Systems Engineer 3

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k contribution

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

HSA Contribution

Job summary

Captivation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Maryland to manage metadata for mission analytic workflows. The ideal candidate will have 20 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and a Top Secret clearance. The role involves translating complex challenges into structured requirements and supporting workflow analysis.

Captivation offers a competitive salary, benefits including 6 weeks of paid time off, medical coverage, and a 401k contribution from day one.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience as a Systems Engineer in relevant programs.
• Experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
• Familiarity with agency dataflow and compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Capture, track, manage, and report metadata for mission analytic workflows.
• Translate complex operational challenges into requirements for technical teams.
• Support workflow analysis and process improvement.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Writing

Requirements Gathering

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Build to something to be proud of.

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a senior level systems engineer to capture, track, manage, report, broker, and enrich current and historical metadata for mission analytic workflow processes.

Requirements

Security Clearance:

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum 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.

Required Skills:

• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation
• Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs
• Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams
• Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts
• Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Agency dataflow, compliance, policy, and data-governance, as it pertains to Corporate Tools and Analyst workflow
• Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi-regional systems with large datasets
• Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities
• Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing-related mission areas
• Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning
• Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer-facing systems engineering products
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission-focused capability development
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users
• Experience coordinating and integrating AI Technologies within the development workflow
• Experience as Agency Analyst
• Experience with Enterprise Data Labels and Data Formats

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
• Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
• Above Market Hourly Rates
• $3,600 HSA Contribution
• 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D