Senior Systems Engineer TS/SCI - Cloud & DDIL (DevSecOps)

KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC; Falls Church, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support software development for containerized, VM, and cloud architectures across multiple security domains. The role emphasizes secure, interoperable systems for defense platforms in demanding environments.

The position requires Active TS/SCI clearance, 7+ years of relevant experience, and hands-on DevSecOps within regulated pipelines such as DoD enterprises. On-site work in Falls Church, VA is expected.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• 7+ years of full lifecycle software development across multi-domain security environments.
• 4+ years applying DevSecOps with automated security testing in DoD-like pipelines.
• 3+ years engineering and integrating interoperable software in DDIL/ ashore/ afloat PaaS.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle software development using Agile in multi-domain security settings.
• Configure and maintain automated security testing tools as CI/CD gates.
• Engineer and troubleshoot interoperable software for defense platforms in DDIL and related environments.
• Support Navy ACS, USMC CHE, and Five Eyes interoperability architectures.

Skills

Full lifecycle software dev

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Containerized/VM/Cloud

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Container scanners

Job description

KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support software development for containerized, VM, and cloud architectures across multiple security domains. The role emphasizes secure, interoperable systems for defense platforms in demanding environments.

The position requires Active TS/SCI clearance, 7+ years of relevant experience, and hands-on DevSecOps within regulated pipelines such as DoD enterprises. On-site work in Falls Church, VA is expected.