Senior Systems Engineer, TS/SCI – Secure Cloud & DDIL

Karthik Consulting, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Karthik Consulting, LLC seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to support the full lifecycle of software development for containerized, VM, and cloud architectures across multiple security domains. Active TS/SCI clearance required; location is San Diego, CA with excluded top‑secret environments.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps integration, security testing gates, and interoperability for defense platforms in demanding operational contexts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software in containerized, VM, and cloud architectures.
• Proven ability to implement DevSecOps practices in regulated govt pipelines.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle software development across multi-domain security environments.
• Configure automated security testing tools as CI/CD quality gates.
• Engineer and troubleshoot interoperable defense software systems.
• Support PaaS environments including ACS and CHE.
• Contribute to Five Eyes interoperability architecture.

Skills

Software development lifecycle

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Security testing tools

SAST/DAST/SCA

DDIL environments

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Container scanners

Job description

Karthik Consulting, LLC seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to support the full lifecycle of software development for containerized, VM, and cloud architectures across multiple security domains. Active TS/SCI clearance required; location is San Diego, CA with excluded top‑secret environments.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps integration, security testing gates, and interoperability for defense platforms in demanding operational contexts.