Senior Systems Engineer - Federal IT Modernization

CACI International Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture assessment and modernization for FEMA ITSA programs in Washington, DC. You will analyze applications, data models, security controls, and deployment patterns to define actionable roadmaps that balance risk, cost, and mission impact.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to decompose legacy systems, drive cloud adoption, and ensure alignment with federal standards and enterprise architecture principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 15+ years of enterprise systems engineering and solution architecture experience.
• Proven expertise in integration architecture, API design/governance, data architecture, and security engineering.
• Experience assessing complex federal IT portfolios and developing modernization strategies.
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS/Azure or hybrid multi-cloud) and cloud-native patterns.

Responsibilities

• Perform architectural assessments of applications and systems, including dependencies and deployment patterns.
• Identify modernization options and decompose monolithic systems into scalable architectures.
• Develop defensible modernization roadmaps aligned to mission outcomes and cost implications.
• Evaluate cybersecurity posture, RMF/NIST controls, and data governance maturity within portfolio contexts.

Skills

Integration architecture

API design & governance

Data architecture

Security engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS/AZURE)

Hybrid cloud/on-prem

Architecture assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

CACI International Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture assessment and modernization for FEMA ITSA programs in Washington, DC. You will analyze applications, data models, security controls, and deployment patterns to define actionable roadmaps that balance risk, cost, and mission impact.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to decompose legacy systems, drive cloud adoption, and ensure alignment with federal standards and enterprise architecture principles.