Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI, Cloud & DevOps

Invictus International; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus International, a Red River company, seeks a Systems Engineer III in Colorado Springs to lead requirements analysis, system design, and full lifecycle engineering for high‑security environments. You will guide architecture, integration, and documentation, while mentoring staff and aligning with DoD/IC security standards.

Candidates should have TS/SCI with CI polygraph eligibility, a strong track record in cloud, IaC, and DevOps, plus demonstrated independent leadership on complex

Qualifications

• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, testing).
• Direct experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Configuration as Code (Ansible); CI/CD (GitLab CI).
• Containerization/orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Server deployment, domain management, and system integration.
• Scripting/automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Secrets management and secure system design.
• Ability to produce technical docs, SOPs and architecture diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of user requirements, CONOPS, and system architectures.
• Provide technical leadership across the full systems engineering lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain system architecture, engineering documentation, and plans.
• Guide requirements development, feasibility studies, and trade-off analyses.
• Direct and support system integration, interface definition, and end-to-end analysis.
• Develop and support modern infrastructure solutions including cloud, servers, and DevOps.
• Develop scripting solutions to automate operations and improve efficiency.
• Ensure secure system design and compliance alignment.
• Communicate with government stakeholders and senior executives; provide status reporting.
• Maintain technical integrity and mentor staff; stay current with emerging tech.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google)

CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)

Containerization (Kubernetes/Docker Sw

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell/Python)

Security & compliance

Technical documentation

Leadership / independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

Job description

Invictus International, a Red River company, seeks a Systems Engineer III in Colorado Springs to lead requirements analysis, system design, and full lifecycle engineering for high‑security environments. You will guide architecture, integration, and documentation, while mentoring staff and aligning with DoD/IC security standards.

Candidates should have TS/SCI with CI polygraph eligibility, a strong track record in cloud, IaC, and DevOps, plus demonstrated independent leadership on complex