Senior Systems Engineer (TS/SCI) - Cloud & AI/ML Architect

J&T Business Consulting; Elkridge (MD); On-site; USD 138,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

PTO and Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Elkridge, MD seeks a Systems Engineer Level 4 to drive high-level system architecture and modernization for mission-critical defense systems. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required, with robust collaboration across teams to translate complex requirements into secure, scalable designs.

This senior role emphasizes cloud engineering, AI/ML integration, and secure network implementations in classified environments, with a focus on lifecycle management and interop across

Qualifications

• Requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph (CI Polygraph within 5 years).
• Experience with secure architectures for classified environments.
• Proven ability to translate mission requirements into scalable system designs.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect, analyze, and integrate large-scale systems across the lifecycle.
• Engage with multi-disciplinary teams to capture requirements and inform architecture decisions.
• Evaluate performance bottlenecks and implement modernization solutions.
• Collaborate on cloud engineering and MLOps/pipeline integrations.
• Ensure architectures and networks adhere to security standards and IA mandates.
• Support data engineering workflows and data lifecycle management.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AI/ML system design

ML pipeline development

DevOps/MLOps

Security engineering principles

Education

High School Diploma / GED + 14 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience

Master's degree + 8 years experience

PhD + 8 years experience

Tools

AWS

Amazon SageMaker

Job description

J&T Business Consulting in Elkridge, MD seeks a Systems Engineer Level 4 to drive high-level system architecture and modernization for mission-critical defense systems. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required, with robust collaboration across teams to translate complex requirements into secure, scalable designs.

This senior role emphasizes cloud engineering, AI/ML integration, and secure network implementations in classified environments, with a focus on lifecycle management and interop across