Senior Systems Engineer Hanover, MD, US

CACI International Inc.; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Hanover, MD to support the Zero Trust ICAM program for DISA and other clients.

The role requires applying rigorous systems engineering to requirements, architecture, integration, verification, and documentation across diverse environments. The candidate will define operational needs for the ZT ICAM Federated Authorization Service and collaborate with government, industry, product, and customer teams to produce measurable,

Qualifications

• Clearance required: TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Experience delivering software-intensive systems across requirements, design, integration, test, deployment, and sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage functional, interface, security, performance, and operational requirements with traceability.
• Apply systems engineering processes to architecture, interface mgmt, risk, and verification activities.
• Define use cases, interfaces, and interactions among PAP, PDP, PIP, PEP, identity providers, and federation hubs.
• Address authorization across enterprise, multi-domain, and disconnected environments.
• Create architecture descriptions, interface docs, requirements traceability matrices, and verification procedures.
• Lead technical reviews, brief stakeholders, and maintain baselines with customers.

Skills

TS/SCI with polygraph

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements elicitation

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering/CS/IS or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Word

Visio

SharePoint

Git-based repositories

Job description

## Senior Systems EngineerHanover, MD, USApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobJob ID: 332365Job Title: Senior Systems EngineerJob Category: EngineeringTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with PolygraphEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%Type of Travel: Local\\* \\* \\***Position Overview:**The Senior Systems Engineer Level 3 will support the Zero Trust Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ZT ICAM) program and related deployments for DISA and other Department of War clients. This role requires applying sound systems engineering practices to requirements, architecture, integration, verification, and technical documentation. Additionally, the engineer will support the ZT ICAM Federated Authorization Service by defining operational needs, interfaces, distributed authorization requirements, and customer integration strategies. Collaboration with government, industry, product, and customer teams is essential to produce clear standards, guides, and engineering artifacts that are implementable, testable, and suitable for diverse environments.## Responsibilities* Develop, analyze, allocate, and maintain functional, interface, security, performance, and operational requirements with end-to-end traceability.* Apply systems engineering processes to architecture, interface management, trade studies, risk management, configuration control, integration, and verification activities.* Define use cases, requirements, interfaces, and interactions among PAP, PDP, PIP, PEP, identity providers, attribute sources, relying party services, and federation hubs.* Address person entity, non-person entity, resource, application, and service-to-service authorization across enterprise, multi-domain, tactical, and disconnected environments.* Develop architecture descriptions, interface documentation, requirements traceability matrices, verification procedures, release documentation, and customer integration guides.* Work with DISA and other Department of War customer teams to assess environments, identify integration gaps, support deployment planning, and resolve technical issues.* Draft and review technical standards, implementation guidance, conformance criteria, and compliance matrices using clear, measurable, and vendor-neutral requirements.* Lead technical reviews, adjudicate comments, brief stakeholders, and maintain approved engineering and documentation baselines.## QualificationsRequired:* TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.* Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience as permitted by contract.* Senior systems engineering experience supporting software-intensive systems through requirements, design, integration, test, deployment, and sustainment.* Experience with requirements elicitation, decomposition, allocation, baselining, traceability, interface management, risk management, and verification and validation.* Demonstrated ability to write clear technical requirements, architecture and interface documentation, installation/integration guides, and verification procedures.* Experience working with customer integration or deployment teams in regulated, mission, or enterprise environments.* Ability to assess designs and implementations, identify gaps and risks, and recommend technically sound courses of action.* Strong technical writing, facilitation, briefing, and cross-organizational collaboration skills.Desired:* Knowledge of Zero Trust, ICAM, Attribute-Based Access Control, and NIST SP 800-162.* Understanding of federated or distributed authorization, including PAP, PDP, PIP, PEP, policy and attribute exchange, trust, synchronization, and decision portability.* Experience supporting open architecture, modularity, interoperability, standards development, or conformance assessment across multiple organizations.* Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, PKI, mutual TLS, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, containers, and Kubernetes.* Experience with Department of War customers, DDIL operations, DevSecOps, software supply chain security, or Section 508 documentation.* Ability to understand and communicate complex software systems.* Experience using Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Word, Visio, SharePoint, or Git-based repositories.-**What You Can Expect:****A culture of integrity.**At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.**An environment of trust.**CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.**A focus on continuous growth.**Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.**Pay Range**:There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.The proposed salary range for this position is:$94,400 - $198,200*CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.*