Senior Systems Engineer III — DoD Systems & SIEM

Applied Res; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer III for a full-time, on-site role at Lackland AFB, Texas. The position requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering and multiple years of DoD engineering experience.

Strong cyber and risk assessment skills are essential. The candidate will support the Early Systems Engineering Program, manage system interfaces, configuration, data security, and perform analyses to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field; 4+ years in an engineering role with DoD experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance required; US Citizenship is a must
• Knowledge of cyber situational awareness tools and risk assessment processes

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and acquisition support for the Early Systems Engineering Program.
• Apply systems engineering to manage interfaces, configuration/data management, and security.
• Ensure system requirements meet user needs and guide design, development, and testing.
• Perform capability analyses, DoD/commercial standard alignment, and document findings.
• Develop system models/simulations to validate requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments and trade studies with technical reports as needed.
• Support additional engineering tasks as assigned.

Skills

Cyber Situational Awareness

Risk assessment

System integration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

Splunk

Elastic Stack

Job description

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer III for a full-time, on-site role at Lackland AFB, Texas. The position requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering and multiple years of DoD engineering experience.

Strong cyber and risk assessment skills are essential. The candidate will support the Early Systems Engineering Program, manage system interfaces, configuration, data security, and perform analyses to