Senior Systems Engineer - Mission-Critical DevSecOps Lead

B/CORE; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 141,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Bcore is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Gaithersburg, MD, with an active TS clearance and SCI eligibility, plus CI poly eligibility. The role supports NGA missions and blends enterprise IT, cloud, DevSecOps, and systems engineering to deliver mission-ready solutions.

The team collaborates with government partners to design, integrate, and evolve secure systems, ensuring compliance with IC standards and security requirements while advancing modern engineering practices and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and eligibility to obtain CI Poly.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD IAT Level II certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience or Master’s with 6–10 years of experience.
• 8+ years of professional systems engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle (requirements, architecture, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment).
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile teams to translate mission needs into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interface definitions, and CONOPS.
• Perform functional analysis, allocation, and traceability using standard practices.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and technical roadmap development.
• Evaluate system performance, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate integration across multiple development teams and external partners.
• Support verification and validation and ensure requirements are tested and documented.
• Participate in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.

Skills

INCOSE Cert

Cloud concepts

DevSecOps

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Bcore is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Gaithersburg, MD, with an active TS clearance and SCI eligibility, plus CI poly eligibility. The role supports NGA missions and blends enterprise IT, cloud, DevSecOps, and systems engineering to deliver mission-ready solutions.

The team collaborates with government partners to design, integrate, and evolve secure systems, ensuring compliance with IC standards and security requirements while advancing modern engineering practices and CI/CD.