secure, compliant deployments in