Senior Systems Engineer, TS/SCI | Govt Cloud & Secure Apps

International Business Machines Corporation; Maryland; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to lead a small agile team delivering secure, scalable software for government customers. The role requires strong system engineering, technical leadership, and close collaboration with government stakeholders.

The candidate will guide requirements, design, and implementation, and ensure documentation and planning for SE activities. Onsite presence in a SCIF is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship; onsite in a SCIF at Annapolis Junction, MD.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience.
• Experience as an Agile Scrum Master in federal/defense environments.
• Ability to develop and evaluate system design alternatives based on cost, reuse, complexity, risk and future expansion.
• Experience managing end-to-end development environments and creating technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations, and high-level architectures to derive system requirements specifications.
• Lead design and development of software solutions.
• Guide user requirements, advise alternatives, and conduct feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Integrate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develop system architecture and design documentation.
• Engage with Government on technical considerations and risks.
• Plan and guide SE processes (SEMPs and System Integration and Test Plans).

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Agile Scrum Master

Technical leadership

Requirements analysis

System requirements

Jira

Confluence

AWS (classified)

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

AWS (classified)

Job description

IBM Consulting in the United States seeks a Senior Systems Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to lead a small agile team delivering secure, scalable software for government customers. The role requires strong system engineering, technical leadership, and close collaboration with government stakeholders.

The candidate will guide requirements, design, and implementation, and ensure documentation and planning for SE activities. Onsite presence in a SCIF is required.