Senior Systems Engineer III: TS/SCI, Cloud & DevOps Lead

Invictus International Consulting, LLC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense consulting firm is seeking a Systems Engineer III in Colorado Springs, CO. The role requires leading system design and integration while providing technical leadership across all lifecycle stages. Candidates should have at least six years of experience in systems engineering, expertise in cloud environments like AWS and Azure, and proficiency in scripting languages. A current active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory. This position offers a competitive salary of $150,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of directly related experience.
• Proven ability to work independently and lead technical efforts.
• Current active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of user requirements and system architectures.
• Provide technical leadership across the full systems engineering lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain system architecture and engineering documentation.
• Guide requirements development and optimization.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Systems engineering lifecycle

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

Scripting/automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python)

Secrets management and secure system design

CI/CD pipeline development (GitLab CI)

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

Job description

A defense consulting firm is seeking a Systems Engineer III in Colorado Springs, CO. The role requires leading system design and integration while providing technical leadership across all lifecycle stages. Candidates should have at least six years of experience in systems engineering, expertise in cloud environments like AWS and Azure, and proficiency in scripting languages. A current active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory. This position offers a competitive salary of $150,000.