Systems Engineer

Jobtailor; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) with 6% company match

Flexible schedules

Education support

Job summary

Fairygodboss is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to Leidos' Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area. This senior position emphasizes security engineering, network operations, and analytical modeling, requiring strong experience in complex systems architecture.

The successful candidate will work in an agile environment, ensuring robust documentation and rigorous analysis. Competitive benefits are included such as Paid Time Off and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering for Bachelor's candidates, or 10+ for Master's candidates.
• Experience with infrastructure components like servers and network switches.
• Solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance for engineering of large-scale systems.
• Perform Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) or similar evaluation.
• Communicate and collaborate with technical professionals.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements analysis

Network design

Technical documentation

Secure systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Master's degree with relevant experience

Tools

Windows Server

Linux Server

Job description

Description

Systems Engineer – Leidos – Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). This senior role focuses on security engineering, computer network operations, mission software, analytical modeling, signals intelligence, and cryptographic key management.

Leidos offers competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) with a 6% company match, flexible schedules, stock purchase plans, technical upskilling, education support, parental leave, and more.

Job Summary

A Senior Systems Engineer will join an agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The candidate will design and develop new capabilities for complex systems, handling architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design, testing, and documentation. The role includes risk assessments, alternatives analysis, and creating test procedures.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support for system engineering of large‑scale systems and interfacing systems within a geographically distributed network environment.
• Offer technical guidance for future system enhancements and design.
• Update system engineering documentation.
• Perform Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) or similar evaluation methodologies.
• Interface with program management, integration engineers, test engineers, and assurance engineers in an agile environment.
• Develop and implement system engineering practices with appropriate rigor.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal technical professionals and customer representatives as needed.
• Participate in program increment planning and related agile team activities.
• Provide hands‑on technical assistance for data gathering and auditing across multiple data centers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Science, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• In‑depth experience in system architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow design, network design, testing, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with data center and server room environments, including rack‑based servers, network switches, KVMs, routers, backup and recovery devices, firewalls, and security appliances.
• 1‑3 years of experience with infrastructure components (servers, switches, firewalls, and other enterprise infrastructure hardware).
• At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and integrating large complex system architectures.
• Requirements verification traceability experience.
• Experience analyzing user requirements, system architecture, and system requirements specifications.
• Experience in discovery, research, and analysis for hardware and software transitions.
• Experience gathering information related to the lifecycle of equipment and software.
• Solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development.
• Comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and communicate technical options and trade‑offs clearly.
• Capability to perform systems engineering activities in support of agile teams on a large program.
• Commitment to adopting, adhering to, and championing best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience transitioning legacy systems to new architectures.
• Experience with model‑based systems engineering.
• Experience with risk management and risk registers.
• Experience with SAFe methodology or active participation in an agile team.
• Experience administering Windows Server and Linux Server platforms.

Clearance Required: Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.