Senior Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

B/CORE; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life

Stipends

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Bcore is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Gaithersburg, MD. The role supports NGA mission needs, leading systems engineering across the full lifecycle and coordinating with multiple development teams to deliver mission-ready solutions.

Candidates should have active TS clearance with SCI eligibility, 8–12 years of relevant experience (or 6–10 with a Master’s), and strong experience in GEOINT, cloud environments, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and CI Poly.
• 8–12 years of prior relevant experience OR 6–10 years with a Master’s.
• Experience with GEOINT storage, discovery, dissemination, and exploitation systems/segments/tools.
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and Jira/Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile teams to translate mission needs into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interfaces, CONOPS, and technical documentation.
• Perform systems decomposition, allocation, and traceability using standard engineering practices.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and technical roadmap development.
• Coordinate integration across multiple development teams and external partners.
• Support verification and validation activities and ensure requirements are tested.
• Participate in design reviews, architecture reviews, and customer briefings.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives and CI/CD processes.
• Ensure compliance with IC engineering standards and security requirements.

Skills

Geospatial intelligence knowledge

Agile frameworks understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

AWS/Azure/GovCloud

System modeling tools (MBSE)

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer Gaithersburg, MD Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions. Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Senior Systems Engineer, supporting the NGA customer mission.

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day:

• Lead systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile development teams to refine features and translate mission needs into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interface definitions, operational concepts (CONOPS), and technical documentation.
• Perform systems decomposition, functional analysis, allocation, and traceability using industry-standard systems engineering practices.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and technical roadmap development.
• Lead system performance assessments, troubleshoot complex issues across applications, infrastructure, interfaces, networks, and data flows, identify and mitigate technical risks, and drive solutions that ensure system reliability, mission effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Coordinate integration across multiple development teams and external mission partners.
• Support verification and validation activities, ensuring requirements are fully tested and documented.
• Participate in design reviews, architecture reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer briefings.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes.
• Ensure compliance with customer and Intelligence Community engineering standards and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly.
• Requires Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM discipline and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience OR
• Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.

Required Skills

• Must have experience supporting the customer’s mission systems or GEOINT programs.
• Experience with geospatial intelligence storage, discovery, dissemination and exploitation systems/segments/tools, sensor programs, data/product types/formats and specifications and system/segment interfaces.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the systems development lifecycle.
• Experience working with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
• Experience with requirements management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GovCloud).
• Experience with system integration, interface management, and enterprise architecture.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.

What is ideal?

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification (ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP).
• SAFe Agilist (SA), Scrum Master, or Agile certification.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
• Familiarity with Cameo Systems Modeler or similar modeling tools.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized applications.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience supporting cloud-native or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with evaluation, cost analysis and cost impact development, to support system impacts for new and modified requirements levied through the RFC process.
• Intelligence Community Experience preferred.

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses.
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community.
• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $107,900 - $185,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Health/Dental/Vision
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance
• Stipends
• Referral Bonuses
• and more
• BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.