System Engineer Level 6

DCCA; Maryland; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance

Paid leave

Education assistance

Wellness initiatives

Flexible 401(k)

Job summary

DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business delivering innovative solutions for government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. We offer career growth opportunities, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, retirement plans, paid disability and life insurance, and an employee assistance program.

The open role emphasizes systems engineering documentation, requirements management, and cross‑discipline coordination to deliver production systems aligned

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Linux experience and ability to design technical experiments.
• Analytic mindset and understanding of system telemetry.
• Reliability analysis of components and failure rate considerations.
• Experience with complex HPC systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure delivery of production systems compatible with the defined architecture(s) – DoDAF and Service‑oriented Architecture.
• Assist with allocation of requirements to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross‑discipline coordination.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.

Skills

Linux

Telemetry analytics

System requirements

Data-driven analysis

HPC systems

Education

HS Diploma +24y

Bachelors +20y

Masters +18y

PhD +18y

Tools

DoDAF

SOA

Job description

Benefits

DCCA is a veteran‑owned IT business specializing in innovative solutions for government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. We offer career growth opportunities, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare, retirement plans, paid disability and life insurance programs, an employee assistance program, paid and unpaid leave, education assistance, and wellness initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure delivery of production systems compatible with the defined architecture(s) – DoDAF and Service‑oriented Architecture.
• Assist with allocation of requirements to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross‑discipline coordination.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.

Requirements

• Correlate events/telemetry visible in dashboards to system issues.
• Rationalize and document system behavior in the presence of system issues; derive insights from the data.
• Design experiments to isolate and characterize specific types of behavior.
• Collaborate with analytic developers to capture needs for analytics.
• Monitor dashboards for abnormal behavior.
• Must have Linux experience, experience designing technical experiments, an analytic mindset, understanding of system telemetry and its correlation to system operation, failure rate, and reliability analysis of components, and experience with complex HPC systems.
• Candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• High School Diploma or GED plus 24 years of general systems engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or related discipline plus 20 years of systems engineering experience.
• Master’s degree in a qualified engineering field or related discipline plus 18 years of systems engineering experience.
• PhD in a qualified engineering field or related discipline plus 18 years of systems engineering experience.

Salary and Compensation

The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is $180,000 to $240,000. Final salary will be determined based on various factors, with annual reviews to ensure equity across the company and industry.

Additional Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with skills and expertise.
• Growth opportunities through upskilling programs, recertification support, and professional development.
• Emphasis on inclusivity with support from business resource groups and connection opportunities.
• Health‑orienting benefits including healthcare, paid time off, and a flexible 401(k) plan.
• Mission‑focused work on projects that improve lives and solve current IT challenges.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran status.