System Engineer with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Work-life balance options

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer to analyze user requirements, develop system specifications, and provide technical leadership across architecture and design. You will guide stakeholders, assess feasibility, and integrate new plans into operations, ensuring system integrity and clear documentation.

The role requires strong collaboration with government and program personnel, and preferred TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 14 years of Systems Engineering experience in similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Salt, Ansible).
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance preferred.
• Strong Kubernetes networking, configuration, and deployment across secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities.
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develop technical documentation and system architecture and design documentation.
• Interact with Government regarding Systems Engineering considerations and issues.

Skills

Kubernetes networking

Documentation

Collaboration

System integration

Security clearance TS/SCI

Observability tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Salt

Ansible

Rancher

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Job Description Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer who analyzes user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. The Systems Engineer leads design and development activities, guides users in formulating requirements, advises on alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. This role provides technical leadership for integrating requirements, design, and technology, incorporates new plans and systems into ongoing operations, and develops technical and system architecture documentation. The Systems Engineer guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. The position involves interaction with the Government regarding technical considerations and associated issues, with ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work and deliverables in the Systems Engineering area. Communication with program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities.
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develop technical documentation and system architecture and design documentation.
• Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts.
• Ensure technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with Systems Engineering.
• Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
• Contribute to 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 defined system architectures such as DoDAF and SOA.
• Assist with development of system and functional requirements and allocation to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Coordinate resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews requiring cross-discipline coordination.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams to design new capabilities based on development and operational considerations.
• Participate in interface definition, design, and configuration changes throughout the system life cycle.
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
• Derive understanding of stakeholder needs and essential system functions from system requirements.
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements ensuring completeness, correctness, uniqueness, unambiguity, realizability, and verifiability.
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of system or component definitions providing common reference points for hardware and software developers.
• Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verification of systems, subsystems, and work products against requirements in written plans.
• Develop system design solutions satisfying system requirements and functional analysis.
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services and Security Mechanism Technology.
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structures, work packages, and integrated master plans.
• Required Qualifications
• Strong grasp of Kubernetes networking, configuration, and deployment across secure environments.
• Proven ability to support compliance-driven sustainment activities with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent collaboration skills with both technical team members and mission stakeholders.
• Solid documentation and tracking skills using enterprise tools.
• Ability to adapt quickly to evolving security and mission needs.
• Fourteen (14) years' experience as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of additional Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Salt, and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Rancher, Helm, and advanced Kubernetes features.
• Working knowledge of observability tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Grafana.
• Security+ (CWIP) or equivalent certification preferred.
• Required Education and Experience Equivalency
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university with 14 years as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• No bachelor's degree with 19 years as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity (14 years plus 5 additional years substituting for degree).
• Required Certifications
• None specified.
• Required Security Clearance
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation
• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
• Health
• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Income Protection
• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
• Retirement
• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
• Leave
• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.
• Work-Life Balance
• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).