Senior Systems Engineer with Secret Clearance DoD RMF

SOC LLC; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity onsite in Belleville, Illinois. The role requires an active SECRET clearance and focuses on systems engineering, RMF accreditation, and governance support.

The candidate will support DoD/Joint Program Office activities, develop architectures in DoDAF, lead technical reviews, and coordinate with security engineers and stakeholders to ensure compliant, secure systems throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Active SECRET clearance.
• Minimum of 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience supporting complex IT or DoD systems.
• Experience in RMF, cybersecurity accreditation, and compliance activities.
• Experience in Agile environments and requirements management.
• Experience with technical reviews and engineering governance forums.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering analysis for complex DoD information systems, including evaluation, verification, and validation of existing and emerging solutions.
• Develop, review, and maintain system architectures and engineering artifacts in DoDAF or other government-approved formats.
• Conduct technical reviews of contractor-delivered artifacts and recommend improvements.
• Identify technical risks and create mitigation strategies across system lifecycles.
• Support RMF and system authorization activities, including documentation development and maintenance.
• Provide recommendations on security best practices to support system authorization and audits.
• Coordinate with security engineers, developers, DISA, and government stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review and support Agile requirements ensuring traceability to architecture and security requirements.
• Facilitate Agile governance forums (CCB, ST/ARTs, RRBs, TIMs) and support engineering reviews.
• Provide analytical and administrative support to requirements and engineering review boards.
• Participate in milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR.

Skills

Systems engineering

RMF

Agile requirements

Technical reviews

Communication with government

Independent work

Leadership across teams

DoD IT systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

DoDAF

RMF

SAFe

Job description

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity onsite in Belleville, Illinois. The role requires an active SECRET clearance and focuses on systems engineering, RMF accreditation, and governance support.

The candidate will support DoD/Joint Program Office activities, develop architectures in DoDAF, lead technical reviews, and coordinate with security engineers and stakeholders to ensure compliant, secure systems throughout the lifecycle.