Sr. Systems Engineer, TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily subsidized employee benefits

25 days annual PTO

Eligible for bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Laurel, MD, with exceptional expertise in data flows and cloud architecture. The role demands 20 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Responsibilities include acting as a Subject Matter Expert, leading data integration efforts, and mentoring junior engineers in an Agile environment. Benefits include enhanced employee coverage, generous PTO, and a bonus plan for those working on National Security programs.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience as a Systems Engineer in similar programs.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for data flows and architecture.
• Lead integration and migration of legacy data.
• Deliver status updates to senior leadership and engineering stakeholders.
• Analyze user requirements and develop Concepts of Operations.
• Guide stakeholders in refining requirements and conducting analyses.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Cloud data architecture

Data analysis

Agile methodologies

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering or related discipline

Tools

AWS

Job description

Sr. Systems Engineer, TS/SCI w/Poly

Location: US-MD-Laurel

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for data flows, data architecture, and data storage within a cloud-based data warehouse environment.
• Provide strategic guidance on data ingest, storage, and lifecycle management, including compliance, data integrity, deduplication, and data aging strategies.
• Lead efforts to integrate and migrate legacy data into modern architectures while ensuring continuity, accessibility, and compliance.
• Deliver regular status updates to senior leadership and engineering stakeholders on critical activities, system health, and risks.
• Perform hands‑on data analysis using custom tools and scripts to query, tag, preserve, or remove data across large‑scale datasets (millions to billions of records).
• Support transition and decommissioning activities, including historical data migration, system sunset planning, and data disposition.
• Investigate and resolve data‑related issues, incidents, and anomalies; support ad‑hoc customer requests and operational needs.
• Provide technical leadership as a Team Lead within an Agile development environment; support sprint planning, execution, and delivery.
• Serve as Scrum Master, facilitating Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Mentor and coach junior systems engineers; provide technical oversight and backup support as needed.

Systems Engineering & Architecture

• Analyze user requirements and develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), system architectures, and detailed system requirements specifications.
• Lead system design and development activities, ensuring alignment between requirements, architecture, and implementation.
• Guide stakeholders in refining requirements, evaluating alternatives, and conducting feasibility and trade‑off analyses.
• Develop and maintain system engineering artifacts, including system engineering management plans, integration plans, and test strategies.
• Design and develop Service‑Orientated Architecture (SOA)-based solutions.
• Create DoDAF‑compliant architectural views, including operational, system, and technical standards views.
• Conduct and/or approve end‑to‑end trade studies to optimize system performance, scalability, and lifecycle cost.
• Utilize modeling, simulation, and prototyping to reduce risk and improve system design decisions.
• Manage system configuration and changes throughout the lifecycle; participate in Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and recommend courses of action; track and reassess risks at key milestones.
• Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts by evaluating solutions against cost, performance, risk, and environmental considerations.
• Provide technical direction across system integration, interfacing, and testing activities, including requirements allocation, interface definition, and end‑to‑end flow analysis.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Interface with Government leadership, program stakeholders, and senior executives to address technical challenges, risks, and system decisions.
• Collaborate across engineering teams, program management, and external partners to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required.
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Desired Qualifications

• AWS or similar cloud experience desired.
• Experience in architecting, migration, and hands‑on, configuration is a plus.

Benefits

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

EEO Statement

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.