System Engineer 6

Wyetechllc; Maryland; On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% SEP IRA contributions

Generous PTO plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employee Referral Bonus

Team-building events

Job summary

Wyetechllc is searching for a Principal Data Flow Engineer to design and sustain enterprise-scale dataflow architectures. This senior role involves overseeing dataflow solutions across secure environments, with a focus on analytics.

Applicants must hold TS/SCI security clearance and have extensive experience in systems engineering, specifically with data architectures. The role includes leadership in DevOps initiatives and technical direction across various teams.

Competitive benefits and a commitment to a supportive employee culture are offered.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with agency appropriate polygraph.
• 20 years of systems engineering experience.
• Master’s degree and 18 years of experience or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and sustainment of dataflow architectures.
• Optimize cloud infrastructures for secure operational dataflows.
• Develop end-to-end dataflow solutions using Niagara files and XKS.
• Implement monitoring and automation strategies.
• Provide leadership for DevOps and Agile initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with data handling requirements.
• Coordinate across teams to deploy dataflow solutions.

Skills

Dataflow architecture design

Linux and Cloudera Hadoop

Automation and monitoring

DevOps and Agile methodologies

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

The Principal Data Flow Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, integrating, and sustaining enterprise-scale dataflow architectures that support mission-critical analytics across secure cloud and distributed environments. This role oversees high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop infrastructures, develops and maintains end-to-end dataflow solutions using technologies such as Niagara files and XKS, and ensures reliable, secure, and compliant data ingestion, processing, and delivery. The position also leads automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and DevOps initiatives to improve system performance and operational efficiency while coordinating across engineering, operations, analytics, and stakeholder teams to deploy scalable, resilient, and mission-focused dataflow capabilities.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, integration, and sustainment of complex enterprise dataflow architectures supporting mission-critical analytics, ensuring reliable ingestion, processing, routing, and delivery across large-scale cloud and distributed environments.
• Manage and optimize high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop cloud infrastructures, including virtual machines, storage containers, and enterprise data repositories, to support thousands of secure operational dataflows.
• Engineer and maintain end-to-end dataflow solutions using technologies such as Niagarafiles and XKS, and related processing systems, ensuring schema compatibility, metadata integrity, and proper data governance throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop and implement monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation strategies utilizing system instrumentation, cron scripting, logging, and operational monitoring tools to improve system continuity, performance, and incident response capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for DevOps and Agile/Scrum initiatives, including task prioritization, workflow modernization, requirements management, and cross-functional coordination to improve operational efficiency and team performance.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, classification, and data handling requirements by applying deep knowledge of intelligence community governance policies, access controls, and secure data routing methodologies.
• Coordinate across engineering, operations, analytics, and stakeholder organizations to deploy new capabilities, transition systems into production, establish standard operating procedures, and support enterprise-wide mission objectives through scalable and resilient dataflow solutions.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with agency appropriate polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or related discipline from an accredited college or university with twenty (20) years of systems engineering experience.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, candidates may qualify with a master’s degree and eighteen (18) years of experience, a PhD and sixteen (16) years of experience, or twenty‑four (24) years of systems engineering experience with no degree.

Benefits

• Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.
• Generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations and flexible to adjust each calendar year.
• Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including: medical plans with HSA options, vision & dental, life & AD&DD benefits, short and long‑term disability, hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness insurances, optional identity theft and legal protection services.
• Employee Referral Bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
• Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
• Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS.
• Team‑building events throughout the year such as monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
• Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement: Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Accommodations: Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood at 844-WYETECH x727 or [e-mail]. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.